Archive | October, 2012

Iran. Pastor and Three Church Ministers Sentenced to Four Years in Prison.

The initial trial of an AOG church pastor and three ministers of the church was held, while other Christian believers in other cities of Iran await their trial. Court session for four Christian converts was held in Ahwaz. The official trial of four Christian converts was held on October 15, 2012 at Branch 2 of […]

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North Korea. No improvement for Christians – prison for life just for owning a Bible.

Since succeeding his father, Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-Un has presided over persisting famine and persecution of Christians,  even while he has lifted a number of restrictions such as bans on Western foods and the quota of mobile phones.  According to a new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute, North Korea’s current famine is […]

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Laos. Authorities Threatened to Destroy Homes of Christians.

Lao Authorities Threatened to Destroy Homes of Christians in Vongseekaew Village of Savannakhet Vongseekaew Village, Phin District, Savannakhet Province, Laos Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF) Advocacy Alert No. 20/2012 October 20, 2012 Approximately on October 4-5, 2012, the village elders of Vongseekaew village in Phin district of Savannakhet province attempted to subject […]

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Egypt. Coptic Christians injured as Muslim villagers attempted to block access to church.

Five Egyptian Coptic Christians were injured Sunday in clashes with Muslims at a church in a village south of Cairo, security sources said. The violence took place as Muslim villagers attempted to block access to the church as the Coptic faithful arrived from throughout the area to attend Sunday mass. Calm was restored after police […]

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Nigeria. suicide bomb blast rocked church, 4 people killed and severely injured about 150.

Kaduna State was thrown into another round of pandemonium following a suicide bomb blast that rocked the Saint Rita’s Catholic Church at Ungwa Yero in Malali, Kaduna North LGA. The church has a capacity to accommodate over 1,000 worshipers. The blast, which affected mostly women and children, killed at least 4 people and severely injured […]

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USA. Why do we never receive a promise of peace or an apology from any Muslim leader or cleric.

According to Sharia law, it is a capital crime for a Muslim to shoot another Muslim to protect a non-Muslim. To jihadists, Obama is just another disbeliever American President who should not be trusted. Not only did the Obama administration never receive even a promise of peace from the Muslim world; the murder of Ambassador […]

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Saudi Arabia. Saudi King called on UN to adopt resolution condemning blasphemy.

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz on Saturday demanded a UN resolution condemning insults on monotheistic religions after a low-budget film produced in the US sparked deadly protests last month. “I demand a UN resolution that condemns any country or group that insults religions and prophets,” he said during a meeting at his palace with religious […]

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Pakistan / Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda forms all-female ‘Burkha Brigade’ to infiltrate and attack the West.

Al-Qaeda has formed an all-female ‘Burkha Brigade’ to infiltrate and hit Western military bases and targets, as they are less likely than men to attract suspicion. A film posted online shows the all-female unit of al-Qaeda using an alarming array of weapons, including machine-guns, grenade rocket launchers and sniper rifles during their training session at […]

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Mali. Christians have been systematically driven out by Islamic extremists.

Africa is home of some of the most violent persecution of Christians in the world. Although the rest of the world naively perceives this violence to be typically political in nature, the hostility of Islam toward Christianity is deeply interlaced in the horrific conflicts in Sudan, Darfur, and Nigeria. Although it would be an over-simplification […]

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Al Qaeda leader called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners in exchange for imprisoned jihadists.

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on Muslims to increase efforts to kidnap Westerners in exchange for imprisoned jihadists, citing the success in the abduction of American aid worker Warren Weinstein in Pakistan. In an undated two-hour video posted on jihadist websites, al-Zawahiri called for the abductions as part of a vow not to […]

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