Indonesian church denied site as new bill threatens freedoms
Members of a church in Bogor, West Java, are determined to continue meeting outside their sealed building each Sunday until they are granted freedom to worship inside it, despite a ban on street meetings issued by the local mayor. .
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Church faces increasing hostility in Sudan
Emboldened by government calls for a Sudan based on Islamic law since the secession of South Sudan, Muslims long opposed to a church near Khartoum have attacked Christians trying to finish constructing their building, sources said.
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Indonesia urged to establish dialogue with Papuan people following brutal crackdown by West Papua military
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) today urged the Indonesian Government to take urgent steps to address the grievances of the Papuan people after tension escalated in West Papua last week.
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Christian mother of five in Nigeria killed
Nigerian soldiers summoned to stop inter-religious fighting between Muslim and Christian youths last week shot and killed a Christian mother of five in the Yelwa area of Bauchi city, according to family and church sources.
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Pakistani mother condemned for 'blasphemy' allegedly beaten
A female prison officer assigned to provide security for a Christian mother of five who was sentenced to death on "blasphemy" charges beat her earlier this month, sources said.
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Islamic extremists in Somalia behead 17-year-old Christian
Militants from the Islamic extremist al Shabaab beheaded a 17-year-old Somali Christian near Mogadishu last month, a journalist in the Somali capital told Compass.
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Sudan: mounting concerns regarding imminent adoption of entirely Shari'a constitution as pressure on churches intensifies
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has expressed concern regarding the implications of an entirely Shari'a-based constitution on freedom of worship in the Republic of Sudan, in the wake of increasing pressure on churches in the area since the creation of South Sudan on 9 July 2011.
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ACL calls government to speak out about Iranian Pastor sentenced to death
The Australian Christian Lobby is calling for the Australian Government to make representations to the Iranian Government about a Christian Pastor who has been sentenced to death in Iran.
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Salvation Army stands with Australian Coptic Christians
Leader of The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory (NSW, ACT and QLD), Commissioner James Condon, has declared his solidarity with Australian Coptic Christians in condemning the ongoing persecution of Coptic Christians in Egypt.
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Islamic extremist group kills another Christian in Nigeria
Violence-weary Christians in Borno state have been further upset to learn of the murder of a Nigerian evangelist by Boko Haram less than three months after the Islamic extremist group killed a Maiduguri pastor.
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Egypt: UK-based orthodox bishop calls for investigations following Cairo protest
His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, has issued a statement following the violence at the Cairo protest of 9 October requesting investigations into the rising violence against Egyptian Christians, the excessive force used by the military against Sunday's protestors, and the "inflammatory" reporting of the events by the Egyptian state media.
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Muslims pelt funeral procession with bricks as Coptic church condemns attack, calls for three-day fast
Coptic church leaders have expressed horror at the events in Maspero, where 24 Copts were killed and over 200 were wounded. The church stressed that the Christian faith rejects violence.