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BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- Amid reported death threats and violence against Iraq's Christian minority, a mission group has managed to open a third Christian school in Iraq as part of government-backed reconciliation efforts, BosNewsLife monitored Saturday, June 14.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in several parts of India were anticipating more violence Saturday, June 14, as they prepared for worship services, following several weeks of reported attacks against church leaders and individual members. Bibles and other church properties were also destroyed, major Christian organizations said.

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- At least hundreds of Eritrean refugees, many of them Christians, faced the prospect Saturday, June 14, of being forcible deported from Egypt to the Horn of Africa nation where they "almost certainly face indefinite imprisonment and torture" or even "execution" rights activists involved in the case said.

BAKU/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A well-known Baptist pastor in Azerbaijan, who was jailed for holding "illegal religious services," has been summoned and threatened with a new prison term on similar charges, BosNewsLife learned Friday, June 13.

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (BosNewsLife)-- The Netherlands, once seen as a beacon of Christianity, will see the closure of a quarter of its churches and most monasteries within the next 10 years, BosNewsLife's partnering news Web site reported Friday, June 13.

BEIRUT, LEBANON (BosNewsLife)-- A key official of the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA-RLC) has warned that Iran-sponsored Hezbollah's veto over government decisions means "the fall of Lebanon" with "horrendous implications" for religious liberty and security in the Middle East.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian advocacy group said Thursday, June 12, it remains concerned about the plight of Christians in India's eastern state of Orissa, amid fresh reports of threats against them, just months after Hindu militants attacked Christian homes and churches, killing at least four people.

TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Police in Iran have detained an Iranian Christian who baptized former Muslims, the latest in a series of arrests targeting Christian converts, BosNewsLife's partner news Website www.manna-vandaag.nl reported Thursday, June 12.

ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians jailed in Eritrea on charges related to "illegal worship" are refusing to denounce Jesus Christ and in some cases organize the Lord's Supper with fellow inmates, despite pressure from authorities, well-informed Christian sources told BosNewsLife Wednesday, June 11.

AMMAN, JORDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Archaeologists in Jordan said Tuesday, June 10, they found the world's first church set up by Christians fleeing persecution, but that news was overshadowed by reports of 21st century persecution in the country, this time targeting alleged missionaries and Muslims converting to Christianity.