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Muslim assailants in Egypt escape prosecution
A recent “reconciliation meeting” between members of a Muslim mob that attacked a Christian-owned school in Egypt and school administrators was nothing less than an attempt at legalized extortion, the director of the school said.
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Pakistani Woman Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ Illegally Held in Jail
The mother of a 6-month-old girl has been wrongly jailed for more than a month, as Pakistani authorities have failed to file a charge sheet within the mandatory 14-day period against the young Christian woman falsely accused of...
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Court in Egypt sentences young Christian for ‘insulting Islam’
In legal double standard, free speech takes a blow in conviction regarded as dubious. CAIRO, Egypt, April 6 (CDN) — In a show of partiality to Muslims who go unprosecuted for like offenses against Christianity, a juvenile cour...
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Attorney drops abuse suit against Vatican
A prominent sex abuse lawyer has dropped a high-stakes lawsuit that sought to hold Pope Benedict XVI and other top church officials responsible for a clergy sexual abuse case. The Vatican’s U.S. attorney, Jeffrey S. Lena,...