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Amnesty International hits out at West’s double standards

The sharp rebuke comes as the London-based watchdog launches its annual report at a news conference at its office in Beirut.
Malcolm Smart

Amnesty calls on Iraq to protect Christians

AMNESTY International (AI) has asked the Iraqi government to protect the country’s Christian minority from an expected spike in violent attacks as they prepare to celebrate Christmas.

Nigerian military says 150 children rescued from Boko Haram

Nigeria's two most populous camps in Borno State, namely Bakassi and Dalori, together house more than 45,500 IDPs, Agim said. The military would investigate any reports of rape made in camps, he said.

‘Women play key role in spread of Christianity in Iran’

Women who become Christians, she said, find that they “are loved, they are wanted, and they can come to God just as they are, without any shame”.

Compassion: Nearly 1.5 lakh children in India could lose sponsorship

“In Compassion’s case, Prime Minister Modi’s government has since April blocked roughly $3.5 million in monthly aid to India’s most vulnerable children for, as far as we can tell, no other reason than that Compassion is founded on and demonstrates Christian values,” Mellado wrote.

Pak Islamist mob kills Christian couple for ‘blasphemy’

COMMANDED from mosque loudspeakers, a Muslim throng in Punjab Province killed a Christian couple today after a co-worker accused the pregnant wife of defiling...

Iranian British woman sentenced to one year in jail on hunger strike

A British-Iranian woman held in Iran after trying to watch a men's volleyball match is on hunger strike for the second time, according to her family. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25-year-old law graduate from London, is said to be protesting against what she called her illegal detention.

Woman executed in Iran said: ‘Dear mum, don’t cry’

SHE left her final will in a voice message to her mother, Shole Pakravan, in April, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which released the English translation.

I renounced Islam, so my family think I should die

WHAT was Meriam Ibrahim's crime? She had renounced her Islamic faith and converted to Christianity - "and within my community, that's a capital offence," she said. "They believe you deserve to die."

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim gives birth to baby girl

HER execution has been upheld by the court in Khartoum after she refused to recant her Christian faith, but will not be carried out until Maya is two years old.
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