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Barnabas strengthens harassed Church in Central Asia Barnabas Fund is supporting and strengthening the Church in a Central Asian country where Christians are under sustained harassment from the authorities and their hostile Muslim neighbours. Read more... Donate	A Barnabas-supported training session for Christian leaders
Barnabas editorial
Editorial: Should Nigeria grant amnesty to an unrepentant Boko Haram? The formation of a committee by the Nigerian government to consider the feasibility of granting an amnesty to Boko Haram has polarised opinion in the country. Supporters believe it could put an end to the Islamist militant group’s bloody campaign, while opponents, including leading Christian organisations, fear that such a move will only give licence to further violence. Read more...	Thousands of people have been killed in Boko Haram's insurgency
Latest international news
Egyptian president and security forces criticised over anti-Christian violence Human Rights Watch has called on the Egyptian authorities to bring to justice those responsible for violence in which several Christians were killed, as two more were added to the death toll. Read more...	Egyptian riot police CC BY 2.0 / Muhammad Ghafari
Kazakh appeal court overturns Bible destruction order An appeal court in Kazakhstan has overturned a ruling that 121 pieces of Christian literature, including Bibles, that were seized from a street evangelist be destroyed. Read more...
Jailed pastor in Iran told to deny Christ or face longer prison stay Saeed Abedini, a pastor jailed for eight years in Iran, has been threatened: return to Islam or you will not be released – even after your sentence has been served. Read more...	Saeed Abedini has been subjected to repeated beatings Image source: American Center for Law and Justice www.aclj.org
News in brief
Laos: Three pastors arrested while copying Christian DVD freed India: Christian family attacked in their home; mother’s hand severed Libya: Five foreign Christians detained for alleged proselytism released Read more...
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