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Letter from Iranian Pastor Sentenced to Death for Apostasy
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010
This is a message from brother Youcef Nadarkhani, a pastor of an Iranian church who has been sentenced to death. This message was written in June and has been translated from Farsi to English.
Chinese Christians Attacked
Posted on Friday, October 1, 2010
Members of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement Changchunli Church in Ji'nan, Shandong province, were attacked by a mob of over 200 people last week, according to ChinaAid.
Imminent Islamic uprising raises fears in Nigeria
Posted on Friday, October 1, 2010
A jailbreak of militant Muslims in northern Nigeria has raised fears that Boko Haram is planning a resurgence in murder and mayhem directed against a state already under seige.
Group:’Muslims Ambush, Assault Pakistani Pastor’
Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2010
Three Muslims beat a pastor and left him for dead in the village of Sanda Chistana, Pakistan, a Washington-based Christian human rights organization said Thursday, September 30.
Ethiopian Muslims Burn Down Christian Homes, Farms
Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2010
Twenty-five Muslims burned down ten Christian homes, leaving eighty Christians homeless in Ethiopia, a Washington-based rights' group said Thursday, September 30.

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Christian persecution includes any form of harassment, discrimination, legal restriction, or violence targeted at believers because of their faith in Jesus Christ. It ranges from social and economic pressure to imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

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