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On 21st November Shadia Ibrahim was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. Shadia was charged with ‘providing false information on an official; document.’ Shadia had stated on her marriage certificate that she was Christian, unaware of the fact that her father’s short lived conversion to Islam when she was three years old made her legally Muslim. The Egyptian constitution gives freedom of religion for all citizens but in practice it is very difficult to leave Islam. Children of converts to Islam are automatically considered Muslims.
Religious Persecution	The Voice - Jan/Feb 2008



The 2,000-year-old church in Iraq faces extinction at the hands of Islamic extremists, one source declared in October. Many of the militants have made it clear that they seek to cleanse thier country of Christians and Christianity. they tell the Christians, "convert to Islam, leave or die." According to some estimates, more than a million Christians have left the country since 1990 when anti-Christian feelings began to rise during the first Gulf War.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals now - December 2007



The Kurdistan Regional Government in Northern Iraq has officially granted permission for the Bible Society to function legally within its borders. The permit will allow it to open and office and go about it business of making he Bible’s message easily available.
Religious Persecution	Idea - November/December 2007



A Catholic bishop in Baghdad claims he was forced to remove all images of crosses from a church or told it would be burned down. Bishop Shelemmon Waduni told AsiaNews that the Catholic Church of St Peter and Paul in Baghdad received the recent warning. He said that in the two months, many others have been forced to remove crosses from their domes, while in one case Islamic militants climbed the roof to destroy the cross themselves.
Religious Persecution	The Universe – April 29th 2007



More than one in five Christians in the UK faces discrimination in their communities for their faith, according to a survey carried out by the BBC’s Heaven and Earth show. One in three said the media portrayal of Christianity was discriminatory and a quarter felt discriminated against at work.
Religious Persecution	Christianity - May 2007



The Burmese military regime has an explicitly anti-Christian agenda, and is allegedly seeking to systematically destroy the religion.
Religious Persecution	The Baptist Times – 25th January 2007



Sectarian attacks on churches and halls in the last five years have forced the Northern Ireland tax payer to stump up more than £4 million.
Religious Persecution	The Universe – 1st October 2006



Statistics smuggled out of Eritrea indicate that at least 1,918 Eritrea citizens are imprisoned and being subjected to torture and forced labour because of their religious beliefs.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now – November 2006



Anti-Christian violence in Nigeria which killed 50 people was planned and highly organized according to a new report from Christian rights group Release International. Rioters torched 56 churches and killed at least 50 Christians, burning 18 to death following publication of cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammed.
Religious Persecution	The Universe – 18th June 2006



Sierra Leone is the poorest country in the world, with the possible exception of Niger, but its spiritual poverty is the most heart breaking. Years of mishandling the Word of God, little theological learning and no proper study of Scripture have taken their toll of Christian congregations.
Religious Persecution	Evangelical Times – June 2006



Due to persecution faced by Eritrean Christians in Sudan, who are not associated with the government approved official Lutheran, Orthodox and Roman Catholic denominations, 1,752 Eritrean Christians have been imprisoned for their religious beliefs. Teenagers who are arrested are sent to political camps, or put in metal shipping containers, subject to below freezing conditions at night and plus 40-42 degrees during the day. They are given one cup of tea and a piece of bread each day, and are only allowed out for once a day for about 10 to 15 minutes to relieve themselves. 60% of imprisoned Christians are incarcerated in shipping containers each containing 13 to 20 people.
Religious Persecution	Christian Herald – 21st January 2006



In 2004, many Nigerian Christians in the Central states of Plateau and Bauchi lost almost all of their Bibles when nearly 300 churches were burnt to the ground. During 2004, 1,500 to 2,000 Christians, mostly men, were massacred by militant Islamists and 60,000 to 65,000 people were displaced. The massacres left 1,300 to 1,500 women as widows and 8,000 fatherless or orphaned children.
Religious Persecution	Christian Herald – 21st January 2006



Converts to Christianity in Chiapas face an ultimatum from power hungry, mafia type cacique landlords: Leave your faith or leave the area! The problem is getting ever more difficult as thousands of indigenous Indians become Christians every year, with evangelical Christians now forming 35% of the population in Chiapas, compared to 5% elsewhere in Mexico.
Religious Persecution	Christian Herald – 7th January 2006



Scotland Yard figures show religiously motivated crimes going up 600% to 269 in a three and a half week period following the bombings of London. This compares to 40 for the same period last year. There were 68 attacks in three days following the bombings.
Religious Persecution	The Universe – 11th September 2005



In the United Kingdom, anti-Semitic physical attacks on Jewish people on our streets were up by 54% in 2004 from 2003 (non-physical abuse was up by 57%).
Religious Persecution	Prophecy Today – September/October 2005

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