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(ADDS LATEST COMMENTS PRESIDENT AND INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS) ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)- After reports emerged of a bloody crackdown on Christians and other activists, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pledged Sunday, November 11, that he would organize elections before January 9, next year.

BRUSSELS/ISLAMABAD (BosNewsLife)-- Hours after Christian activists were detained for their involvement in anti government protests, Pakistani authorities made clear they would expel at least three British journalists for criticizing measures taken by President Pervez Musharraf.

WARSAW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Officials of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have joined other Protestant leaders in condemning a poster campaign denouncing Martin Luther, the 16th century German Protestant reformer, as a blasphemer and heretic.

SEOUL/PYONGYANG (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Friday, November 9, about the whereabouts of a group of detained Christians in North Korea who authorities have described as "foreign spies" and "native citizens working for a foreign intelligence service," investigators told BosNewsLife.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- China said Thursday, November 8, that participants in next years' Olympic Games would be allowed to carry Bibles "for personal use" only and denied reports of a total ban on religious items during the mega-sports event.

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Two Christian human rights activists were free Wednesday, November 7, after they were unexpectedly released from an Egyptian prison by a security court amid international pressure, including from the United States.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A young Indian evangelist and shepherd has been killed by Hindu priests seeking human sacrifices for a Hindu 'goddess', the latest in a series of violent attacks against Christians in India, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, November 7.

TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- An Iranian Christian couple have been punished by whipping for "apostasy" from Islam in a case that has underscored concerns about widespread persecution of Christians in Iran, a well-informed advocacy group said Tuesday, November 6.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- A Palestinian-American evangelical pastor remained in Jerusalem Tuesday, November 6, after fleeing from the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah where, he said, he received death threats because of his Christian activities.

MINSK/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A dissident jailed in Belarus will be in court Tuesday, November 6, to face new charges because he refuses to name other members of his pro-democracy youth organization, Christians supporting him told BosNewsLife.