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A Missionary Beaten up in Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh

New Delhi, March 25, 2007: Mr. Raju – a missionary in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh was beaten up by Hindu fanatics on February 25, 2007. Police has refused to file First Information Report (FIR.)
Sources reaching to All India Christian Council said that Hindu fanatics entered his house for

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Rebecca, a rape victim gone in hiding and now fears safety of her daughter

The intruders showed guns and entered in home and now threatened to harm Rebecca's six years old daughter if she tries to pursue her rape charges.
In an application filed with Director General of Police Sindh by Rebecca's husband requests for police protection for his family. That unknown persons

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Pope: Europe losing faith in its future

"One must unfortunately note that Europe seems to be going down a road which could lead it to take its leave from history," the pontiff told a gathering of the continent`s bishops.
The bishops were in Rome for ceremonies to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which marke

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Christian inmates of Adiala Jail Rawalpindi go on hunger strike on denial of congregational prayers by jail officials.

Today, all Christian Prisoners in District Jail Adiala refused their meal provided by jail staff and announced hunger strike till the grant of permission of congregational prayer in the jail.
It is pertinent to mention here that the place, which is fixed for Christian Prisoners congregational pray

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Indian Muslim group calls for beheading of writer Taslima Nasreen

The president of the All India Ibtehad Council, Taqi Raza Khan, said on Friday he had declared the reward for anyone who carried out the "quatal" or "extermination" of the "notorious woman."
"Taslima has put Muslims to shame in her writing. She should be killed and beheaded and anyone who does this

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India: Christians Victimized in Punjab assembly elections while a Pastor Beaten in Rajasthan

They were sentenced by a district magistrate to 24 days police custody under section 307 of Indian Penal Code. Sources told the All India Christian Council the allegations are false and the facts contradict reports by local media which carried fabrications from VHP and Bajrang Dal activists. Another

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CNN airs mysterious “Divide Pakistan” advertisements. By Chidanad Rajghatta

A maverick academic based in Europe has been buying airtime on CNN for the past two weeks to advertise his book titled Divide Pakistan to Eliminate Terrorism . The 15-second spot, which is aired every day, charges Pakistan with terrorist activities across the world and says the only way to stop this

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Gang-rape victim faces lashes in Saudi Arabia

In an interview with the Saudi Gazette, the 19-year-old said she was blackmailed a year ago into meeting a man who threatened to tell her family they were having a relationship outside wedlock, which is illegal in the ultra-conservative desert kingdom.
After driving off together from a shopping mal

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Vatican and Vietnam discuss ties

The visit comes shortly after the detention of a Catholic priest as well as allegation of abuses of believers by local officials in the country.
Vietnam government wants to establish relations quickly but the Vatican wants to see several issues resolved first.
This is the 15th round of talks bet

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Salik in self-imposed confinement to get his demands resolved

Also chief organizer of Pakistan Human Rights Party and former federal minister, J, Salik initiated his another self-imposed confinement at his home in Islamabad to register protest against what he alleged government irresponsible behaviour for not taking any notice of his past 40-days protest by si

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Scholars and clergymen in Jerusalem slam new Jesus documentary: AP Report

The Lost Tomb of Christ, which the Discovery Channel will run on March 4 in the United States, argues that 10 ancient ossuaries - small caskets used to store bones - discovered in a suburb of Jerusalem in 1980 may have contained the bones of Jesus and his family, according to a press release issued

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India grants lifetime visa to Taslima Nasreen, A Bangladeshi woman under threat after decree by Islamic clerics on her liberal writings.

India; February 22, 2007. Millions of Indians must have been relieved to hear that Taslima Nasreen`s visa which was due to expire in a week has been extended to her life-time so that she can become a citizen of India. A fatwa pronounced by some Bangladeshi bigots --- for her turning a free thinker -

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Ashraf P Butt files petition in Sindh High Courts for special permission for Christians to visit Israel.

The petition filed under section 199, of constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan against Federation of Pakistan through Foreign Ministry, Interior Ministry, Director general of Passports and Justice Ministry of government of Pakistan urges to include Israel in passports issued to Pakistani Chri

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Firebomb attack kills 67 aboard India-Pakistan train

Explosives found in two suitcases directly pointed to sabotage, Indian Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav told reporters Monday following the midnight blast on the "Samjhauta (Friendship) Express".
The blasts came on the eve of a visit by Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri, who called the a

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Turkey: Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk flees in fear of life

USA: February 15, 2007. The Turkish novelist and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk is living in exile in the United States and is believed to be in fear for his life.
Amid a climate of intimidation that has seen the prosecution and even murder of dissident intellectuals throwing into doubt Turkey`s aspir



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