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04/09/2013Christians Attacked at Funeral by Islamic Extremists in Egypt, 1 Killed
Coptic Christians attending a funeral service Sunday for four Copts killed two days earlier in an anti-Christian rampage were in turn attacked themselves by at least 200 Muslim rioters.
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04/04/2013Christians Injured, Church Damaged in Pakistan After Mosque Incites Attacks From Loudspeakers
Incited by calls from mosque loudspeakers after a dispute between Muslim and Christian youths, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighborhood in Gujranwala today, injuring at least five Christians and damaging a church and dozens of shops and vehicles.
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03/11/2013Islamic Mob Destroys Christian Area of Lahore; Outrage as Pakistan Officials Arrest Christians
Muslim mobs upset over an alleged derogatory comment about the prophet of Islam burned down more than 180 Christian-owned houses and shops and at least two church buildings here on Saturday (March 9) after authorities told police to "let them vent their grief and anger," officials said.
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03/07/2013Boys Convicted of Desecrating Koran in Egypt; Eventually Released
A court in Egypt has quietly found two Coptic Christian boys guilty of "showing contempt for Islam" but only remanded them to the custody of their parents, an attorney for one of the children said.
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03/04/2013Christians Living in Terror in Nigerian Village Amid Islamic Extremist Attacks
In Mubi in northeastern Nigeria, Christians do not dare step out of their homes after 8 p.m., church leaders say. And many Christians are too afraid of Islamic extremist attacks to attend church services.
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03/04/2013Islamic Extremists Suspected in Killing of Christian Father of 4 in Somalia
Suspected Islamic extremists in Somalia shot a Christian to death this month on the outskirts of the coastal city of Kismayo, sources said.
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02/28/2013Pastor in Pakistan Released on Bail After Blasphemy Accuser Admits to Mistake
In a rare instance in Pakistan, a judge granted bail to a pastor accused of blaspheming Islam because the complainant admitted that he had mistakenly accused him, attorneys said.
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02/28/2013Christian Convert in Sudan Reveals Struggles, Restrictions on Religious Freedom in African Nation
Mohammed Khidir Khalil Hassan, a Sudanese convert from Islam, has to be careful what songs he sings to his sons.
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02/28/2013Justice Unlikely for Murderers of Pakistani Christian Killed in Police Custody
The murderers of a 65-year-old Christian in Pakistan are not likely to face justice in this world.
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02/28/2013Recently Converted Christian Families in Vietnam Beaten for Their New Faith
Newly converted Christians of the Sedang ethnic minority in Vietnam's Central Highlands were terrorized last week – their homes and personal property badly damaged or destroyed in four consecutive night raids, and some of the faithful seriously injured from beatings in broad daylight, sources said.
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02/28/2013Nigerian Official Had Prior Knowledge of Church Bombing That Killed 20 Christians
Nigerian military authorities say the commandant at a military college in Kaduna state had prior knowledge of the Nov. 25, 2012 bombing that killed 20 Christians at the institution's chapel.
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02/25/2013Iranian-American Pastor Abedini Writes of Torture, Pressure to Renounce Faith in Iran Prison
An Iranian-American pastor imprisoned for planting house churches in Iran years ago writes that he is undergoing torture, death threats, and pressure to renounce his faith from prison officials and inmates.
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02/24/2013Arrests and Torture of Christians Continues in Libya
Arrests continue of Christians accused of proselytizing in Libya, with a total of seven now known to be in custody including one reported to have been tortured, sources said.
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02/24/2013Christian Bookstores Raided, Church Buildings Demolished, Church Leader Beaten in Sudan
Having deported scores of foreign Christians and demolished several church buildings in the past few months, Sudan continued ridding the country of Christianity this week by raiding Christian bookshops in Khartoum and arresting Christians, sources said.
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02/21/2013Islamic Extremists Suspected in Killing of Catholic Priest in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Suspected Islamic extremists shot and killed a Roman Catholic priest on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar on Sunday Feb. 17, area sources have said.
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