INTERNATIONAL – “It Is the Quran That Must Be Read” Extremist Persecution of Christians, May 2018

Gatestone Institute | Oct. 21, 2018 "Churches and individual Christians have faced increased restrictions in recent months, raising concerns that these pressures signal a coordinated campaign of intensified action against…

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MARAWI – One Year after Marawi’s Liberation from IS, thousands of Christians still Displaced

World Watch Monitor | Oct. 19, 2018 A year ago this month, the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, declared victory over Islamic State-linked militants in a battle for the…

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PAKISTAN – Asia Bibi Appeal Complainant not even Present at Time of her Alleged ‘Blasphemy’

World Watch Monitor | Oct. 19, 2018 Asia Bibi’s final appeal against her execution in the Supreme Court of Pakistan went on for more than two hours. Below, World Watch Monitor…

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TURKEY – Pastor Brunson Says He is Probably “One of the Most Hated Men in Turkey”

International Christian Concern | Oct. 17, 2018 Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was released this weekend from a two-year detainment in Turkey, shared in an interview with ABC that he is…

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PAKISTAN – Islamists Issue National Disorder Threats if Aasia Bibi is Released

Global Christian News | Oct. 17, 2018 The Pakistan Islamist Tehreek-i-Labbaik party has threatened to paralyse the country within hours if the Supreme Court releases Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistan: Thousands of Muslims Rally to Demand Death for Christian Woman Accused of Blasphemy

Jihad Watch | Oct. 14, 2018 “Pakistanis rally to demand death for Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy (PHOTOS),” RT, October 13, 2018 (thanks to A.): Several thousand protesters hit the…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s Extremists Threaten Supreme Court Justices Over Asia Bibi Appeal

International Christian Concern | Oct. 13, 2018 Pakistan’s religious extremists, including the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan and the Red Mosque in Islamabad have issued threats against the country’s Supreme Court justices over…

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PAKISTAN – Executed, then Acquitted: Fair Trial Concerns Plague Pakistan

Aljazeera | Oct. 12, 2018  On a brisk February night in the village of Ranjhay Khan in central Pakistan, Ghulam Qadir received a phone call: "Come and meet us," the voice…

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TURKEY – Secret Deal with Turkey Paves Way for American Pastor’s Release

NBC News | Oct. 11, 2018 The White House expects North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson to be released by the Turkish government and returned to the U.S. in the coming…

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NIGERIA – ‘Does the World Know? Do They Care?’ 15-Y-O Christian Girl Leah Sharibu Days Away From Execution

The Christian Post - Oct. 9, 2018 (SCREENSHOT: YOUTUBE/INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN)A photo of Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu's family in Nigeria in this September 2018 video. The parents of Christian schoolgirl…

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PAKISTAN – FMI Requests Prayer as World Awaits Asia Bibi Verdict

Mission Network News | Oct. 9, 2018 Pakistan (MNN) — Three Pakistani Supreme Court judges decided the fate of Asia Bibi yesterday, but they’re keeping that verdict under lock and…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Asia Bibi’s Final Appeal

International Christian Concern | Oct. 8, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the final appeal for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistan Islamists Warn of ‘Terrible Consequences’ of Blasphemy Appeal

Reuters | Oct. 8, 2018 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A hardline Pakistani Islamist group has warned of “terrible consequences” if a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is granted leniency…

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