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Girls in Pakistan Kidnapped, Allegedly Forced to Convert

Condition and whereabouts of two sisters, 12 and 10, unknown.

ISTANBUL, A Christian father in Pakistan is in a legal battle with kidnappers for the custody of his pre-teen daughters, who allegedly have been forced to convert to Islam.

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Iran Detains Ex-Muslims for ‘Apostasy’

ISTANBUL, – Iranian authorities have detained two converts to Christianity in the southern city of Shiraz for eight weeks on suspicion of “apostasy,” or leaving Islam. In Iran, apostasy is a crime that can be punishable by death.

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Algerian Christians Sentenced for Spreading Faith

Converts from Islam report discrimination following convictions.

ISTANBUL, – A court in western Algeria convicted two Muslim converts to Christianity yesterday for illegally spreading their faith.

The court in Tissemsilt, 110 miles southwest of Algiers, handed Rachid Muhammad Essaghir, 37, and Djallal Dhamani six-month suspended sentences and 100,000-dinar (US$1,660) fines. The men were found guilty of “distributing documents to shake the faith of Muslims.”

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Chinese Officials Ignore their own Laws by Holding Bookstore Owner without Charges

The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that the owner of a Christian bookstore near the Olympic Village in Beijing is being illegally held in an undisclosed location by Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials who charge only that the prominent house church leader is a “dangerous religious element.”

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