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This is a collection of recent articles and research written by the Barnabas team.

Published: Wednesday 16 May 2012

Egyptian Christians fear Islamist victory in presidential elections

Country: Middle East and North Africa,

Christians in Egypt fear an Islamist victory in the impending presidential elections as the Muslim Brotherhood candidate vows to implement sharia and polls show support for this agenda.

The Brotherhood, which has previously presented itself as a moderate Islamist party, is now taking a more overtly Islamic stance.

Published: Wednesday 16 May 2012 Country: , South and East Asia

Christians threatened while trying to save graveyard in Pakistan

Christians in Pakistan have been threatened and abused while trying to save their community’s graveyard from being turned into farmland in a dubious takeover bid.

Published: Tuesday 15 May 2012 Country: , South and East Asia

Authorities close Christian worship places after Islamist protests

The authorities have sealed off 17 Christian places of worship in a semi-autonomous Indonesian province following a protest from hard line Islamist groups...

Published: Tuesday 15 May 2012 Country: , Central Asia

Christian gathering in Uzbekistan raided by police in bomb search claim

Secret police raided a Christian gathering in a home in Uzbekistan claiming to be searching for a bomb.

Published: Monday 14 May 2012 Country: , South and East Asia

Burmese military kill two children from Christian ethnic group

Two children who were bathing in a river were shot dead by the Burmese military, as they continue their offensive against a predominantly Christian ethnic group.

Published: Thursday 10 May 2012 Country: , Middle East and North Africa, South

Sudan and South Sudan agree to peace talks - but attacks continue

Sudan and South Sudan last week signed up to a roadmap intended to avert an all-out war between them, but the agreement looks increasingly fragile as attacks continue.

Published: Wednesday 09 May 2012 Country: Kuwait, Middle East and North Africa

Kuwaiti parliament approves death penalty for blasphemy

Kuwait’s Islamist-dominated parliament has passed a bill that would make insulting key Islamic figures and the Quran punishable by death.

Published: Wednesday 09 May 2012 Country: Africa,

Nigerian Christians undeterred by violent attacks on churches

Christians in Northern Nigeria are refusing to let the threat of attack keep them away from Sunday services as security is stepped up after a spate of deadly bombings.

Published: Wednesday 09 May 2012 Country: , South and East Asia

Probe into alleged deletion of 20,000 Christians from electoral roll in India

Reports that the names of 20,000 Christians have been deleted from the electoral roll in an Indian state are being investigated amid concerns that the community is being deliberately disenfranchised.

Published: Friday 04 May 2012 Country: , South and East Asia