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Egypt’s lost daughters; the abduction of Christian girls
“We don’t know if our daughter is still alive,” Magda told ICC during a recent visit to Egypt. “We haven’t seen or heard from her in five years… Her kidnapper called us and said she was dead and buried.”
Vietnamese security pounce on house church, attack 16, including a 13-year-old girl
Vietnamese police forces swooped down on a house church in a village, attacking worshippers with firearms, batons and tree branches, leaving 16 men and women injured, including a 13-year-old girl, and a man who was beaten uncon...
Islamic sect in Nigeria murders 10 Christians
At least 10 Christians have been killed in the last two months in Nigeria by the radical Islamic Boko Haram sect. The murder of the Christians took place in Maiduguri, Borneo state in northeastern Nigeria. An anonymous source (...
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Hundreds of Christians slaughtered in Nigeria
An international human rights group said recently that some 800 people have died in riots in Nigeria that swept the country since April’s presidential election that gave a new mandate to its Christian leader Goodluck Jonathan. ...
Syria’s Muslim Salafists threaten, force Christians to join rallies
A missionary group said recently that Christians in Syria are being threatened by Muslim extremists to join rallies that are calling for the resignation of the country’s president. International Christian Concern said it has be...
ICC calls for justice for murdered Ethiopian Evangelist, pregnant wife
A Christian human rights group is seeking justice on behalf of an Ethiopian Christian evangelist who was beaten to death and his pregnant wife who was injured and left unconscious by a group of Muslim attackers. International C...
Afghan Christian detained for apostasy may face death penalty
A Christian rights worker said recently that another Afghan Christian is in jail and needs the help of the international community. Aidan Clay, regional manager of the Middle East, International Christian Concern, said Shoaib A...
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Afghanistan postpones trial date of Christian convert facing death penalty
The trial of a disabled man in Afghanistan who faces the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity was postponed recently to November 28. Said Musa (also spelled Sayed Mossa), 45, who is married with six children,...
Eritrea governor detains 11 Christians in undisclosed locations
A governor in Eritrea ordered a harsh crackdown on Christians in his area, resulting in the detention of 11 of them, in undisclosed locations. Governor Mustafa Nurhussein of the Southern zone of Eritrea ordered the arrest of th...
Syrian government shuts down eight evangelical Christian churches
The Syrian government closed down recently at least eight Christian churches in Northern Syria, amid stepped up efforts to assail evangelical Christianity in the country. The churches were closed down because of legislation tha...
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