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ASIA Noreen Bibi, the first Pakistani woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in November 2010, thanked Pope Francis and all the churches praying for her and credited them with her survival after four-and-a-half years in prison.

HUNDREDS of Christians hit the streets of Indonesia’s capital this week to urge government action after local officials demolished a church building and threatened to close others at the behest of Islamist forces.

RELEASE International has come up with its report on likely persecution hotspots for Christians in 2012. And topping the list are China and North Korea, the two Communist countries which top most persecution lists.

The Modi government in Gujarat is in the dock after Special Investigation Team’s recent observation that Ishrat Jahan was killed in a fake encounter. Pray that the khaki-clad criminals behind the ghastly murders are punished.

ADVOCACY Director for Open Doors USA Lindsay Vessey says: “The US government was very active in working with them in drafting a new text, so it’s no longer a ‘Defamation of Religions Resolution,' but it’s actually a new resolution on promoting religious tolerance.”

IHSANULLAH Ihsan, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman, was quoted as saying in news reports: “Assassination of Bhatti is a message to all of those who are against Pakistan's blasphemy laws.”

THE Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has condemned the murder of Pakistan minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti. His murder has increased anxiety about the safety of Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan, he said.

ASIA Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who triggered a blasphemy furor in that country, is facing a threat of a suicide attack inside a jail, where she is currently lodged.

BIBI, a mother of four, was sentenced to death for allegedly insulting Muslim’s prophet Muhammad. She has been in solitary confinement for the past month after she was sentenced to hang for blasphemy.