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• Nov 2, 2010

  Muslims in Bangladesh Beat, Deprive Christians of Work

  Muslim villagers last month beat a 63-year-old Christian convert and his youngest son because they refused to return to Islam, the father told Compass.

• Oct 27, 2010

  Christian Family in Bangladesh Attacked, Charged with Crime

  Muslim neighbors of a Christian family scheduled to be baptized last month beat them and filed a false charge of attempted murder against them and other Christians, the head of the family said.

• Oct 24, 2010

  Burma's Ethnic Christians Fear Bleak Future After Election

  With Burma\'s first election in over 20 years just three weeks away, Christians in ethnic minority states fear that afterward the military regime will try to \"cleanse\" the areas of Christianity, sources said.

• Oct 20, 2010

  Christians in Turkey Acquitted of 'Insulting Turkishness'

  After four years of legal battle in a Turkish court, a judge acquitted two Christians of insulting Turkey and its people by spreading Christianity, but not without slapping them with a hefty fine for a spurious charge.

• Oct 16, 2010

  Indonesia Islamists Decry 'Christianization' Project in West Java

  Islamic organizations have mounted a campaign against the planned construction of a church in West Java, where Christian leaders report 20 other churches have faced Muslim hostility since 2009.

• Oct 15, 2010

  Church in Indonesia Forced to Accept Worship Terms of Islamists

  A church in Banten Province that has been in conflict with Muslim groups for more than two years was compelled to cease meeting in the pastor\'s home last week in a bid to put an end to harassment and threats.

• Oct 8, 2010

  Christian Jailed in Ethiopia Accused of Desecrating Quran

  A Christian in Ethiopia has been languishing in jail for two months after his Muslim business partner accused him of writing \"Jesus is Lord\" in a copy of the Quran.

• Oct 7, 2010

  Somali Family Agonizes Over Kidnapping of Christian Daughter

  An underground Christian family from central Somalia is agonizing over the kidnapping of their daughter nearly eight months ago by Islamic militants bent on punishing those who leave Islam.

• Oct 5, 2010

  Algerian Christians Acquitted of Eating During Ramadan

  An Algerian court on Tuesday acquitted two Christian men of eating during Ramadan in spite of a prosecutor\'s demand that they be punished for \"insulting Islam.\"

• Oct 1, 2010

  Muslim Extremists Murder Christian Lawyer, Family in Pakistan

  Islamic extremists killed a Christian lawyer, his wife and their five children in northwestern Pakistan this week for mounting a legal challenge against a Muslim who was charging a Christian exorbitant interest, local sources said.