Christians Under Attack - africa

Al-Qaeda intent on 'cleansing' Christians by beheading them in Somalia

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:48:27 -0700

Islamic militants in Somalia so far this year have killed eight Christians.

Algeria: Four Condemned to Prison for Becoming Christian

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0700

Four Algerians who converted to Christianity have been condemned to prison and heavy fines, while two others were set free after renouncing their conversion

Algerian Christians given suspended jail terms

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:25:00 -0700

TIARET, Algeria (Reuters) - Four Algerian Christians received suspended jail terms and fines on Tuesday for seeking to convert Muslims in the latest in a series of cases to have provoked accusations in the West of religious repression.

ALGERIA: CHRISTIAN SENTENCED FOR CARRYING BIBLE

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:06:38 -0700

Police pressure convert to return to Islam during ‘illegal’ five-day detention.

Jail term for Catholic priest in Algeria

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:59:30 -0800

A Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to a year’s imprisonment in Algeria for leading a Christian worship service in a private home

Islamists in Algeria kill three youths gathering chestnuts

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:39:51 -0800

ALGIERS, Algeria: Islamic insurgents killed three youths gathering chestnuts in a forest south of Algiers, triggering a search by soldiers for the culprits, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.

Terrified Kenyan families burnt alive in church as post-election violence escalates

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:31:01 -0800

NAIROBI, Kenya: Even the children were burned alive.

Religious Crisis Averted in Kano

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:51:11 -0700

There was panic in Tudun Wada Local Government area of Kano State yesterday as youths unleashed terror on Christians living in the area. The action was as

Death Threats for Ethiopian Islamic Convert After Dreaming of Jesus

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0700

A former Islamic leader in Ethiopia has described how he found faith in Christ after Jesus appeared to him in a dream.

Scores die in Ethiopia oil attack

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:49:35 -0700

Rebel gunmen have killed at least 74 people in an attack on an oil field in Ethiopia's remote Somali region, the Ethiopian government says.