Archive | May 17, 2012
Kenya. Two pastors burned to death in Jomvu area Mombasa

Kenya. Two pastors burned to death in Jomvu area Mombasa

Last Tuesday, May 8, two pastors were burned to death in Jomvu area Mombasa, Kenya. Police arrested five suspects who may have instigated the attack. Otieno Awour, the Officer Commanding Police Division, Changamwe Division Mombasa said the five suspects will be arraigned in court once the investigations are complete. It’s the most recent in a [...]

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Egypt. Court sentenced Muslim man to death for killing and wounding Christians.

Egypt. Court sentenced Muslim man to death for killing and wounding Christians.

An Egyptian court in Minya sentenced a Muslim man to death for the killing and wounding of six Christians. Judge Mahmoud Salama pronounced the sentenced against 29-year-old policeman Amer Ashour Abdel-Zaher. During its previous session, the court had referred the case to the Egyptian Grand Mufti, as is usual with a death penalty verdict, who [...]

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Indonesia. Dozens of Christian families have fled their homes for fear of attacks.

Indonesia. Dozens of Christian families have fled their homes for fear of attacks.

Unidentified persons set fire to houses and cars. Dozens of families have fled their homes for fear of new attacks. The clashes began last May 14 during the celebrations of the Indonesian hero Thomas Matulessy. Police rule out the Islamists. For the third straight day there have been attacks in Ambon (Moluccas), where last night [...]

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Eritrea. Protest Vigil Marks Tenth Anniversary Of Church Closures.

Eritrea. Protest Vigil Marks Tenth Anniversary Of Church Closures.

Representatives of seven organizations from the UK and Ireland will be taking part in a protest vigil outside the Eritrean embassy in London on Thursday 17 May, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the mass detentions of Eritrean Christians, which began after the government’s closure of every church except those belonging to three denominations. The [...]

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Iran. Ali Golchin, a Christian who spent 87 days in solitary confinement tells his story.

Iran. Ali Golchin, a Christian who spent 87 days in solitary confinement tells his story.

So far, a great number of Iranian Christian converts have left their homeland due to social problems, pressures and threats, arrests, imprisonment and being sentenced to prison. Ali Golchin is a Christian who spent 87 days in solitary confinement in Evin prison. Even after he was released, security authorities didn’t leave him alone. Ali Golchin [...]

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