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  Global advocates call for release of Eritrean Christian leaders held without charges for two decades

  The Embassy of the State of Eritrea refused to accept a letter advocating for the release of Christian leaders imprisoned in what is often called "the North Korea of Africa" for more than 20 years without charges, as demonstrators worldwide are calling attention to one of the world's worst violators of religious freedom. 

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  Islamist influence growing in Pakistan, report says

  Religious freedom in Pakistan is facing unprecedented threats as Muslim extremist groups increase their hold on public officials, according to a report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP).

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  Prisons in Pakistan mistreat Christians, other minorities, study says

  Prisoners from minority backgrounds, particularly Christians, face systemic bias in Pakistani jails and are subjected to abuse by prison staff and Muslim inmates, a new study shows.

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  Prayer house closed, evangelist expelled in Indonesia

  Officials and Muslim clerics in a village in West Java Province, Indonesia have closed a prayer house, expelled an evangelist and indefinitely halted all Christian activities there, media outlets reported.

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  Christian mother, baby locked in room in Somalia

  A Christian mother in Somalia has been locked in a room with her infant daughter since Aug. 6 after Muslim relatives relocated her following an earlier escape, sources said.

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  Worldwide campaign set for seven imprisoned Eritrean church leaders

  In the nearly 21 years since two Orthodox priests were arbitrarily imprisoned in Eritrea, their wives have died.

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  Former sheikh beaten, loses family after vision of Christ

  A Muslim who put his faith in Christ after receiving a vision in a mosque in Uganda was hospitalized after relatives beat him, demolished his home and took in his wife and six children, sources said.

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