NEWS ALERT: Sudan Christians Urge Prayers As Deadly Violence Overshadows Independence Vote
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Sudanese Christians have requested continued prayer amid an ongoing referendum on southern independence and reports that nearly two dozen people died in ethnic clashes near Sudan's north-south border.
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Sudan Christians Flee Bloodshed; Attacks Continue
Christians in Sudan were among thousands of refugees Wednesday, May 25, amid several attacks against them and fears of a new civil war between the Arab-dominated north and the Christian-animist south, which voted overwhelmingly to secede in a January referendum.
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Christians in Sudan South Sudan Facing Death and Detention
Christians in Sudan and newly created South Sudan face possible detention, beatings and even death amid a "deteriorating humanitarian situation" with thousands of people being killed this year alone, aid workers and Christians said in statements obtained by Worthy News Sunday, January 22.
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New Bomb Threatens Sudanese Christians
A new bomb is now being used by the Islamist government of Sudan against the peaceful residents of the Nuba Mountains of South Sudan, according to CBN news.
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Without Warning Sudan Demolishes Church
Without any prior warning, Sudanese authorities suddenly demolished a church in Omdurman Monday in what some Christians believe is a campaign by President Omar al-Bashir to rid his Islamist country of Christianity, according to Morning Star News.
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Pro-Life Leader Condemns Death Sentence for Pregnant Christian Woman Who Refused to Accept Islam
The death sentence issued to a woman who refused to renounce Christianity for Islam in Sudan is an "egregious violation of basic human rights," Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees U.S. Policy in Africa, said today. Ref. Source 1
Husband of 8-Month-Pregnant Christian Woman Sentenced to Death for Rejecting Islam Feels Powerless
The husband of the 8-month-pregnant Christian woman sentenced to death in Sudan for rejecting Islam says in a new interview he feels powerless to help his wife. UPDATE: According to ABC News, "So far the only concession granted by the Islamic court is to wait until Ishag gives birth before carrying out the sentence."
The woman, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, is reported to be eight months pregnant. She was convicted under the Islamist-run government of apostasy (The crime of renouncing or insulting Islam) punishable by death in some Muslim-majority countries. Ref. Source 4