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Islamists Threaten to Kill Church Leader in Indonesia

Baptist congregation to try resolving dispute over worship place in court.

Special to Compass Direct

JAKARTA, Members of the Islamic Defenders’ Front (FPI) in Tangerang, Banten province, confronted and threatened to kill church leader Bedali Hulu yesterday as he visited his elderly mother-in-law in a rented home formerly used as a meeting place for his congregation.

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Alleged Masterminds of Slayings in Turkey Implicated

University researcher admits Turkish security forces monitor missionaries.

By Barbara G. Baker

ISTANBUL, Testimony taken by Malatya prosecutors last week corroborates a letter e-mailed to Turkish Protestant church leaders a year ago naming alleged perpetrators behind the savage murder of three Christians in April 2007.

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Iran Releases Two Christian Prisoners on Bail

Two other converts remain jailed from arrests in Shiraz last month.

By Barbara G. Baker

 ISTANBUL, Two Iranian converts to Christianity jailed for the past few weeks have been released by security police, who demanded valuable property deeds as bail collateral.

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Iraqi Pastor Jailed on Murky Charges

In separate case, Christian girl imprisoned for manslaughter may get early release.

By Peter Lamprecht

ISTANBUL,  An Iraqi pastor jailed on kidnapping charges and held for 30 days in the Kurdish region last month has said the real reason for his arrest was religious.

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