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• Feb 16, 2012

  Priests Released amid Wave of Abductions in Sudan

  Two Catholic priests abducted at gunpoint in Rabak, Sudan last month have been released amid a wave of forcible conscriptions into rebel southern militias.

• Feb 15, 2012

  Turkish Christians Subject to Discrimination, Attacks, Report Says

  Despite some promising developments, Christians in Turkey continue to suffer attacks from private citizens, discrimination by lower-level government officials and vilification in both school textbooks and news media, according to a study by a Protestant group.

• Feb 9, 2012

  Islamic Extremists Behead Another Convert in Somalia

  Islamic extremists from the rebel al Shabaab militia in Somalia beheaded a Christian on the outskirts of Mogadishu last month, sources said.

• Feb 1, 2012

  Ethiopian Convert from Islam Dodges Dangers in Kenya

  A Christian convert from Islam who fled hostilities in his native Ethiopia has faced attempted murder and ongoing death threats in Kenya.

• Jan 27, 2012

  Former Muslim Extremist in Uganda Flees Wrath of Ex-Colleagues

  A former member of a Muslim extremist group in Uganda who converted to Christianity is in hiding in Kenya, his movements severely restricted following threats to kill him.

• Jan 24, 2012

  Seven Christians Killed in Bauchi State, Nigeria

  Early morning attacks in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi state on Sunday (Jan. 22) left at least seven Christians dead and a church building destroyed.

• Jan 20, 2012

  Police Beat, Arrest Evangelist in Sudan

  Police this week beat and arrested a church leader in Khartoum, sources told Compass.

• Jan 18, 2012

  Sudan Threatens to Arrest Church Leaders

  Sudan’s Ministry of Guidance and Religious Endowments has threatened to arrest church leaders if they carry out evangelistic activities and do not comply with an order for churches to provide their names and contact information, Christian sources said.

• Jan 17, 2012

  Ugandan Girl Tortured for Christ Regaining Use of Legs

  A 15-year-old Christian girl in western Uganda who lost the use of her legs after her father locked her in a room for six months for leaving Islam has begun to take tentative steps.

• Jan 16, 2012

  Karnataka Most Dangerous State in India for Christians

  Attacks on Christians accelerated over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays in the south Indian state of Karnataka, which was identified as the most unsafe place for the religious minority for the third consecutive year in 2011.