Authorities accused of allowing garbage to pile up near church in Indonesia
Authorities in Indonesia are allowing two years of uncollected garbage to pile up next to a church building and a Catholic university, sources said.
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Muslim family members kill recent convert to Christianity
A Muslim teacher at an Islamic school in eastern Uganda who became a Christian on Oct. 4 was killed on Oct. 21, area sources said.
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Christian slain after helping to lead 18 Muslims to Christ
A local group of Muslim extremists on Oct. 30 killed an evangelist in eastern Uganda after he and another Christian refused to convert to Islam, the other Christian said.
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Displaced Christians in Sudan driven from homes
Muslims in Sudan’s River Nile state on Oct. 19 drove 34 displaced Christians from their homes, sources said.
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Pastor, family killed in one of two islamist attacks
Islamist villagers in eastern Uganda burned a pastor and his family to death after he led three Muslims to faith in Christ, the pastor’s brother said.
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Christian arrested on blasphemy charge in Indonesia
Police on Thursday (Oct. 17) arrested a Christian for comments he made about Islam on social media that had led hundreds of angry Muslims to besiege his home, according to local reports.
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Christian convert in Somalia suffers third attack
A convert from Islam in Somalia who was attacked in May and July was again assaulted on Oct. 5 after Muslim relatives suspected him of leading Christian prayer meetings, he said.
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Christian woman in Iran suffering in custody, relatives say
A Christian woman held without charges in Iran since Sept. 9 wept uncontrollably during the five minutes her mother was allowed to visit her on Monday (Sept. 30), a relative said.
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Attempt in Indonesia to ban church’s worship ends in apology
A state civil servant’s angry halt to her Christian neighbor’s home worship on Sunday (Sept. 22) near Jakarta, Indonesia led to an uproar that resulted in her apologizing, according to local media.
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Muslims severely beat Christian for sharing his faith
Muslims in eastern Uganda beat an evangelist on Friday (Sept. 20), leaving him hospitalized with head injuries and a broken hand, sources said.
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Seven arrested in Indonesia for terrorist threats against pope
Counter-terrorism forces in Indonesia arrested seven suspects on terrorism charges before and during Pope Francis’ visit to the country Sept. 3-6, local media outlets reported.
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Church sealed, pastor dragged and threatened in Indonesia
About 50 officials from Jombang Regency, Indonesia on Aug. 18 dragged a pastor from his worship site and sealed the shop where his church met, sources said.
