Eritrean Officials Arrest Eleven Christians in the Latest Crackdown
Eritrean government officials arrested 11 Christians on Oct. 20, taking them to undisclosed locations.
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Egyptian Christians Face Danger from Muslim Threats
Mobs of Muslims were angered following a false Al-Jazeera report that Egypt's Christians were aligning with Israel and stockpiling weapons.
...continue reading this storyCase against Christians arrested during Ramadan fast thrown out of court
An Algerian court acquitted two Christians of breaking the Ramadan fast despite the prosecution's demand that they be punished for "insulting Islam."
...continue reading this storyEthiopian Muslims Burn Down Christian Homes, Farms
Twenty-five Muslims burned down ten Christian homes, leaving eighty Christians homeless in Ethiopia, a Washington-based rights' group said Thursday, September 30.
...continue reading this storyAlgerian Christians Arrested for Eating During Muslim Fast
Two Christian construction workers were in court Aug. 13 for not observing the Muslim fast of Ramadan.
...continue reading this storyEthiopian Christian Stabbed For Leaving Islam
Three Muslim men attacked a Christian convert with a knife in Dufti, Ethiopia, a Christian human rights group said.
...continue reading this storyNigerian Christians Concerned after Hundreds of Islamists Escape Incarceration
Boko Haram, a radical Muslim sect, used assault rifles to launch a coordinated raid on a prison in northern Nigeria, freeing more than 700 prisoners and raising new fears of violence against Christians in the nation.
...continue reading this storySomali Christian Killed, His Four Children Kidnapped
Yet another leader of an underground Christian movement in Somalia was murdered by Islamic insurgents. Afterwards, his four children were taken from their mother in a continuing campaign against Christians, Worthy News has learned.
...continue reading this storyMuslim Men Attack Somali Church Leader in Ethiopia
Two Somali Muslim men attacked a popular Somali church leader in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Aug. 21, according to a Washington-based Christian human rights group.
...continue reading this storyMuslim Cleric Calls for Jihad, Copts Attacked
During Friday prayers, Imam Sheikh Tobah called for jihad against all Christians living in the Egyptian village of Shimi.
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