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DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BosNewsLife)-- Muslim clerics and neighbors have ordered the father of a Muslim man who converted to Catholicism to remain confined to his home in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka until retaliatory punishment can be carried out against the convert, Christians said Thursday, October 16.

TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- The son of an Iranian pastor who was executed for "apostasy" was said to be in solitary confinement Thursday, October 16, and there were concerns he may also face the death penalty.

ASMARA, ERITREA (BosNewsLife)-- Eritrean authorities confiscated and burned 1,500 Bibles from new high school students who arrived at country's main military training city, and detained eight students who protested the destruction of the books, Christians said Wednesday, October 15.

MOSUL, IRAQ (BosNewsLife)-- The United States military said Wednesday, October 15, it had killed a key leader of the 'Al Qaeda in Iraq' terrorist network in the main northern Iraqi city of Mosul where suspected armed militants linked to the group have been roaming the streets and reportedly killed up to 40 Christians in recent days.

BUDAPEST/DUSHANBE (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan have begun destroying and banning Protestant churches, forcing an increasing number of Christians to meet and worship "underground" missionaries said Wednesday, October 15.

HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Vietnam on Wednesday, October 15, jailed a journalist for two years for his coverage of state corruption in a court case that has sent a chill through the country's media industry and raised fresh questions about freedom of expression in the Communist nation.

HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- The family of a jailed Degar Montagnard Christian in Vietnam's Central Highlands feared Wednesday, October 15, that she may have been killed or suffers from serious injuries as a result of torture.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A young Afghan journalist remained jailed Tuesday, October 14, almost a year after he was condemned to death for the alleged crime of "blasphemy," despite international pressure to release him.

VILNIUS/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- First official results from Lithuania's parliamentary election indicate the main conservative opposition party has won the first round of the former Soviet republic's parliamentary elections, heralding the end of years of Social Democratic rule led by Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas, and boosting a "pro-life agenda" backed by the Catholic Church.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- India's Catholic Church leaders said Monday, October 13, that they welcomed the pope's condemnation of violence against the country's Christian minority, amid fresh reports of new attacks against praying believers.