Syria: Relief reaches Homs
Barnabas Aid is sending emergency relief to Christians trapped in Homs after the withdrawal of anti-government forces from the Baba Amr district.
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Syrian and Iranian Christians continue to face increasing persecution
Syrian and Iranian Christians are being targeted for further persecution, according to Christian news reports.
Syrian Believers in Need of Prayer
Christians in Syria need prayer during that country's current civil turmoil; at least 2,700 people have been killed and thousands more arrested in an effort to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Middle East Christians facing 'extremist atrocities'
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, warned that the vacuum left by failed autocratic regimes was being filled by extremists who have turned the Arab Spring into a "very anxious time" for Christians.
...continue reading this storyEight Churches Shut Down in Syria
At least eight house churches in northern Syria have been closed down by the government as part of a crackdown on evangelical Christians in country, a Washington-based rights group said Tuesday, September 28.
...continue reading this storySyrian Agents Rough Up Lebanese Christians
The crackdown on Christians opposed to the Syrian stranglehold over Lebanon continues, as plain-clothes Syrian agents infiltrated a peaceful rally late last week and beat up protesters, cameramen and even local police.
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