| Barnabas editorial |
British MP calls for Aasia Bibi's release, repeal of blasphemy laws
As condemned Christian mother Aasia Bibi faces her fifth Christmas behind bars in Pakistan, Dr Patrick Sookhdeo commends an impassioned call from a British MP for her release and for repeal of the blasphemy laws that lie behind her plight.
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| Conservative MP Rehman Chishti called for Aasia's release during a Commons debate |
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| Latest international news |
"Brutal" action against Christian and Muslim protestors in India
Police used water cannons and canes against peaceful protestors who were demanding equal rights denied to Christian and Muslim Dalits for decades in India.
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| Indian police beat Christian and Muslim protestors with canes |
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Libyan assembly votes for sharia amid growing militant influence
Libya's national assembly has voted to make sharia the source of all legislation in the country as militant Islamists grow in influence.
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| A map showing the location of Libya |
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Iraq 10 years on: al-Qaeda resurgent, the Church ravaged
Al-Qaeda is resurgent in Iraq ten years after the capture of Saddam Hussein by US forces, and the country's beleaguered Church is continuing to pay the price.
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| Christians are being urged to stay in Iraq despite the danger |
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| News in brief |
Iran: Church leader on dialysis sentenced to three and a half years in jail
Afghan convert threatened with death facing deportation from Netherlands
Egypt: Three Christians jailed for Muslim death; no-one charged for five Christian deaths
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