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On 24 July, an Iranian Christian named Issa Motamadi was imprisoned on account of his faith. French Internet news site VoxDei reports that Issa Motamadi, a resident of the north-western town of Resht, the capital of Gilan Province, will soon stand trial before a Revolutionary Tribunal. (Link 1)

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On the afternoon of July 29, a large house church building was destroyed and many Christians were arrested and wounded during the confrontation. The house church building is located at Che Lu Wan Village, Dangshan Town, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

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CAA released a report regarding cases of persecution against Chinese House churches by province in China in the past 12 months. The inconclusive report lists the main persecution events in different provinces in China from May 2005-May 2006. According to the report, in the past 12 months, at least 1958 Chinese house church pastors and...

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It was another groundbreaking and controversial move for a denomination that consecrated Anglicanism's first openly gay bishop just three years ago. Standing before cheering delegates to Episcopal General Convention, Jefferts Schori said she was "awed and honored and deeply privileged to be elected."

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The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) has just become informed of the arrest and imprisonment of ten North Koreans in Laos who were attempting to find a safe haven in a Southeast Asian country. Two South Korean Christian aid workers who were aiding the escapees were also arrested.

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The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that violence towards Christians in Sri Lanka is increasing at an alarming rate. As Sri Lanka faces the threat of war yet again, Sinhala Buddhist extremists continue with a campaign of terror against Christians.

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