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A supporter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad displays her hand painted with the Iranian flag, also used as a sign for his party, at his final election campaign rally, on Azadi street in western Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
After detaining 33-year-old Christian pastor Farshid Fathi for 16 months without indictment, judicial authorities finally sentenced him to six years in prison in April 2012. Fathi's indictment is part of a continuing pattern of discrimination and prosecution of Christian converts in Iran.
Continue reading Iranian Protestant Pastor Sentenced to Six Years.
Ayo Oritsejafor, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (AFP/File)
The head of Nigeria's Christians on Wednesday issued a "final" warning to the government that it must bring an end to attacks targeting the faithful after a new surge in deadly violence in recent days.
A view of the old gate of Bayero University in Kano (Reuters)
Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire at church services at a Nigerian university on Sunday, killing around 20 people as worshippers tried to flee, witnesses and officials said.
Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing center in Jos, Nigeria, April 24, in a Christian area of the city where a crowd had gathered to watch a soccer match.
Continue reading Christians Continue to Be Targeted In Nigerian Bombings.
A woman walks in a street of the northwestern Malian city of Timbuktu in this file photo. (ISSOUF SANOGO, Getty Images)
Mali's crisis deepened Wednesday, as officials in the fabled northern city of Timbuktu confirmed that the Islamic rebel faction that seized control of the town over the weekend has announced it will impose sharia law.
Continue reading Christians in Mali Forced to Flee as Islamists Take Over.
Christian children in India are vulnerable to persecution
Christian children were chased by knife-wielding Muslims who threatened to kill them, and a pastor had chilli powder thrown in his eyes by Hindu extremists who gagged and bound his son.
Continue reading Children In India Persecuted for Christian Faith.
Continue reading China's House Churches In Danger of Being Eradicated by Government.
As Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani nears 1,000 days in prison in Iran, activists worldwide are pressuring the Iranian government for his release. Earlier this month Nadarkhani celebrated his 35th birthday in the prison cell where he awaits execution for the crime of apostasy.
A Pakistani Christian man spent another day in freedom Tuesday, April 17, after he was cleared of blasphemy against Islam in a case that Christian rights activists hope will help others held on similar charges.
Continue reading Pakistani Christian Cleared of Blasphemy Against Islam.
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