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Iran: Pastor on trial for 'thoughts'
23 Oct 2010
Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) reported a Christian pastor in Iran faces a potential death penalty for a ‘thought crime’ President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says they don't have a ‘thought crime' law yet that's what Pastor Nadarkhani…
Maldives: Convert has disappeared
23 Oct 2010
Reports of Brother Simon’s conversion are little more than hearsay yet recent news from Open Doors co-workers is disturbing - Simon has disappeared. Like many students from the Maldives Simon travelled to Sri Lanka to study.…
INSIGHT ARTICLE: Freemasonry's profile is raised
23 Oct 2010
Worldwide, there are probably five million Freemason members. The Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland says’ We have nothing to hide whatsoever. The only secretive aspects of Freemasonry are the forms of recognition-passwords…
Algeria: Christians face court
09 Oct 2010
As in many Muslim democracies, hard-line Islamic fundamentalists in Algeria have secured the balance of power and are skilful politicians armed with Korans to achieve political gain and influence policies. Decades of Islamic terror have left…
Pakistan: Muslims murder Christian family
09 Oct 2010
Islamic extremists killed Edwin Paul, a Christian lawyer and evangelist, his wife and their five children at their home in north-western Pakistan because he mounted legal challenges against a Muslim charging a Christian exorbitant interest. A…
Iran: Persecution update
09 Oct 2010
A young Iranian believer from a Muslim background died of injuries sustained when he was severely beaten by a relative. Elam Ministries report that the relative took exception to the believer’s clear commitment to Jesus. He…