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Evangelical Iranian pastor facing execution stands strong amid government clampdown
An evangelical pastor in Iran who faces execution for refusing to denounce his faith said recently he has no regrets and urged Christians to be strong amid a government clampdown. Youcef Nadarkhani, 33, said in a recent missiv...
2 Christians released from Saudi jail after six months imprisonment
Two Indian Pentecostal Christians who were imprisoned for six months in Saudi Arabia, for alleged attempted Christian conversions, were set free recently and allowed to return to their home country. Nese Yohan, 31, and Vasantha...
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Oil-rich town in Sudan seized by Muslim majority North
Thousands of Christians in Sudan fled their homes in an oil-rich border town that was seized recently by the Muslim majority North. The Sudanese Armed Forces launched bomb attacks and a ground invasion in Abyei town, successful...
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Kazakhstan police arrest Christian pastor, his family and church worker
A priest, his family and a church administrator were picked up recently by Kazakhstan police for no apparent reason, and are being held incommunicado. Pastor Zhaloman, his wife, their three children and a church administrator w...
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China Detains 10 Christian leaders who attended Lausanne Congress
A religious rights leader said recently that Chinese authorities detained at least 10 pastors of house churches who were delegates to the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism held last year. The move is seen to be retali...
Iran’s Christians are concerned amid secret prison executions
Concern has been raised over the whereabouts of three Christians in Iran who were arrested and detained after government forces raided a house church last March 17, especially amid news of secret prison executions. During the M...
Egypt urged to help hundreds of Christian hostages in desert prison
Human rights activists asked recently the Egyptian government to free hundreds of refugees from Eritrea and other African countries who have been kept hostage for one month in a desert prison. Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Ag...
Christian watchdog seeks release of two pastors in Vietnam
Christian rights activists asked recently for the release of two pastors who were handed long-term jail sentences after they were arrested in a way that violates both domestic and international law. The Christian Solidarity Wor...
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Indian Christians in Orissa still face persecution two years after violence
Two years after a wave of violent attacks by Hindu extremists against Christians in Orissa, India, which left 120 dead and 50,000 displaced, survivors and their relatives are still experiencing persecution. The violence occurre...
Myanmar Christians to accept Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership
The Karen National Liberation Army, who are part of a community composed largely of Christians, is willing to accept the newly-freed Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi as the country’s new leader. Suu Kyi, 65, Myanmar’s ...
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