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Monday, 29 April 2013 17:36
Uzbekistan: Protestants harassed and bullied
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov rules according to Communist Soviet methods, so society is heavily regulated. Revolutionary and jihadist Islam are real threats to his regime. Religious laws primarily targeting these Islamic groups are also used to…
Monday, 29 April 2013 17:15
NIGERIA: Easter attacks - 80 Christians killed
Easter violence left 80 dead and 4,500 displaced. On Easter Sunday Muslim cattle herders attacked three Christian communities of the Ataka group in a remote area of Kaduna State. Authorities said fighting between Muslim cattle herders…
Monday, 29 April 2013 17:12
Israel: Arabs joining Syrian rebels pose a threat
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) recently arrested 19 year old Nasser Masarwa, an Israeli Arab on suspicion of fighting with rebels in Syria. They believe he originally joined global jihadi elements in Syria to try to…
Monday, 29 April 2013 17:08
Iran: Nuclear talks and Earthquake
On Tuesday a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck close to Iran's nuclear power station, killing at least 37 people and injuring 850 more. The distance between the earthquake focal point and the nuclear power plant was…
Monday, 29 April 2013 17:05
North Korea: Legacy of war
North Korea warned foreigners to leave South Korea because ‘the two countries are on the brink of war’. Observers say this is mostly bluster to bolster Kim Jong Un’s image. However America's allies are taking precautions.…
Monday, 29 April 2013 17:02
Azerbaijan: Baptist leaders fined for worshipping
The leaders of two small Baptist churches in north-west Azerbaijan have been given heavy fines for holding worship services – and threatened with even tougher penalties unless they stop. At a hearing on Good Friday, judges…