North Korea tops persecution World Watch List 2012, Islamic countries dominate list
The World Watch List (WWL) is a ranking of 50 countries where persecution of Christians for religious reasons is worst. .
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Cuban government backtracks on verbal assurances to grant pastor exit visa
Pastor Omar Gude Perez has so far been denied a visa to leave Cuba in order to seek asylum the United States (US) despite verbal assurances from Cuban authorities that his application would be approved.
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Ugandan girl tortured for Christ regaining use of legs
A 15-year-old Christian girl in western Uganda who lost the use of her legs after her father locked her in a room for six months for leaving Islam has begun to take tentative steps.
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Pray for those who have yet to hear
With the nations of the world coming to London for the Olympics this year, Frontiers international director Tim Lewis is asking British Christians to remember those who have yet to hear.
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Iranian pastor refused to be released by professing Islamic faith
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has been informed that Pastor Yusuf Nadarkhani recently refused an offer to secure his own release by agreeing to state that the Muslim prophet Mohammed was a messenger sent by God.
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Nigeria: Boko Haram kills four Christians and threatens village attacks
Boko Haram gunmen yesterday shot dead four Igbo Christian men in Potiskum town in Yobe State, and threatened to launch an attack on two nearby villages later that evening
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Somali convert from Islam whipped in public
A Somali convert from Islam was paraded before a cheering crowd last month and publicly flogged as a punishment for embracing a "foreign religion," sources said.
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Extremists 'infiltrating' Christian groups in India
Islamic and Hindu extremists in India are reportedly posing as Christians to obtain information about them and pass it on to radical groups.
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Brenda Emmanuel joins the LWFCI team for London's Olympic outreach
Lay Witnesses for Christ International's Board of Directors have unanimously endorsed its Presidents' (Dr. Sam Mings, Sr.) recommendation to elevate Brenda Emmanuel to the pivotal position as LWFCI\'s 2012 UK Music Director and Events Co-ordinator.
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Gospel gaining ground in countries where Christians persecuted
Persecution watchdog Open Doors USA has released its annual \"World Watch List,\" which rates countries based on the level of religious persecution it inflicts on Christian believers. CEO Carl Moeller tells The Christian Post that, despite the situation for persecuted Christians, the Gospel has been gaining ground.
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Iranian pastor Nadarkhani needs Christians to increase awareness and prayer
Human rights groups are urging Christians to continue circulating news about Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who is expected to remain in an Iranian prison for up to another year.
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Indian Christians' outlook for 2012: bleak, violence and injustice increasing
Watchdog groups are sounding the alarm on increasing acts of violence against Christians in India at the hands of the country\'s Hindu community.