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ICC Press ReleasesMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Find a specific press releaseEthiopian Police And Muslim Students Demolish ChurchThursday, December 8th, 2011Radical Islamists Dominate Egypt’s Parliamentary ElectionsTuesday, December 6th, 2011Christians' and Moderates' Greatest Fear Becoming Reality Algerians Unite to Vindicate Condemned ChristianThursday, November 24th, 2011In a positive turn of events, the long awaited trial of Algerian Christian Siagh Krimo was postponed last Thursday after a large gathering of Muslim and Christian supporters rallied for his acquittal. In the unusual show of public solidarity, the demonstrators’ message rang loud and clear – to unjustly condemn one Algerian is to violate the rights of all Algerians. Sen. Dick Durbin To Single Handedly Kill Off The U.S Commission On International Religious Freedom?Thursday, November 17th, 2011“The loss of the U.S Commission on International Freedom is a blow to the cause of religious freedom worldwide. At a time when reports of violent attacks against religious minorities occur almost daily, the United States can ill afford to silence one of the greatest voices speaking out against such intolerance. Nothing less than our international reputation as the champion of religious freedom and human rights is at stake, and the thought that a single senator may compromise that reputation is disturbing, to say the least.” Afghan Christians in Danger at Home and AbroadWednesday, November 16th, 2011Hundreds of Afghan Christians remain on the run from religious-based persecution that targets them at home and abroad. Support Mounting for Algerian Christian Sentenced to Five Year Prison TermTuesday, November 15th, 2011Siagh Krimo, an Algerian Christian who was arrested for proselytizing and is scheduled to stand trial on Thursday, is gaining significant recognition among Christians and human right activists in Algeria who are calling for his immediate acquittal. ICC Discovers Deliberate Targeting of Christians in Islamist Attack that Killed 150 in NigeriaThursday, November 10th, 2011"It was a direct attack against Christians. They asked: 'Are you a Christians or a Muslim?' If you said you were a Christian, they killed you." Ethiopian Government: Radical Wahhabi Muslims Seeking To Turn Ethiopia Into An Islamic StateFriday, November 4th, 2011Six Christians Arrested in Eastern AlgeriaTuesday, November 1st, 2011Six Algerian Christians were arrested in El Tarf on Saturday for worshipping in an unregistered location. Five remain in prison on charges of proselytizing and blasphemy after appearing in court on Sunday. Remembering Iraq’s Displaced Christians One Year after Baghdad Church MassacreMonday, October 31st, 2011Iraqi Christians continue to flee the country one year after Baghdad church massacre. ‘Hard Pressed, but Not Crushed’ – A Courageous Woman Tells of Her Fiancé’s Death on Egypt’s ‘Bloody Sunday’Friday, October 28th, 2011A Courageous Woman Tells of Her Fiancé’s Death on Egypt’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ Dozens of Christian Protestors Killed in CairoMonday, October 10th, 2011Egyptian Military Provoking Muslim/Christian Civil Strife Christian Eighth Grader Accused of Blasphemy Due to a Spelling ErrorTuesday, September 27th, 2011Three Muslim Relatives Rape Pakistani Christian GirlTuesday, September 27th, 2011Execution, Imprisonment of Two Christians may be Determined Next WeekFriday, September 23rd, 2011Next week, two Christian men – one in Iran and the other in Algeria – are scheduled to plead their innocence one last time in court. The judge presiding over each case will reexamine their crimes and decide whether or not to uphold the court’s initial verdict. For the Algerian, next week could be the start of a five year prison sentence. For the Iranian, it could mean his execution by hanging. Another Christian Accused Of Blasphemy Dies In Pakistani JailTuesday, September 20th, 2011Death Raises Concern about the Safety of Asia Bibi Egypt Overlooked in State Department’s Religious Freedom ReportFriday, September 16th, 2011The State Department’s Annual Report on International Religious Freedom failed to designate Egypt as a Country of Particular Concern despite the increase of violence targeting religious minorities and the killings of more than fifty Christians in 2011. Is Religious Freedom Attainable for Algeria’s Christians?Thursday, September 15th, 2011For the first time in twenty years, the Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA) was given government permission to officially register their congregations throughout the country. Church Leaders Welcome US Report On Religious Freedom Violations In EritreaThursday, September 15th, 2011Alliance of Nigeria’s Islamic Radical Group With Al-Qaeda Threatens ChristiansWednesday, September 14th, 2011 |
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