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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 16:00
Tunisia: Muslim bid to turn Christian site into a mosque
A Muslim group of about 20 attempted to take over a Christian basilica in Tunisia – a sign of the growing threat to the country’s small Church in the wake of the revolution. On 16th Sept…
Tuesday, 04 October 2011 15:59
Egypt: 100,000 Christians have left since March
In a pattern that follows the exodus of Christians from several Middle Eastern countries a reported 100,000 Coptic believers have left Egypt since the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak. The report on emigration of Christians was…
Tuesday, 04 October 2011 15:57
Israel settlement plans condemned
The European Union and the United States have condemned Israeli plans for the construction of 1,100 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem as being counterproductive to negotiations on peace talks with the Palestinians. They responded…
Wednesday, 28 September 2011 14:36
Pakistan: Christians regularly kidnapped and forcibly married
Abduction, forced conversion to Islam, and then marriage against the will of Christian girls, is a growing trend in Pakistan with over 700 cases every year. A typical recent incident involved 14-year-old Mehek Rashid kidnapped at…
Wednesday, 28 September 2011 14:35
Mexico: Evangelicals leave village amid crucifixion threats
At least 70 evangelical Christians in Mexico's east-central region were homeless on Saturday, September 17th after being expelled by local authorities from their village where traditional Catholics reportedly threatened to ‘crucify or lynch’ them. The government…
Wednesday, 28 September 2011 14:33
Pakistan: Christians caught up in floods
Christians in Pakistan are in ‘grievous distresses’ as large swathes of land are again submerged in water forcing thousands of people into emergency camps where facilities are poor and they are at risk from malaria, dysentery…