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  Feb 20, 2013

  Christians in Syria Being Targeted for Kidnapping by Islamic Extremists

  In a poor gypsy neighborhood of Istanbul, a Syrian Orthodox refugee from Syria says he worked as a dentist in Aleppo as long as he could after fighting broke out in 2011; he finally fled when lack of food, electricity, water, and constant fear of sniper-fire and kidnapping of Christians made life too dangerous.

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  Feb 19, 2013

  Two Pastors in India Arrested After Being Beaten and Threatened by Hindu Mob

  Pastor Mallik Arjun knew something was wrong when he received a call from the mobile phone of his friend and fellow pastor in Gadag District, Karnataka state – but it was a stranger on the other end of the line.

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  Feb 19, 2013

  China's Plan to Eradicate House Churches Sees Dramatic Increase in Persecution

  China's Christians felt a noticeable rise in persecution in 2012 as the Communist government began the first of a three-phase plan to eradicate unregistered house churches, a new report says.

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  Feb 18, 2013

  Muslim Villagers Attack Church in Egypt; Tear Down Cross, Spark Fires

  Muslim villagers in Egypt's Fayoum Province attacked a church this weekend – pelting four Christians with rocks, setting parts of the church building on fire and tearing down a cross atop the structure, witnesses said.

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  Feb 14, 2013

  Algeria Upholds Conviction of Christian Convert from Islam; Prison Sentence Rescinded, Fine Increased

  An Algerian judge under pressure from Islamists to uphold a Christian's conviction for alleged proselytizing rescinded his one-year prison term on Wednesday but doubled his fine, an attorney said.

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  Feb 11, 2013

  Violence Against Christians Spreading in India

  Hindu extremist attacks on Christians in Maharashtra state could expand even as violence elsewhere in India grows in areas where extremist groups had not been so active, Christian leaders said.

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  Feb 3, 2013

  Two Children to be Tried for Insulting Islam in Egypt as Anti-Christian Hostility Escalates

  Among files on arrested converts from Islam, kidnapped Christian girls and beaten monks piling up on the desk of a noted lawyer in Egypt, on top is the case of two boys about to be tried for allegedly showing contempt of Islam.

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  Jan 28, 2013

  Martyrdom of Christians in India Obscured by Under-Reporting

  Four Christians in India died for their faith last year, but incomplete information obscured the anti-Christian hostility in three of the deaths, sources said.

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  Jan 28, 2013

  Christian Convert Fights Proselytism Verdict in Algeria

  The attorney for a Christian shocked to learn that he had been convicted of pressuring a Muslim to leave Islam said after an appeals hearing last week that the verdict was utterly unfounded.