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• Sep 29, 2010

  Church in Indonesia Accepts Gov't Proposal to Change Venue After Attack

  A West Java church has agreed to move temporarily to a government-selected site following Islamist harassment that included a Sept. 12 attack on two of its leaders.

• Sep 27, 2010

  Dozens of Christians Beaten by Mob in Gujrat, Pakistan

  A mob of Muslim extremists on Thursday shot at and beat dozens of Christians, including one cleared of \"blasphemy\" charges, in Punjab Province\'s Gujrat district, Christian leaders said.

• Sep 23, 2010

  Continued Ban on Converting Others Proposed in Nepal

  A legislative panel in Nepal has proposed retaining a ban on converting others in the country\'s new constitution.

• Sep 18, 2010

  Moroccan Convert Serving 15 Years for His Faith

  Nearly five years into the prison sentence of the only Christian in Morocco serving time for his faith, Moroccan Christians and advocates question the harsh measures of the Muslim state toward a man who dared speak openly about Jesus.

• Sep 17, 2010

  New Threats, Old Enmity Pummel Nepal's Christians

  A year after police busted an underground militant Hindu organization that had bombed a church and two mosques, Nepal\'s Christians are facing new threats.

• Sep 10, 2010

  India Court Convicts Legislator in Second Christian Murder Case

  A Hindu nationalist legislator was arrested yesterday after a court pronounced him guilty of playing a major role in the murder of a Christian in 2008.

• Sep 9, 2010

  Indonesia Church Building in Bogor Re-Opens – for a Day

  The Bogor city government in West Java re-sealed the Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI) Yasmin Church one day after security police had removed the seal and lock.

• Sep 8, 2010

  Somali Christian Killed, 4 Children Kidnapped

  Another member of an underground Christian movement in Somalia has been murdered by Muslim insurgents in a continuing campaign to eliminate converts from Islam.

• Sep 6, 2010

  Buddhists in India Assault Christian Aid Worker, Friend

  A visually impaired Christian and his friend accused drunken Buddhists of abducting and assaulting them last week after the blind volunteer distributed relief material in a Buddhist-majority town in a region of India devastated by recent floods.

• Sep 4, 2010

  Alleged Bomber of Christian Boy in Israel to Stand Trial

  An Israeli man accused of planting a homemade bomb that almost killed the son of a Messianic Jewish pastor in Ariel, Israel has been declared competent to stand trial.