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Pakistan Detains Christian Worker For Blasphemy

By ICH on October 29, 2012 7:53 AM
A Christian worker was without his wife and five children Saturday, October 27, as Pakistani police sent him to jail on "false" charges of "blasphemy" against Islam, a rights group said.

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Crackdown On Evangelicals In Central Asian States

By ICH on October 26, 2012 3:14 AM
Authorities in three Central Asian nations have launched a crackdown on evangelical Protestant churches and several believers are reportedly mistreated, fined and detained, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, October 24.

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Over 1000 Homes Burned in Burma due to Communal Violence between Buddhists and Muslims

By ICH on October 24, 2012 1:24 PM
Burmese state media say over a thousand houses have been burned down during communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims that erupted this week in western Rakhine state.

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India's Innocent: Secret Weddings of Child Brides

By ICH on October 22, 2012 3:52 PM
Every year, millions of Indian girls are married as children. In some instances the brides are no more than 4 or 5 years old. 

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Shooting of Pakistan Girl Activist Sparks Outrage

By ICH on October 12, 2012 11:38 AM
Schools shut their doors in protest and Pakistanis across the country held vigils Wednesday to pray for a 14-year-old girl who was shot by a Taliban gunman after daring to advocate education for girls and criticize the militant group.

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Pakistan Evangelical Pastor Shot By Militants

By ICH on October 9, 2012 2:48 PM
An evangelical Pakistani pastor was recovering of his injuries Tuesday, October 9, after he was shot by suspected Islamic militants who oppose his Christian activities, an advocacy group said. 

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Pakistan 'Blasphemy Girl' In Norway, Official Says

By ICH on October 9, 2012 2:45 PM
A mentally challenged Christian girl who was detained in Pakistan on charges of 'blasphemy against Islam' has fled to Norway with family members, a Christian official involved in the operation confirmed Monday, October 8.

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Heavy Rains Create Flash Flooding In Bangladesh; Christians Respond

By ICH on October 6, 2012 2:23 PM
Late last week, heavy rainfall in Southeast Bangladesh caused the Jamuna River to burst its banks--again.

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India's Narrow Path to Religious Freedom

By ICH on September 29, 2012 10:07 AM
Finding a way to conversion through the Himachal Pradesh court ruling

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Extremist Hindus Rout Christians from Rural Indian Village

By ICH on September 29, 2012 10:03 AM
Small community has been ostracized since 2006

Hindus twice assaulted a Christian community in a rural India village early this month, beating believers, forcing them into Hindu worship rituals, and damaging their homes, according to Christian witnesses.

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