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January 21 2013 By virtueonline Iraqi Kurdistan: A Safe Haven for Christians?

Although other Iraqis may identify the Christians with the United States and its western allies, in fact the Christians have gained little from the now fading U.S. presence. Many have fled the country. Most estimates now place Iraq's Christian population at less than half of the million-plus that it was in 2003.

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January 11 2013 By virtueonline Christians Slaughtered in Northern Nigeria by Militant Islamists - X-rated foto

"To my great surprise, Facebook has criticized me for the publication of this graphic document as a proof of the Holocaust that Christians have been suffering in Nigeria in the last ten years. According to Facebook's Security policy of the 'social' Network, this photo has been classified as 'pornographic', 'violent' or 'inappropriate' and hence I was disallowed to publish any picture for a week.

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January 07 2013 By virtueonline IRAN: Pastor Nadarkhani Released, Imprisoned lawyer's Health Deteriorates

Mr Dadkhah is currently held in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison. Concerns have been expressed for his well-being following reports that he is suffering from memory loss and is under pressure to make a televised confession of guilt.

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January 03 2013 By virtueonline In the Middle East, the Arab spring has given way to a Christian winter

In Egypt, large numbers of Coptic Christians have moved abroad in response to a tide of discrimination and outright oppression. Though still numbering at least 5.1 million of an 80 million-strong population (according to government estimates disputed by the Coptic church), Copts face many professional glass ceilings, and scores of their churches have been attacked by Salafist extremists.

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January 02 2013 By virtueonline IRAN: Youcef Nadarkhani re-arrested on Christmas Day

For some reason, the court's prior decision that Pastor Nadarkhani's remaining 45 days could be served on probation has been overruled, and that time must now be served back in prison. It is worth mentioning that his attorney, Mohammed Ali Dadkhah, has also been imprisoned and remains in Iran's notoriously brutal Evin Prison where his health is rapidly deteriorating. He has been incarcerated for advocating Youcef Nadarkhani's case and other human rights cases.

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December 27 2012 By virtueonline Iranian Christian Pastor Nadarkhani Re-Arrested in Tehran

Nadarkhani, who spent more than 1,000 days in jail, was freed in September by an Iranian court, which acquitted him on the apostasy charges.

According to the sources, Nadarkhani was re-arrested by Iranian authorities to serve the remainder of a three-year sentence he had received for helping Muslims convert from Islam to Christianity. The sentence was upheld in September by the same Iranian court which had acquitted him of blasphemy.

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December 27 2012 By virtueonline NIGERIA:Islamists Gun Down Six Christians at Midnight Mass Then Torch the Church

Gunmen killed six people attending midnight mass at a church in northern Nigeria on Christmas Eve, police and residents confirmed on Tuesday.

"A group of gunmen came into the village at midnight and went straight to the church... they opened fire on them, killing the pastor and five worshippers. They then set fire to the church," said Usman Mansir, resident of Peri village, near Potiskum, the economic capital of Yobe state.

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December 18 2012 By virtueonline Christian Persecution: Syrian minority fear end of fighting more than war itself

The omens are not good. Every country in the Middle East seems to be becoming more Islamic and more sectarian. Syrian Christians have seen since 2003 how an outcome of the invasion of Iraq was the destruction of Christian communities in Iraq that had survived for almost 2,000 years.

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December 14 2012 By virtueonline Christians in Syria: Separating Fact from Fiction

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December 12 2012 By virtueonline Coptic Christians Asking Free World to Cut Ties With Egypt Under Morsi

Coptic organizations around the world, including the U.S.-based Egyptian Front for National Salvation and Coptic Solidarity have been issuing similar demands since Morsi issued a new constitutional declaration in which he arrogated to himself sweeping powers, and enabled himself to be shielded from legal challenge through the courts.

Thousands of Egyptians within the country have been demonstrating against Morsi's regime as well for the last several weeks.

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