Muslims pelt funeral procession with bricks as Coptic church condemns attack, calls for three-day fast
Coptic church leaders have expressed horror at the events in Maspero, where 24 Copts were killed and over 200 were wounded. The church stressed that the Christian faith rejects violence..
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Confusing surround Iranian pastor's death sentence retrial
Confusion continues to surround the case of Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani as latest reports indicate that the death row pastor has been granted a "review" of his case.
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Sudan: Officials threaten to raze three church buildings
Local authorities have threatened to demolish three church buildings in Omdurman as part of a long-standing bid to rid Sudan of Christianity, Christian sources told Compass.
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Burma: CSW welcomes limited prisoner release but urges amnesty for all political prisoners
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has today welcomed the release of around 120 political prisoners but urges the regime in Burma to go much further and release all of the estimated 2,000 political prisoners still in jail.
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Cutting hair and sharing the Gospel
Ashley Lamason, from the US, was in Moldova for two months to take part in outreach with Operation Mobilisation.
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Fears for Christians in Egypt after fatal crackdown
Concerns for the future of Christians in Egypt have been raised by Barnabas Fund following Sunday's deadly violence in Cairo.
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Re-trial for Iranian pastor sentenced to death for apostasy
Iran's Supreme Court in has ordered a re-trial for a pastor sentenced to death for apostasy.
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The double lives of Iraq's Christian children
Little Nuria and her sisters love singing songs about Jesus. But when people Nuria doesn't know ask her if she's a Christian, she doesn't know what to answer; instead, she looks questioningly at her mother or father.
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Iran: fresh international calls for Nadarkhani release as his case is passed to supreme leader
The Council of the European Union has issued a statement on the human rights situation in Iran that includes an appeal for the release of Yousef Nadarkhani, the Church of Iran pastor who faces possible execution for apostasy.
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Egypt: peaceful protest ends with dozens dead
Reports from a variety of sources place the official death toll between 24 and 38 people were killed and hundreds were injured in Cairo yesterday when Egyptian police and armed forces fired tear gas and live ammunition at a peaceful march protesting the destruction of a Coptic church in Mari Nab, Aswan.
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Bishop appeals to president of Iran to spare life of pastor facing death sentence for apostasy
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali has appealed to the President of Iran to intervene to save the life of an Iranian Christian pastor who has been sentenced to death for apostasy.
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North Korea: human rights coalition delivers letter to Kim Jong-Il in global day of action to stop crimes against humanity
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) will join Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and other members of the International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity (ICNK) in a Global Day of Action tomorrow, to deliver a letter to North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il.