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Friday, 09 July 2010 17:02
Nigeria: Eight Christians killed
Christians in two states of Nigeria were mourning the killings of at least eight Christian believers, after Muslim militants reportedly attacked several villages.‘On the night of July 3, several Muslims attacked Kizachi village in Kaduna State…
Friday, 09 July 2010 17:00
Niger: Christians ‘starving’, group says
Christians in this vast, drought-prone country on the edge of the Sahara desert, were among those facing starvation after aid groups described the food situation in Niger as ‘extremely desperate’. Save the Children warned that up…
Friday, 09 July 2010 16:59
India: Extremists chop off Catholic’s hand
Suspected Islamic militants have chopped off a Catholic professor’s hand in Kerala for allegedly insulting Islam in an exam question paper. Professor T.J. Joseph was attacked on July 4 while returning home from Sunday mass with…
Friday, 09 July 2010 16:56
India: Hindu extremists victimize pastors
In India, Hindu extremists have continued to victimize pastors by using anti-conversion laws as an excuse to attack Christians, thereby limiting church activities. UK based Release International (RI) said in a recent report www.releaseinternational.org that pastors…
Friday, 02 July 2010 19:18
Indonesia: Islamist hardliners declare 'war' on 'Christianisation'
Islamist hardliners are using violent talk about the 'Christianisation' of Bekasi, amid rising interfaith tensions in the city. Nine Islamic groups meeting in this West Javan city have reportedly joined forces in a campaign to prepare…
Friday, 02 July 2010 19:16
USA: Christian legal society loses right to remain Christian
On 28 June 2010 the Supreme Court issued a majority decision that a California Law School can require a Christian group to open its leadership positions to all students, including those who disagree with the group's…