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Price of freedom for two Iranian Christians: $100,000

Two converts to Christianity have been temporarily freed from prison in Iran after exorbitant bail payments of $50,000 each, amid an ongoing cycle of arrests, detentions and prosecutions of Christians in the country.

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Evangelist cleared of disturbing Muslim gathering in

An evangelist who was jailed for causing a disturbance by selling and distributing Christian literature near a major Muslim gathering in Bangladesh has been cleared on appeal.

Tongi station, during Bishwa Ijtema 2010 (Naquib Hossain) / CC BY-SA 2.0

slammed for persecution of hill-tribe Christian minority

The Vietnamese government has been “steadily tightening the screws” on the country’s hill-tribe Christians, imprisoning members, closing churches and forcing believers to renounce their faith publicly, according to a report by a human rights group.

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Analysis

US Quran-burning backlash spreads to

The backlash against the burning of a Quran by a pastor in Florida has spread to Afghanistan, increasing the danger for the country's vulnerable Christian community.

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Latest Operation Nehemiah news

Staffordshire schools ban Gideon Bibles

Two schools in England have banned Christians from handing out Bibles.

Britain is no longer a free society – Bishop Nazir-Ali

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali has warned that Britain is no longer a free society where conscience is respected.

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News in brief

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