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Iraqi Christians targeted in coordinated church bomb attacks

A blast outside a church injured 23 people as police foiled two further car bomb attacks on churches in northern Iraq on the same morning.

An Iraqi boy surveys the damage
to the bombed church in Kirkuk
Photo: ankawa.com

Long wait on death row for Aasia Bibi as appeal stalls

Aasia Bibi, a Christian mother who is on death row in Pakistan falsely accused of blasphemy, may be left languishing in jail for years awaiting an appeal of her case.

Aasia Bibi

Christians arrested and house church meetings banned in Laos

Christians in a Laotian village have been ordered to stop worshipping in private homes as several Christians were arrested in different parts of the country.

Map showing the location of Lao People's Democratic Republic

Iranian pastor still in jail three months after release granted

Fears are growing for the health of an Iranian pastor held in jail three months after he was cleared of all charges and was set to be released.

Pastor Vahik Abrahamian is still in jail

Pastor Vahik Abrahamian (right) is still in jail

Protest calls for rights denied to Indian Dalit Christians

Indian Christians have taken part in a three-day hunger strike, and marched on parliament, calling for the end to discrimination against Christian and Muslim Dalits on the basis of their faith.

Barnabas supports schooling for Christian Dalits, who are disadvantaged

Barnabas supports schooling for disadvantaged Christian Dalits

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Muslim extremist jailed for soliciting murder of MPs in UK

A British Muslim man has been jailed for twelve years after encouraging people to murder MPs who voted in favour of the Iraq war.

The stabbing of Stephen Timms MP (pictured) inspired the extremist
CC BY-SA 3.0 by Fayenatic

US church websites hacked to post appeal for conversion to Islam

The FBI has launched an investigation after 18 church websites across the United States were hacked and their regular content replaced with an appeal for Christians to convert to Islam.

The hacked website of one of the affected churches

Palm cross van driver suspended in UK

The Christian employee who successfully won his appeal to display a palm cross in his company van has been suspended.

Belgium bans full-face veil

Belgium has become the second European country to ban the burqa and other face coverings from public places for security reasons.

Belgian Federal Government, Palace of the Nation
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