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  Mar 10, 2013

  Indonesia Christians Living in Fear of Growing Intolerance and Violence

  Growing religious intolerance in Indonesia is being heightened by the passivity and even "complicity" of the federal government in dealing with acts of violence perpetrated against religious minorities, International Christian Concern (ICC) has claimed.

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  Feb 28, 2013

  Egypt's President Morsi Accused of Double Standards as Christians Detained in Libya

  Lawyer Dalia Zakhari, a human rights activist, has criticized the silence of the Egyptian presidency regarding the unlawful detention of Egyptian Copts in Libya on charges of proselytizing.

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  Feb 28, 2013

  Human Rights Watch Condemns Indonesia for Lack of Action on Attacks Towards Religious Minorities

  Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organization, has called on the Indonesian president to adopt a "zero tolerance" method to attacks on religious minorities.

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  Feb 28, 2013

  Coptic Christian Pope: 'We Pray for the Churches of Rome and Ethiopia'

  "The Church of Ethiopia begins elections (Feb. 28) for its new pope, to succeed Pope Paulos, who will be ordained next Sunday, 3 March," H.H. Pope Tawadros II has announced.

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  Feb 28, 2013

  Primary School Student Banned From Photos for Not Wearing Muslim Veil in Egypt

  An Egyptian primary school student was prevented by the headmistress from taking a school photo with her classmates because her hair was not covered with a veil, sparking outrage among numerous groups in the region.

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  Feb 28, 2013

  Dozens of Egyptian Christians Arrested in Libya Charged With Proselytization

  Dozens of Egyptian Christians were arrested Wednesday in Libya under charges of proselytization.

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  Feb 25, 2013

  Libyan Authorities Torture Arrested Coptic Christian Accused of Proselytizing

  Libyan authorities continue to imprison Christians under accusations of proselytization. As of last week the number reached to seven in custody, including an Egyptian Copt named Sherif Ramses who sources say has been tortured.

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  Feb 25, 2013

  Iraqi Christians Abandoning Region Due to Harassment From Various Bodies

  A Christian leader has stated that Iraqi Christians are deserting the region due to harassment from numerous bodies in the Middle East country.

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  Feb 25, 2013

  Sudan Imprisons Three Church Officials in Khartoum

  A mixed force of Sudanese police and national security officials have imprisoned three church leaders in Sudan; Mamedan Elia, Abdullah Said Balu and Stephen, who were serving in the "New Life Service" in Gideon College in Omdurman's Banet, in Khartoum.

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  Feb 20, 2013

  Egypt Coptic Christian Leader Denies Telling Copts to 'Obey' Country's Rulers

  The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II, has insisted that statements attributed to him in Middle Eastern newspapers, saying the country's rulers should be obeyed, are entirely false.