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- NEWS ALERT: Vietnam Catholic Prisoner Suffers "Serious Stroke"
- A Catholic priest who is serving a long prison term in Vietnam on charges that Christians link to his fight for religious freedom and democracy has suffered another "serious stroke," his supporters told BosNewsLife late Thursday, November 19.
- URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Iran Releases Christian Women From Jail
- Iran on Wednesday, November 18, released two young Christian women who faced execution or at least life imprisonment for converting from Islam to Christianity.
- European Envoys Meet Survivors Of India's Worst Anti-Christian Violence
- Envoys from five Nordic countries are meeting victims of India's worst anti-Christian violence in decades, which left over 100 people dead in the state of Orissa.
- URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Iran To Release Detained Christian Women
- Two young Christian women who faced execution or at least life imprisonment in Iran for converting from Islam to Christianity were to be released as early as Tuesday, November 17, after international pressure and prayers, their representatives told Worthy News and its partner agency BosNewsLife.
- Israel Charges Extremist With Attempted Murder Of Messianic Family (Worthy News Focus)
- Israel has charged a Jewish-American extremist with shooting to death two Palestinians and trying to kill others, including a Messianic Jewish family, who he received a booby-trapped package in March 2008 that left their son critically injured.
- NEWS ALERT: Egypt Christian Conference Cancelled Over Security Concerns
- A gathering of Christian leaders from across the Middle East that was to be held in Egypt next month has been postponed due to "security concerns," organizers confirmed Saturday, November 14.
- Detained Christian Blogger Pressured To Convert To Islam
- A Coptic Christian blogger, who has been detained for over a year in Egypt after criticizing authorities, is "being pressured" by violent prison authorities to convert to Islam in exchange for his freedom, attorneys and rights activists said.
- Freed Priest Denies Islamic Rebel Group Kidnapped Him
- A frail 79-year-old Irish Catholic priest, who was released after one month of captivity in the Philippines, denied Friday, November 13, that an Islamic rebel group had kidnapped him.
- India Christians Not Receiving Aid In Deadly Flooding, Group Says
- Christians already suffering of major flooding in the Indian state of Karnataka faced more difficulties Thursday November 12, amid fresh allegations that government aid is distributed mainly to "higher caste" Hindus.
- Expelled Christian Student Back In China School
- A Christian student was again back at school Monday, November 2, more than a week after he was expelled for his Christian faith, Chinese Christians said.
- Mexico Court Releases Evangelical "Massacre Suspects"
- Mexico's highest court ordered the release of nine mainly evangelical prisoners who were convicted in a 1997 massacre of Indians, but over 20 others remain behind bars.
- Pakistan Government Pressured To Uphold Blasphemy Law
- A major rights group expressed concerns Tuesday, November 3, that prominent Islamic political parties are obstructing efforts to amend of repeal Pakistan's blasphemy legislation under which Christians have been detained across the country.
