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Chinese church protests against arrest of 23 members
Lawyers prevented from seeing detainees; leaders' whereabouts unknown
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Dozens killed in fresh attacks in central Nigeria
Four Christian-dominated villages decimated; Muslim tribe suspected of attacks
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Pakistan: Rise in blasphemy accusations after Peshawar church bombing
Four blasphemy cases against Christians were registered in less than a month, four times higher than the monthly average recorded over the last two years. In all these blasphemy charge cases, no direct evidence was available against those accused.
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UN considers sending force to Central African Republic
Consensus is emerging to begin "contingency planning" to send a UN peacekeeping force to the lawless Central African Republic, the UN's No. 2 official said Monday.
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Jihadists could end Christianity in Syria if given power, says nun
Catholic nun warns against deposing Assad until viable alternative appears
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'White Widow' key suspect in Kenyan pastors' murders
Samantha Lewthwaite also wanted for execution of two radical Muslim clerics
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Book review: 'The Global War on Christians'
No book ranges quite as widely as Allen's in his portrait of the persecuted church today
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French priest abducted in Cameroon
Latest kidnapping raises fears that Cameroon has become terrorists' second home
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Turkish pastor arrested on human trafficking accusations
Pastor says deliberate plot was hatched to discredit his church
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Number of Christian martyrs continues to cause debate
Estimates of how many Christians die for their faith each year vary hugely
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Chinese government looks to church to fill social care gap
The Chinese Government said at a recent Bible Society conference in Shanghai that it welcomed the support of the church in meeting the needs of the nation
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Imprisoned Iranian pastor released
An Iranian Christian sentenced to 10 years in prison has been released after three months.
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Abyei wants to join South Sudan
Unofficial vote records 99% of Ngok Dinka in favour; Misseriya boycott
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Jail terms for Vietnamese Catholics
Two Vietnamese Catholics whose arrest led to protests last month have been handed jail terms.
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Two pastors killed in Kenya
Perpetrators must be arrested and security increased, say church leaders
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