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Harsh Era Looms in Aceh, Indonesia |
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 |
Election of hard-line Islamic governor followed by closure of 17 churches
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (ANS) -- The election of a hard-line Islamic governor in Indonesia's Aceh Province last month appears to have opened the way for a crack-down on the minority Christian community, which saw 17 churches sealed shut in early May.
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Sudanese Authorities Close Christian Offices in South Darfur |
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Written by Dan Wooding
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |
Sudan Council of Churches, Sudan Aid in South Darfur state shuttered without explanation
SOUTH DARFUR, SUDAN (ANS) -- Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that security agents in Sudan's South Darfur state have closed down the Nyala offices of the Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) and relief group Sudan Aid, sources said. CDN says that agents from the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) arrived at the organizations' compound in Nyala at 8 a.m. on April 22, ordered SCC staff members to hand over keys of offices and vehicles and, without explanation, ordered them to leave immediately, an SCC staff worker said.
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On the Road again, Release of my Rick Wakeman book, and Front Page Radio |
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Written by Dan Wooding
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 |
LAKE FOREST, CA (ANS) -- Dear ANS friends: Norma and I send to your all our warmest greetings and thank you for all your kind prayers and support and we especially welcome our many new subscribers to ANS from Dick Innes' Daily Encounter. We trust that you will both blessed and challenged by the many stories that you are receiving into your inbox several times a day. Just so you understand, we are an international Christian news service that provides stories from around the world and are mainly aimed at the media, but we are delighted that many of you can also receive these stories. If any of your feel overwhelmed with the number of stories you are receiving, please feel free at any time to unsubscribe yourself at the end of any of the stories. On the road again  | A hungry squirrel enjoying a nut
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On Wednesday, I will be flying to Denver and then travel up to the beautiful YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, where I will be speaking at the Colorado Christian Writers Conference (May 16-19), along with a wonderful line-up of others in this field. I will be giving the keynote talk on Thursday evening about Persecuted Christians and how we, as writers, can tell their inspiring stories. Then on the Friday, I have a workshop with the title, "How to Become a First-Class Journalist." I will also be conducting various interviews during the conference and bringing updates to the attendees on our latest ANS stories.After briefly returning home, I will then be off to Nairobi, Kenya, to cover the 9th Annual World Christian Doctors Network (WCDN) conference to be held at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, from May 25-26. This is a unique gathering of doctors and medical professionals who all believe in Divine Healing and many will be presenting cases of healing that will be fully documented. |
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A series of explosions in Ukraine could be 'politically motivated' |
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Written by Victoria Uzunova of the Christian Telegraph (www.christiantelegraph.com)
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 |
DNEPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE (ANS) -- A Ukrainian pastor says he believes that the series of explosions that occurred in Dnepropetrovsk on April, 27, 2012, could have been "politically motivated."  | Survivors of one of the blasts
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He is Vladimir Ivanov, pastor of the Good News Church in Dnepropetrovsk, who has now asked for Christians around the world to pray for the situation in his city.According to media reports in media, four explosions occurred, but the pastor claims that there were actually five of them. According to www.segodnya.ua, 30 people were injured, and another news service reported that the first explosion occurred near a tram station during which at least three people were injured. Pastor Ivanov said that his son and two students from his group were near the location where one of the explosions occurred. His friends were injured, but the son was unscathed.
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13-year-old Christian girl allegedly raped by three men in Pakistan |
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Written by Shamim Masih
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Monday, 14 May 2012 |
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (ANS) -- A Pakistani Muslim man, along with two accomplices, allegedly abducted and raped a 13-year-old Christian girl on Thursday, March 29, 2012, according to her uncle, Asher. The Rev. Gul Irfan Khan of the Local Church, Pakistan, spoke about this sad event on telephone. He alleged that he had been told that the Muslim man, along with the others, abducted Anisha Moris, 13, the daughter of Moris Masih, a resident of Dhomala Narowal city of Sialkot region of Punjab province, and took her to their place and forcibly raped her.
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