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Iran: Christian Couple Released on Bail
Posted on Friday, October 6, 2006
After nine days in secret police custody, Reza Montazami and his wife, Fereshteh Dibaj, were released on bail this morning by order of a Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, Iran.
Philippines Bishop Murdered Amid Concerns Over Military Death Squads
Posted on Thursday, October 5, 2006
There was concern about the Philippines’ security forces Wednesday, October 4, after a bishop of the Philippine Independent Church and a known human rights campaigner, was found dead with stab wounds at his office in a town north…
India: Christians Attacked, Charged with Attempted Murder
Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Seven Christians working with the Indian Missionary Society (IMS) in India’s Gujarat state were released on bail this morning. The group was charged with attempted murder after Hindu extremists waylaid and assaulted them last week.
Iran Detains Daughter Of Executed Pastor And Her Husband, Report
Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Iran’s feared secret police have detained a Christian couple in the northeastern city of Mashhad, forcing them to leave behind their 6-year-old daughter, a Christian news agency reported late Friday, September 29.
Attacks on Somali Christian Refugees in Kenya
Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006
Somali Christian refugees in Kenya continue to face increasing attacks from Somali groups and struggle to receive adequate assistance to survive, according to reports received by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).
Violence Against Christians Increases In Iraq, Several Killed
Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006
Islamic violence against Iraq’s Christian minority has increased in recent days killing at least two people, as the Muslim month of "Ramadan and statements [about Islam] from Pope Benedict XVI have ignited an explosive atmosphere," well-informed religious rights…
Muslim Youths Destroy 10 Nigerian Churches
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A mob of Muslim youths injured six Christians -- one critically -- and set fire to 10 churches last week in Dutse, capital of Jigawa state in northern Nigeria.
Beatings, Threats Continue in Madhya Pradesh, India
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Hindu extremists severely beat two pastors on September 24 in Madhya Pradesh, India, before dragging them to a police station and accusing them of 'forcing' conversions. Two days earlier, extremists had attacked and injured two evangelists in the…
China Court Frees Christian Leader From Labor Camp
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A Chinese Christian leader was free Monday, September 25, after a Chinese court revoked a 're-education through labor' ruling, an unprecedented move in this Communist-run nation.
Nagorno-Karabakh Releases Baptist Soldier After One Year Jail
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A Christian soldier who was imprisoned in the troubled unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh for refusing to swear the military oath and carry weapons on Biblical grounds, has been released, after spending one year in jail, BosNewsLife learned Monday,…
Nigeria Muslim Mob Destroy Churches and Christian Homes; Several Injured
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006
Christians faced another tense night in Northern Nigeria late Friday, September 22, where authorities imposed a curfew after angry Muslim mobs burned 11 churches over what they called "blasphemy" against the Prophet Mohammad by a Christian woman, police…
Pakistan Jails Teenage Christian On Blasphemy Charges
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2006
A teenage Pakistani Christian spent Saturday, September 23, behind bars on suspicion of ripping book pages containing Quranic verses, the latest in a series of detentions raising concerns about Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.
Eritrea Orders Protestant Assets Confiscated
Posted on Friday, September 22, 2006
The Eritrean government demanded this month that the Kale Hiwot Church surrender all its property and physical assets to the government.

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