Friday, 20 January 2012

Steel On Steel Persecution Update

January 19, 2012


Top Stories:

1. Coptic Christians in Egypt fear Islamists’ rise
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/18/coptic-christians-in-egypt-fear-islamists-rise/print/

2. Boko Haram Using Terror to Drive Christians From Nigeria
http://global.christianpost.com/news/boko-haram-using-terror-to-drive-christians-from-nigeria-67474/

3. Sudan Threatens to Arrest Church Leaders

http://www.christianpost.com/news/sudan-threatens-to-arrest-church-leaders-67479/

4. Ugandan Girl Tortured for Christ Regaining Use of Legs
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/uganda/article_1351832.html

5. Indonesian GKI Church Service Sees Attack on House Members
http://www.christianpost.com/news/indonesian-gki-church-service-sees-attack-on-house-members-67304/

6. Muslim Extremists Strike at Christians on East African Isles
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/tanzania/article_1348388.html

7. Baha'i News: Debate highlights dangerous escalation of religious persecution in Iran
http://www.wfn.org/2012/01/msg00038.html

8. Iranian Pastor Nadarkhani Refuses to Deny Christ in Exchange for Freedom

http://www.christianpost.com/news/iranian-pastor-nadarkhani-refuses-to-deny-christ-in-exchange-for-freedom-67165/

9. Religious Groups Facing Increased Persecution Across China, Experts Say
http://www.christianpost.com/news/religious-groups-facing-increased-persecution-across-china-experts-say-66744/

10. Karnataka Most Dangerous State in India for Christians
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/india/article_1348441.html

11. Lao Officials Force Christians to Recant for Burial
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/laos/article_1316733.html

12. Somali Convert from Islam Whipped in Public
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/somalia/article_1342445.html

13. Muslim Extremists Strike at Christians on East African Isles
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/tanzania/article_1348388.html

14. Christian girl raped and killed in Kandhamal. Hindu radicals suspected
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Christian-girl-raped-and-killed-in-Kandhamal.-Hindu-radicals-suspected-21569.html

15. Two Hindu radicals arrested for the killing of a pastor in Orissa

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Two-Hindu-radicals-arrested-for-the-killing-of-a-pastor-in-Orissa-20512.html



For more information concerning the persecution of Christians around the world, please contact:

Gospel for Asia at www.gfa.org

Voice of the Copts at www.voiceofthecopts.org

Worldwide Faith News at http://www.wfn.org/index.php

Compass Direct at www.compassdirect.org

Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom at www.hrwlrf.net/index.html

Frontline Fellowship at www.frontlinefellowship.net

Christian Freedom International at www.christianfreedom.org

Jihad Watch at www.jihadwatch.org

Open Doors at www.opendoorsusa.org

The Voice of the Martyrs at www.persecution.com

Barnabas Aid at www.barnabasfund.org

Christian Solidarity International at www.csi-int.org

Smyrna Ministries International at www.smyrnaministries.org