Uzbekistan: "Lenient" Court Ruling for Protestant Pastor, But Registration No Nearer

Perhaps because of international reporting on the case, a court in Nukus, the capital of the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in western Uzbekistan, has handed down what many regard as a "lenient" sentence against the leader of a local Protestant church. Members of the "Mir" (Peace) Protestant church, which lost its state registration in 2000, went on trial on 7 June accused under the administrative code of conducting an unlawful service, Keston News Service learnt from local Protestants.

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Pakistani Defense Lawyers Threatened

Two lawyers known for defending Pakistani Christians and Muslims over alleged blasphemy charges received death threats over the weekend, part of a series of overt warnings dished out to perceived "enemies of Islam" by local extremists during the past two weeks.

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Nigeria's Defense Minister Says Muslims Plan to Wipe Out Christianity

Katsina State Stops Christian Religious Education by Obed Minchakpu ABUJA, Nigeria (Compass) -- Muslim leaders aim to eradicate Christianity in northern Nigeria, says Nigeria's Defense Minister, Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma. Danjuma told a gathering of the Northern (Nigeria) Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) on April 20 in Abuja, the federal capital, that Christians are now ... Read more

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