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• Jun 19, 2010

  Church Closure in Indonesia Called Unconstitutional at Hearing

  In a hearing in its lawsuit against a local government, a representative for a church that Bekasi, West Java officials summarily closed earlier this year told an administrative court that the action was unconstitutional.

• Jun 16, 2010

  Family of 17-Year-Old Somali Girl Abuses Her for Leaving Islam

  The Muslim parents of a 17-year-old Somali girl who converted to Christianity severely beat her for leaving Islam and have regularly shackled her to a tree at their home for more than a month, Christian sources said.

• Jun 14, 2010

  Suspicious Actions Follow Murder of Pastor in Assam, India

  A pastor in Assam state was murdered and cremated without being identified last month before family members learned of his death when they saw a photo of his body in a newspaper.

• Jun 10, 2010

  Egyptian Couple Shot by Muslim Extremists Undaunted in Ministry

  For the past 10 years, Shehata has tried to erect a church building, or at a minimum a house, that he could use as a dedicated community center.

• Jun 8, 2010

  Muslims Order Christians to Leave Village in Pakistan

  The head of a Muslim village last week ordered 250 Christian families to leave their homes in Khanewal district, Punjab Province, local residents said.

• May 28, 2010

  Trial over 'Insulting Turkishness' Again Yields No Evidence

  The 11th hearing of a case of alleged slander against two Turkish Christians closed just minutes after it opened this week, due to lack of any progress.

• May 27, 2010

  Pakistani Islamists Keep Two Newlywed Couples from Home

  Islamists armed with pistols and rifles waited for two Christian couples to return to their rented home this week, seeking to kill them after the newlyweds complained to police that the radical Muslims had falsely accused them of desecrating the Quran, according to a local Christian legislator.

• May 26, 2010

  Egyptian Convert Endures Life at a Standstill – on the Run

  From the mosque across the street, words blasting from minaret megaphones reverberate throughout the tiny apartment where Maher Ahmad El-Mo\'otahssem Bellah El-Gohary is forced to hide.

• May 24, 2010

  Second Wave of Deportations Hits Foreign Christians in Morocco

  In a second wave of deportations from Morocco, officials of the majority-Muslim country have expelled 26 foreign Christians in the last 10 days without due process.

• May 22, 2010

  Hindu Nationalists Plan 'Religious Cleansing' in Madhya Pradesh District

  Hindu nationalist organizations in Madhya Pradesh state have declared their intentions to rid Mandla district of all Christian influence by starting preparations for a large \"reconversion\" event next year.