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• Aug 3, 2011

  Kidnapped Christian Girl in Sudan Escapes, Traumatized

  iba Abdelfadil Anglo, 16, has escaped from a gang of Muslims who kidnapped her last year, but it may be a long time before she recovers from the trauma. As she told Compass how the kidnappers beat, raped and tried to force her to convert from Christianity to Islam, she broke into tears for nearly half an hour.

• Aug 2, 2011

  Pastor in Iran Awaits Decision on Execution

  A pastor in Iran found guilty of leaving Islam awaits the outcome of a judicial investigation into his spiritual background to see if he will be executed or, if possible, forced to become a Muslim, according to Christian groups with ties in Iran.

• Aug 2, 2011

  Two Bombs Explode Near Churches in Jos, Nigeria

  Security officials are trying to determine suspects and motives for two weekend bomb explosions in predominantly Muslim areas of Jos where three churches and the residences of Islamic sect leaders are located.

• Aug 2, 2011

  House Church Alliance Leader in China Sentenced to Labor Camp

  Authorities this week sentenced Shi Enhao, deputy leader of the Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA), to two years of “re-education through labor” – a sentence that requires no trial or conviction, according to the China Aid Association (CAA).

• Aug 1, 2011

  Muslims Seize Christian Burial Sites in Tanzania

  Influential Muslims on this East African island have begun building what appears to be a hotel on a 100-year-old burial site owned by an Anglican church, Christian leaders said.

• Jul 25, 2011

  Funeral Held for Christians Killed in Suleja, Nigeria Bombing

• Jul 25, 2011

  Pakistani Muslims Convicted for Beating Christian to Death

  Three Muslims convicted of killing a Christian in Pakistan’s Punjab Province for refusing to convert to Islam last year have been given life sentences, according to attorneys for the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) in Pakistan.

• Jul 9, 2011

  Pakistan's Christian Sanitation Workers Swept into Societal Gutter

  The often unseen or unrecognized abuses suffered by Christians at Pakistan’s lowest level of society – street sweepers – have come into sharp focus this year.

• Jul 9, 2011

  Cuban Pastor, Family Arrive in U.S. After Suffering Under Regime

  An evangelical pastor once jailed by the regime of Fidel Castro arrived in the United States from Cuba Thursday with his family under a special resettlement program for political refugees.

• Jul 9, 2011

  Imprisoned Lao Pastor 'Extremely Weak,' Family Says

  A Lao pastor imprisoned six months ago for holding a “secret meeting” has lost weight under harsh prison conditions and is extremely weak, according to his family.