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Pastor released from prison in after almost a year behind bars

Pastor Vahik Abrahamian has finally been freed from prison in Iran, having been held for four months after he was cleared of all charges.

Pastor Vahik (right) is now free

Christians in Karnataka, , fear growing threat from Hindu extremists

Christians in Karnataka State, India, fear that Hindu extremists are gearing up for a new campaign of large-scale violence following a series of anti-Christian attacks and increased police interference with the churches.

Christians fear a repeat of the
carnage in Orissa in 2008

Families told to pay for release of house church leaders in

A group of house church leaders from two remote regions of China are being held in detention while the authorities try to extort money from their families to secure their release.

Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, where the church leaders were detained
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Christian refugees from Burma (Myanmar) protest against persecution

Over 3,000 Christian refugees who fled persecution in Burma have taken part in a march calling for religious freedom back home and legal protection in India, where they suffer crime and injustice.

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Churches in Burma are often destroyed
by the military junta

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Parliamentary inquiry to review freedoms for Christians in UK

A parliamentary inquiry has been launched into the freedoms that exist for Christians within British law.

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Chicago attorney addresses freedom of Christians in US

A Christian attorney in Chicago wants to see the law changed so that people in the United States have “more freedom to worship”.

Chicago has been at the centre of several cases of religious freedom violation
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UK: Church building badly damaged in arson attack

A church in Surrey, England, has been targeted in a suspected arson attack that has left the building badly damaged.

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