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Meriam Ibrahim released on bail
Sudanese authorities have released Meriam Ibrahim from police custody after several days of tense negotiations by her legal team. Â

US senators ask President Obama to give Meriam Ibrahim asylum
"There is an urgency, a dire need for US leadership."

Bishop spared execution by Islamist militant with 'a good conscience'
A bishop kidnapped by Islamist militants in the Central African Republic has told of how he narrowly escaped being beheaded.

21 dead as Boko Haram targets World Cup supporters
An explosion in a shopping mall in Nigeria's capital Abuja killed at least 21 as crowds gathered to watch the Nigeria v Argentina World Cup match yesterday, June 25.

ISIS militants rape Christian mother and daughter who couldn't pay poll tax
The nightmare continues for Christians living in ISIS-controlled areas as militants exact brutal punishment for those who fall short of their strict and violent interpretation of Islam.

Meriam Ibrahim still detained in Sudan
The Sudanese Christian woman whose sentences of death for apostasy and 100 lashes for adultery were quashed on 23 June, is still being detained by the Sudanese authorities.

Meriam Ibrahim re-released
Latest reports suggest that the Christian Sudanese mother-of-two who was sentenced to death for apostasy, released, and then detained at the airport yesterday has been freed once more.

Phil Robertson's nephew Zach Dasher: Political correctness has become the enemy
There's a new Robertson on the scene but his passion is politics, not duck calls and reality TV.

Chuck Norris: 'Public schools are little more than secular progressive indoctrination camps'
When 18-year-old high school student Andrew Lampart went to research conservative views on his school computer for a class debate, he was surprised â and disturbed â to discover that they were blocked.

Fear of vigilante attacks on Meriam Ibrahim
A persecution charity has warned that Meriam Ibrahim is "still at risk from vigilantes", despite being released from prison yesterday.

ISIS makes Mosul's Christians pay $250 poll tax amid economic hardships
Christians in Mosul are being forced to pay the jizya tax for non-Muslims.

Pakistan: 1,500 Christians protest seizure of property by authorities
Christians in Pakistan have protested against the government of Punjab over the seizure of Christian property.

Meriam Ibrahim's release confirmed but Sudanese Christian woman and lawyers threatened, says CSW
Lawyers have confirmed to Christian Solidarity Worldwide the release of Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian Sudanese mother sentenced to death for apostasy.

'Maybe we live, maybe we die': Syrian children used as suicide bombers
Children are being routinely exploited in war zones, forced to fight alongside radical extremists and even take part in suicide missions, according to a report published today.

'Historic' moment for religious freedom in Pakistan
The Chief Justice of Pakistan has ordered the formation of a National Council for Minority Rights, which has been welcomed by Human Rights organisations amid growing concerns about the treatment of minority groups across the country.

Iraq and Isis: What you need to know
The Iraq crisis is complex and fast-moving. Jonathan Langley explains the root causes of the latest outbreak of violence.