Archive | July 19, 2012
Iran. Christians suffer from violations and restrictions.

Iran. Christians suffer from violations and restrictions.

A Christian young man’s (identity withheld) application for a criminal background report required to start his own technical company was rejected by the identification department of Iranian police because of his allegedly ‘criminal records’. The young man had been arrested by security authorities more than two and half years ago in a northern city in [...]

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Gaza. Christians forcibly converted to Islam and being held against their will.

Gaza. Christians forcibly converted to Islam and being held against their will.

Dozens of Gaza Christians staged a rare public protest Monday, claiming two congregants were forcibly converted to Islam and were being held against their will. The small but noisy demonstration showed the increasingly desperate situation facing the tiny minority. Protesters banged on a church bell and chanted, “With our spirit, with our blood we will [...]

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Philippines. Two missionaries escaped an attempted ambush by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants.

Philippines. Two missionaries escaped an attempted ambush by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants.

Two Claretian missionary priests, a deacon and a theology student narrowly escaped an attempted ambush by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants in Basilan province. The incident occurred four days after the al-Qaeda-linked terror group were thought to have killed eight people and wounded 22 others in an attack on plantation workers on the same road near [...]

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