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Cameroon: Christian converts under threat from Islamists

02 Feb 2012
The handwritten threat from a group identifying itself as Boko Haram was put under the door of a church leader’s house earlier this month. It called on all Christian converts to return to Islam or face…

India: Recent incidents of persecution

02 Feb 2012
A Hindu extremist in Adigar, Phulbani, Kandhamal district on Jan 25 attacked a pastor’s hut and harassed his family, according to the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC). Jaleshwar Pradhan threw stones at the home of…

Guatemala: Suspected drug traffickers kill Pastor

02 Feb 2012
Christians in Guatemala were mourning on Monday, January 30, for a pastor who was shot and killed by suspected drug traffickers on his way to a regional meeting of church leaders in a violent border area…

Child Slavery in Africa Continues 10 Years After Cocoa Protocol

30 Jan 2012
Children are still being sold by slave traffickers in Africa and forced to work on cocoa farms that help produce chocolate products for many companies over ten years after lawmakers tried to initiate measures to stop…