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Family members of jailed Iranian Pastor Behnam Irani fear he may die behind bars amid mounting concerns about his rapidly deteriorating health and prison mistreatment, an official assisting him with advocacy told BosNewsLife Wednesday, April 25. Irani, who suffers of several ailments including an intestinal disorder, is “frequently beaten by prisoners under the watchful eye [...]

Yara Shammas, a 21-year-old Syrian Christian peace activist (arrested on 7/3), stays in prison under charges of ”spreading false information” and ”membership of a secret organisation, after hearing the accusations made by the military tribunal in Homs. The news was reported to ANSA by the father of the young woman, human rights lawyer Michel Shammas. [...]

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, a Nigerian military joint task force invaded a suspected Boko Haram bomb factory in a suburb of the restive northern city of Kano. Meanwhile, five members of the Boko Haram Islamic militant group were killed yesterday while preparing improvised explosive devices that exploded in Biu town of Borno [...]

The enforced closure of the Ahmadi Muslim community in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital Almaty leaves the community unable to worship legally anywhere in the country, community members said. Their place of worship was closed amid a continuing official campaign against religious communities which use private homes for religious worship and followed a fine by Land Inspectors. [...]

An Egyptian court upheld the three-month prison sentence of one of the Arab world’s most famous comedians on Tuesday for insulting Islam in his films. Adel Imam was initially convicted in February for “defaming Islam” for roles he played in several movies, including the 1994 film “The Terrorist,” in which he portrays a wanted Muslim [...]

Despite efforts and expressions of concern by asylum activists in Stockholm, to prevent Iranian Christian asylum seekers from being deported from Sweden, the possibility of their deportation by Swedish immigration authorities remains. These Christians face dangers if returned to their country of origin. After the immigration office of Sweden decided to deport Iranian asylum seekers, [...]