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• Mar 27, 2011

  India\'s Anti-Christian Violence in 2008 Linked to Terrorists

  Right-wing terrorists played a key role in attacking and killing Christians in Orissa and Karnataka states in 2008, one of the Hindu extremist suspects in anti-Muslim bomb blasts has told investigators, leading to renewed demands for a probe by India\'s anti-terror agency.

• Mar 22, 2011

  Two Christians Killed Outside Church in Pakistan

  Two Christians were gunned down and two others are in a serious condition with bullet wounds after Muslim youths attacked them outside a church building in Hyderabad last night, witnesses said.

• Mar 22, 2011

  Well-Known Convert from Islam Escapes Egypt with Daughter

  When the plane carrying Maher El-Gohary and his daughter, Dina Mo\'otahssem, took off from Cairo International Airport last month, they both wept with joy. After spending two-and-a-half years in hiding for leaving Islam to become Christians, they were elated by their newfound freedom.

• Mar 18, 2011

  Turkey Arrests 20 Suspects in Christian Murder Case

  In simultaneous operations in nine different provinces of Turkey, authorities yesterday arrested 20 people suspected of playing a role in the murder of three Christians in Malatya in 2007, according to local news reports.

• Mar 15, 2011

  Christians in Turkey Face Harassment; Murder Trial Stalls

  Though the horrific scale of the 2007 Malatya murders has not been repeated in Turkey\'s Protestant church, a recent report shows harassment continues to be a daily problem for the country\'s Christians and churches.

• Mar 13, 2011

  Christian Woman Freed from Muslim Kidnappers in Pakistan

  A Christian mother of seven here who last August was kidnapped, raped, sold into marriage and threatened with death if she did not convert to Islam was freed this week.

• Mar 11, 2011

  Light Sentences for Attack on Christians in Indonesia Condemned

  Human rights and Christian leaders said a West Java court\'s light sentence for Islamic extremists who injured a church pastor and an elder will encourage more violence and religious intolerance.

• Mar 9, 2011

  Pakistani Officials Back Muslim Land-Grabbers, Christians Say

  Christians in south Punjab Province are accusing senior district officials of supporting local Muslims who allegedly demolished 150 Christian graves and desecrated holy relics – and are now threatening Christians seeking legal redress.

• Mar 7, 2011

  Thousands of Islamic Extremists Set Fire to Churches in Ethiopia

  At least one Christian was killed and others injured when thousands of Islamic extremists set fire to 59 churches and at least 28 homes in western Ethiopia in the past five days, Christian leaders said.

• Mar 6, 2011

  Spate of Attacks on Christians Erupts in Orissa, India

  Hindu extremists have attacked Koya tribal Christians in villages in a remote area of Orissa state at least 15 times since Dec. 8, 2010, Christian leaders said.