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• Comoros: Christians Oppressed on Indian Ocean Islands - Worthy News Christians on the predominantly Muslim islands of Pemba and the Comoros archipelago are beaten, detained and banished for their faith, according to church leaders who travel regularly to the Indian Ocean isles off the east coast of Africa. Added: 12.08.2008 06:08 • India: Christians in Orissa Fear Violent Christmas - Worthy News Christians in Orissa state are anticipating Christmas with fear as Hindu extremists have called for a state-wide bandh, or forced shut-down on all sectors of society, on Dec. 25 - a move that could provide Hindu extremists the pretext for attacking anyone publicly celebrating the birth of Christ. Added: 12.04.2008 03:38 • Russia Authorities Threaten Baptists, report - Worthy News Baptists in the Russian town of Lipetsk south-east of Moscow say local authorities are using "a bureaucratic way" to restrict their activities, BosNewsLife monitored Wednesday, December 3. Added: 12.04.2008 02:17 • Hundreds Dead As Christians, Muslims Clash In Nigeria - Worthy News At least some 400 people have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homes in the central Nigerian city of Jos where Christians and Muslims clashed in the worst sectarian violence in Africa's most populous nation in years. Fighting began Friday, November 28, amid a dispute over the result of a local election, witnesses said Saturday, November 29. Added: 12.01.2008 03:02 • Egypt: Thousands Protest, Vandalize Church - Worthy News Thousands of Muslim protesters on Sunday (Nov. 23) attacked a Coptic church in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, burning part of it, a nearby shop and two cars and leaving five people injured. Added: 11.27.2008 05:30 • Mexico: Oppression of Christians Persists in Various Parts of Country - Worthy News As the number of evangelical Christians in southern Mexico has grown, hostilities from "traditionalist Catholics" have kept pace, according to published reports. Added: 11.27.2008 05:29 • Vietnam: Authorities Pressure New Christians to Recant - Worthy News In violation of Vietnam's new religion policy, authorities in Lao Cai Province in Vietnam's far north are pressuring new Christians among the Hmong minority to recant their faith and to re-establish ancestral altars, according to area church leaders. Added: 11.24.2008 05:45 • Egypt: Christians Arrested, Shops Looted in Village - Worthy News Authorities in an Egyptian village arrested 50 Coptic Christians, whose shops were then looted, to pacify Muslims following violence that erupted on Nov. 4 over a Christian boy's unwitting break with custom. Added: 11.24.2008 05:44 • Messianic Jews Still Awaiting Justice - Worthy News It has been nearly eight months since 15 year old Ami Ortiz was almost killed by an explosion while opening an innocent looking Purim basket on March 20th, however no arrests have been made despite the fact that the Ariel police have months of surveillance tapes and a considerable amount of evidence in their possession. Added: 11.18.2008 12:50 • Iraq: Court Releases Christian Girl Sentenced for Murder - Worthy News In prison at the age of 14 for having fatally stabbed her uncle in northern Iraq, Asya Ahmad Muhammad's early release on Nov. 10 thanks to a juvenile court decision was overshadowed by fear of retaliation from her extended Muslim family. Added: 11.18.2008 06:04 • House Church Leader Zhu Baoguo Sentenced to 'Re-education Through Labor' - Worthy News ChinaAid learned a house church leader in Henan province, Pastor Zhu Baoguo, was sentenced to one year of "re-education through labor," accused of being an "evil cult" leader. Added: 11.18.2008 05:21 • Pastor Still Missing In Colombia; Christians Fear For His Life - Worthy News Christians in Colombia were still searching for a Christian leader Wednesday, November 12, more than six weeks after he disappeared amid reports that several fellow pastors were killed by leftist rebels. Added: 11.13.2008 05:50 | |
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