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Sunday, 6 July 2008

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IRAN: Convert Couple Arrested, Tortured, Threatened

 3 July 2008

Security police officials in Tehran this month tortured a newly converted couple and threatened to put their 4-year-old daughter in an institution after arresting them.
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INDIA: Christians Attacked at Vacation Bible School

 26 June 2008

On 25 April, Pastor Mohan Babu and two other believers were severely beaten by 35 Hindu extremists for holding a Vacation Bible School.
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BELARUS: Highest Fine Yet for Baptists

 26 June 2008

Belarus has imposed a fine of more than two months' average wages on a Baptist who "organised choir singing and conducted conversations on religious topics" .
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AZERBAIJAN: Shock at Second Baptist Pastor Arrest

 26 June 2008

Pastor Shabanov is the second Baptist pastor in the remote village of Aliabad to face imprisonment on what local Baptists insist are trumped-up charges.
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INDONESIA: Islamists Try to Destroy Church Buildings

 26 June 2008

Local authorities accompanied by an Islamist mob attempted to demolish two buildings in a church compound used by three congregations in Jatimulya village.
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INDIA: Women Still Traumatised from Christmas Attacks

 26 June 2008

Preliminary findings of an ongoing study on gender violence shows that female victims of attacks in Orissa state last Christmas season are struggling with post-traumatic disorders.
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  • Population: 68,017,860
  • Government: Theocratic Republic
  • Capital: Tehran
  • Type: Restricted Nation

Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling shah was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces subsequently crushed westernizing liberal elements. [more]

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