Persecution of Christians

Boko Haram suspected after suicide blast, prison break in Nigeria

A suicide bombing at a Shiite ceremony killed at least 15 people in northeastern Nigeria on Nov. 3 while 132 inmates were at large after a daring prison break.
      
The attack in Potiskum, the commercial capital of Yobe state, came as Shia Muslims marked Ashura, the anniversary of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.
      

Kidnapped women 'used by Boko Haram on front line': rights group

Boko Haram has used kidnapped young women and girls on the front lines of its insurgency, according to a new report published on Oct. 27, after a fresh abduction in Nigeria's far northeast.
      
Human Rights Watch made the claim as it outlined testimony from dozens of former hostages who documented physical and psychological abuse at the hands of the militants.
      

REMINDER: Looking for ISIL: How jihadists operate among Turks

With seven reporters and four photographers, daily Hürriyet traces the path to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in five Turkish cities, as well as in France and Germany. A new breed of Islamic associations that has popped up across the country seems to be one of the sources of the problem GAZ?ANTEP

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SPC in "ecclesiastical charges" against Macedonia archbishop

SPC in "ecclesiastical charges" against Macedonia archbishop

BELGRADE -- The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) announced Tuesday its decision to bring ecclesiastical charges against Archbishop Stefan.

He is the head of the canonically unrecognized Macedonian Orthodox Church (MPC).

UN condemns persecution of Christians, minorities in war-torn Iraq

The United Nations Security Council has denounced militant persecution of Christians and other minorities in Iraq, warning such actions can be considered crimes against humanity.

The Islamic State, which last month declared a “caliphate” straddling large swathes of northern Iraq and Syria, has threatened a Christian presence in the region.

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