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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 10:42
Pakistan: Christians call for repeal of blasphemy laws
Riaz Anjum Masih, Chairman of the Pakistan Christian Movement has stressed the need for unity among the Christians of Pakistan and urges them to launch a united effort to scrap all discriminatory laws against minorities. He…
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 10:36
Iraq: Christians under fire
Christians in Iraq face possible martyrdom as an ever present reality. The campaign of violence against Christians is one of the most under-reported stories of Iraq since the 2003 invasion and could fundamentally change the country's…
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 10:34
Nigeria: Secret killings follow religious deaths
The religious massacres have stopped, but ‘secret’ killings of Christians and Muslims continue on a smaller scale across Northern Nigeria, claiming more than 30 lives this year police said on Tuesday. Three more people died and…
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 10:32
Gaza: A generation of casualties
Israel's foreign minister warned Palestinians against plans to declare independence next year saying the move could prompt Israel to annex parts of the West Bank and annul past peace agreements. His remarks took aim at a…
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 10:19
Kyrgyzstan: Opposition seizes power, dissolves parliament
Kyrgyzstan's opposition said on Thursday it had taken power and dissolved parliament after a bloody uprising forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital. Roza Otunbayeva, leader of the interim government, demanded his resignation. She said…
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 10:16
Kyrgyzstan: Ex-leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev flies to Kazakhstan
Deposed Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the country and flown to neighbouring Kazakhstan. His departure comes in the wake of a 7 April uprising that killed scores of people and forced him to flee the…