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Muslim Clerics Demand Hanging of 'Quran Desecrater' - Worthy News
During Friday prayers last week in Pakistan"s Punjab province, Muslim clerics flanked by government officials demanded the public execution of a Christian accused of blasphemy.
Added: Dec 9th, 2005 2:55 AM |
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India Hindu Militants Attack Churches - Worthy News
Two militant Hindu groups struck churches in India's Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh states and forced some believes to bow for Hindu idols states as violence against Christians spread across the country, news reports said Tuesday, December 6.
Added: Dec 7th, 2005 4:28 AM |
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Iranian Christians Mourn Martyred Convert - Worthy News
Iranian Christians are mourning the death of Ghorban Dordi Tourani, an Iranian believer assassinated two weeks ago by an unnamed group of fanatical Muslims and the first Turkmen in Iran known to have been martyred for his Christian faith.
Added: Dec 7th, 2005 4:19 AM |
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Protestant Pastor Killed In Egypt after Threats - Worthy News
Egypt's Protestant Christian community remained on edge Sunday, December 4, amid reports that one of its pastors, Ezzat Habib, was killed after he was run down by a taxi in Cairo following threats from the country's feared security police.
Added: Dec 5th, 2005 8:15 AM |
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Widespread Torture Reported in Burma's Prisons - Worthy News
A major report has been published this weekend documenting for the first time the extent of the government backed torture in Burma's jails, human rights investigators said.
Added: Dec 5th, 2005 8:13 AM |
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Christian Workers Attacked in Maharashtra State, India - Worthy News
A group of young people attacked three Christians as they distributed Christian literature in the western state of Maharashtra on Saturday (November 26). Two of the three injured were hospitalized.
Added: Dec 5th, 2005 8:12 AM |
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Convert from Islam in India Remains on Death List - Worthy News
The Rev. K.K. Alavi, called "one of the bravest Christians in India," is the son of a staunch Islamic cleric.
Added: Dec 5th, 2005 8:08 AM |
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http://www.worthynews.com/christian-persecution/couple-shot-indonesia.html][/url]Christian Couple shot in Indonesia - Worthy News
Masked gunmen shot and wounded a Christian couple in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi in the latest in a series of attacks against Christians there, police and hospital sources confirmed Monday, November 21.
Added: Nov 22nd, 2005 6:52 AM |
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China Releases Kidnapped House Church After Bush Visit - Worthy News
An influential house church leader who was reportedly kidnapped along with his son by Chinese security forces was released Monday, November 21, just hours after American President George W. Bush left China, a religious rights group said.
Added: Nov 22nd, 2005 6:51 AM |
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Palestinian Christians Are Persecuted, Author Says - CNS News
Palestinian Christians are suffering from human rights abuses including land confiscations, rape and murder at the hands of the much larger Muslim community, but when they speak up, the Palestinian Authority offers them no recourse or protection, a human rights lawyer and author said.
Added: Nov 22nd, 2005 1:33 AM |
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Three Christians Jailed for Printing Bibles in China - Worthy News
Beijing authorities on November 4 ordered a Chinese legal firm to suspend activities for a year, hours after top lawyer Gao Zhisheng filed court documents in defense of Pastor Cai Zhuohua.
Added: Nov 17th, 2005 8:26 AM |
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Churches Find Temporary Home after Closures in Indonesia - Worthy News
Denied permits and ordered not to worship in public or at home, churches in East Bekasi, West Java, have taken temporary refuge in a Social Affairs Agency office.
Added: Nov 17th, 2005 8:24 AM |
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