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Egyptian Convert Sentenced to Five Years
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2014
Wednesday a judge in Egypt's Minya Criminal Court sentenced the first Egyptian to legally challenge his official religious status to five years in prison and a fine, according to Morning Star News.
Congress Urges Kerry to Prioritize Ibrahim Case
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2014
Thirty-eight U.S. lawmakers sent an open letter to Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday urging him to expedite the case of Meriam Ibrahim, according to International Christian Concern.
Chinese Gov’t Continues Anti-Christian Campaign
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2014
Only one week after Chinese Christians in Wenzhou City fought back against Communist attempts to remove the cross from the roof of their church, government authorities returned and destroyed the cross, according to International Christian Concern.
Al Shabaab Kills Christians in Kenyan Coastal Town
Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Somalian militants of Islam's Al Shabaab attacked a predominantly Christian town on Kenya's coast Sunday night, selectively killing more than 50 Christian males, according to Morning Star News.
Egyptian Christian Teacher Sentenced for Blasphemy
Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2014
An Egyptian appeals court has upheld the blasphemy conviction of a Coptic Christian living in exile, sentencing her to six months in prison and overturning an earlier ruling that only imposed a fine, according to Yahoo News.
Chinese Christians Try to Stop Destruction of Cross
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014
Without warning early Wednesday morning, hundreds of government agents armed with a crane but without any legal documents forced their way into the BaiXiang GuanTou Church with the intent of removing the cross from the building's roof, according…
Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Cameroon Village
Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2014
More than 300 armed men suspected to be militants of Nigeria's Islamist Boko Haram sect have attacked the village of Gorsi Tourou in Cameroon, burning churches and looting property, according to the Voice of America.
Bill to Grant Meriam Ibrahim Legal US Status Introduced
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2014
Congressman Tom Cotton (R-Dardanelle) Thursday introduced H.R. 4821 to give Meriam Ibrahim and her two children permanent legal status in the United States, according to International Christian Concern.
Christian Refugees Flood Out of Mosul
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2014
Bodies of Christians covered the streets of Iraq's second-largest city after Sunni jihadists seized a town that Iraqi Christians had thought was their last refuge, according to Christian Headlines.com.
Scores Killed in Fresh Boko Haram Attacks
Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2014
Heavily armed Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers shepherded Christians into a church apparently hiding for their safety before being slaughtered in the latest of fresh attacks in the northeastern Borno state of Nigeria.
Turkey: Church Website Blocked as ‘Porn’
Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2014
A Turkish legislator is demanding an investigation into why the website of a Turkish church was classified as pornography and blocked online from Turkey's Grand National Assembly, according to Morning Star News.

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