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USA: New York churches to be evicted
12 Jan 2012
Approximately 160 churches in New York will be evicted from their premises by February 12th after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear a case to reverse an Education Department decision banning schools from allowing…
Christian groups are among the signatories of an open letter to the new North Korean leader appealing for an end to human rights abuses in the country. 24.5 million people in North Korea are ‘living in…
Indonesia: Anti-Christian incidents in 2011
12 Jan 2012
Acts of violence and intolerance against Christians in Indonesia almost doubled in 2011, with an Islamist campaign to close down churches symbolizing the plight of the religious minority. The Indonesian Protestant Church Union, locally known as…
India: Thousands affected by floods and cyclone
12 Jan 2012
Global development agency Christian Aid has released £50,000 to partner organisations in India after more than 6,000 Indian villagers were forced from their homes and 48 were killed by Cyclone Thane which swept through east-India’s state…
India: Extremists infiltrating Christian groups
12 Jan 2012
The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) reported Islamic and Hindu extremists in India are posing as Christians and infiltrating churches and Christian NGOs to obtain information about them to pass it on to radical groups. The CSF…
Global: 2012 ongoing religious discrimination
05 Jan 2012
Pakistan: Penal Code prohibits blasphemy against any recognized religion, providing penalties ranging from a fine to death. In practice it is only applied to Islam, calls for change in the blasphemy laws have been strongly resisted…