Police persecute Christians in Sudan
January 25, 2012
Last week, sources told Compass News that Sudanese Police beat and arrested a church leader in Khartoum.
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Syrian and Iranian Christians continue to face increasing persecution
January 25, 2012
Syrian and Iranian Christians are being targeted for further persecution, according to Christian news reports.
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Muslims burn Copt homes and shops before Egyptian elections
January 25, 2012
Chanting "Allahu Akbar" a Muslim mob attacked the Coptic community of Kebly-Rahmaniya last week, burning down Christian houses, shops and businesses.
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Christians in Sudan, South Sudan Facing Death and Detention
January 23, 2012
Christians in Sudan and newly created South Sudan face possible detention, beatings and even death amid a "deteriorating humanitarian situation" with thousands of people being killed this year alone, aid workers and Christians said in statements obtained by Worthy News Sunday, January 22.
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Somalia Militants Flogging Woman Over Christian Conversion
January 11, 2012
A Somali woman, who converted from Islam to Christianity, was nursing her injuries Wednesday, January 11, after she was reportedly paraded before a cheering crowd and publicly flogged as a punishment for embracing a "foreign religion."
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Burma Kachin Christians Flee Deadly Attacks; Fighting Spreading
January 11, 2012
Churches and Buddhist monasteries in a mining area of Burma's northern Kachin state have taken in nearly 1,000 refugees, many of them Christians, since New Year's Day, after the Burmese military reportedly attacked a church and killed several people, Worthy News established Tuesday, January 10.
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'Santa Claus' Kills Christian Leader in Israel
January 9, 2012
A leader of Israel's Christian minority has been stabbed to death by a man dressed as Santa Claus, prompting the arrest of six locals in connection with the murder, church and police officials said Saturday, January 7.
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Nigeria Militants Kill 6 In Church Attack
January 6, 2012
Suspected Islamic militants attacked an evangelical church in northeast Nigeria during a worship service late Thursday, January 5, killing at least six people and injuring 10 others, Worthy News learned.
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Persecution Christians Seen Rising In Islamic Nations
January 6, 2012
North Korea leads a list of nations where "Christians face the most severe persecution", but "Muslim-majority" countries represent nine of the top 10 amid spreading Islamic extremism around the world, a major Christian watchdog said in comments obtained by Worthy News.
Nigeria Christians Warned Against Retaliation As Deadline Looms To Leave
January 4, 2012
With a deadline looming to leave their homes or be killed, Christians in northern Nigeria were urged Tuesday, January 3, not to retaliate against Islamic violence.
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