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  Two Christians in Egypt released after three years in jail without trial

  Two Christian converts from Islam who were locked in an Egyptian prison and held for three years without trial have been released, religious rights advocates said.

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  Muslims in Indonesia protest evangelists at gospel event

  Hundreds of Muslims from various Islamic groups last week protested the presence of two evangelists at a major gospel event in Indonesia’s Central Sulewesi Province, according to local reports.

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  Christian in Somalia loses voice in attack by wife

  A Christian convert from Islam in Somalia has lost his speech after his Muslim wife hit him with a heavy metallic object for practicing his faith, sources said.

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  EU issues warning to Pakistan about human rights

  Pakistan’s preferential trade status could be jeopardized if it does not address human rights concerns, including controversial blasphemy laws, forced marriages/conversions of minority girls and freedom of religion, a European Union (EU) delegation said on Friday (Jan. 31).

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  Christians, rights leaders protest social media law in Pakistan

  The president of Pakistan on Wednesday (Jan. 29) signed into law a digital crimes measure that church and rights leaders fear will be misused to persecute people who share persecution news online or criticize the government for its inability to stop such incidents.

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  Mentally challenged Christian in Pakistan charged with blasphemy

  Police in Pakistan this week arrested a mentally challenged Christian on blasphemy charges despite being aware of his condition, sources said.

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  Displaced Christians in Sudan sentenced to prison

  A court in Sudan has sentenced seven Christians to prison terms of five and seven years on false charges of theft, sources said.

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