ASSIST News Service
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Iranian Christian released from prison
Mostafa Bordbar was released from prison on November 3, following a successful appeal against his 10-year prison sentence
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Thousands of Cyclone Phailin victims homeless and destitute
Several ministries in eastern India, assisted by Christian Aid Mission, report staggering needs as they seek to help victims of Cyclone Phailin.
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Billy Graham's last crusade
Tens of thousands of people across North America are planning to invite their family and friends to watch a programme which will touch the hearts of people of all ages.
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African Children's Choir records at Abbey Road Studios
They may be too young to know much about George, Paul, Ringo or John, but when the African Children's Choir arrived to record at Abbey Road Studios recently, along with their founder, Ray Barnett, they knew they had the privilege of being in a very special place.
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Saeed Abedini moved to more dangerous prison
There's been a very troubling development in the case of American Pastor Saeed Abedini, a US citizen imprisoned in Iran because of his Christian faith.
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14,000 martyred for their faith each year, says Gospel for Asia
It's the slower tunes that really hit home on Nathan Jess's debut album
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Iranian Christian flogged after drinking Communion wine
An Iranian Christian was flogged on Wednesday, according to rights groups, after a court in Rasht, Iran sentenced him and three other Christians to 80 lashes for drinking wine as part of a Holy Communion service.
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More than 500,000 homeless in India after Cyclone Phailin
Gospel for Asia relief teams find destroyed homes and livelihoods after Cyclone Phailin
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India: Violence against Christians on the rise in Karnataka
Incidents of violence against Christians in India's Karnataka state have spiked since June, including hospitalisation of a school helper this month after Hindu extremists beat her and marched her through the streets.
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Muslims expel six Christian brothers from village in Egypt
Violence against Egyptian Christians erupted yesterday in the village of Zakaria, located in the Upper Egyptian province of Minya.
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Kazakhstan: Pastor Deported, Orthodox Priest to Follow?
Baptist pastor Viktor Lim was ordered deported from Kazakhstan for leading a registered religious community and left in mid-August. Lim, a stateless person, had lived in the country for 20 years and his wife and children are Kazakh citizens.
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After Peshawar church bombing, more atrocities in Pakistan
Pakistani Christians nationwide have been demonstrating over the ongoing attacks on Christians, and in particular over Sunday's double suicide bombing of an after church meal in Peshawar.