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06 June 2010

Turkey: Catholic bishop murdered in south

monsLuigiPadovese102--200x150.jpg(AKI) - A Catholic bishop has been stabbed to death in his home in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, according to the state-run Anatolian news

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22 April 2010

Ongoing detention of a Christian couple in Isfahan with no charges filed yet

R-H-isfahan-2.jpgWith the passage of 45 days from the arrest and detention of a Christian couple by the government security agents there is still no

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18 April 2010

'Just say no to a coat-wearing Santa,' culture minister urges

The modern image of Santa Claus is a creation of the Coca-Cola Company that does not reflect the real gift-giving figure on which the icon was based, says Culture

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16 April 2010

Fear of 'missionaries' blamed for martyrdom of 3 Christians

DV184.jpgNew video reveals Islamic activists carried notes: 'They were attacking our religion'

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04 February 2010

Now the police help Turkmen imams to persecute Christians

TURKMENISTAN_CHURCH.jpgPolice raids, led by local imams, against the Christians who gather to pray. In a systematic way, the faithful are summoned by the agents that force them to "renounce". But they complain that they have applied for state authorization to meet, without receiving any response.

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30 January 2010

Turkey leading human rights violator, says European court

The European Court of Human Rights said it issued 2,395 rulings in 2009, an increase of 27 percent from the previous year, with Turkey and Russia as the biggest offenders, according to annual figures released Thursday

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22 December 2009

Turkey Ponders Legal Action Over Assyrian Genocide Memorial

THE Turkish government is considering legal action over a western Sydney council's decision to erect a statue commemorating the killing of Assyrians early last century.

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20 June 2009

TURKEY: IRANIAN REFUGEE BEATEN FOR HIS FAITH

Convert to Christianity loses another job as co-workers learn he’s not Muslim.

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15 April 2009

TURKEY: ERDOGAN, I DO NOT SUPPORT APOLOGIES TO ARMENIANS

urkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan said today that he did not accept or support the campaign recently

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27 March 2009

TURKEY: CHRISTIANS MAY APPEAL FINE FOR ‘ILLEGAL’ FUNDS

bloody-cross.jpgConverts accused of ‘insulting Turkishness’ fear ruling sets dangerous precedent.

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15 March 2009

Transgender activist murdered in Turkey

turkey.jpgThe killing of Ebru Soykan, a prominent transgender human rights activist on March 10th in Istanbul, Turkey, has led to calls for the Turkish government to protect trans people

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