Iran Detains Scores Of Christians Ahead Of Anniversary

Iran has detained scores of Christians ahead of the first anniversary of the death in custody of a young Kurdish woman, Christians said as more details on the crackdown emerged Friday.

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Iran Detains Dozens Of Christian Converts

More than 50 Christian converts have been detained over the past week in five Iranian cities, and Christians said the number could rise.

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Iran: More than 50 Christians rounded up and detained on unknown charges

In a sudden spike of persecution against Christians in Iran, government authorities arrested and detained more than 50 Christians in five cities across Iran in the last 10 days, Article 18 reports.

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Iraq: Persecuted Christians  launch TV channel in Syriac language derived from Jesus’ Aramaic

The much-persecuted, tiny Christian community in Iraq has taken the historic step of launching a new public television channel broadcasting only programs conducted in their native Syriac language, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Syriac is an ancient language derived from Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke while He walked the Earth.

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Christians in Syria at risk of “genocidal” attacks from NATO member Turkey

Christians in Syria continue to face “genocidal” attacks not only from jihadists inside the country but also from Islamist-affiliated, NATO member Turkey, Algemeiner reports.

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Iran: Judge orders release of Christian couple imprisoned for house church activity

In a rare display of justice from Iran’s notoriously corrupt judicial system, an appeals court judge in Tehran overturned the convictions of two Christian leaders who were sentenced to imprisonment for participating in a house church and ordered their release, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. 

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