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Government Of Afghanistan Persecutes Christians... http://www.onenewsnow.com/Persecution/Default.aspx?id=1293086
Excerpted from "Afghan convert faces hanging"
Becky Yeh - 2/14/2011
"A one-legged Afghan Red Cross worker faces death after converting to Christianity. Said Musa, a physiotherapist who has been jailed for eight months in Kabul, was tortured and abused by inmates and guards -- and now, Musa has been told he will be hanged for his faith. The Afghan lost his leg in a landmine explosion in the 1990s and was a medical worker at Red Cross for 15 years. Despite the threat on his life, Musa says he will remain faithful to Christ....
Musa was arrested last year after seeking refuge at the German embassy after a wave of persecution fell upon Christians in Afghanistan. Moeller says that persecution is increasing despite efforts by the United States to liberate the people...."
Read the rest of the story at http://www.onenewsnow.com/persecution/2011/02/11/afghan-convert-faces-hanging#.VAcX_aOCVB8
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Excerpted from "More reports of persecution in Afghanistan, Pakistan"
Becky Yeh and Charlie Butts
"An Afghan Christian who has been imprisoned for his faith may face the death sentence for apostasy. Shoaib Assadullah, a 23-year-old Afghan who was arrested for giving a Bible to a man who then reported him to officials, was imprisoned four months ago and may be killed under sharia law. Assadullah's case is expected to go before a judge in the near future since the prosecutor can only hold him for 30 days.
Jerry Dykstra of Open Doors USA laments ..."He is still in prison [and] has been attacked physically and threatened by fellow prisoners, especially Taliban and anti-government prisoners who are in jail,”....
Excerpted from "Afghan Christian sentenced to hang, released from prison"
Becky Yeh - 3/4/2011
An Afghan Christian who was incarcerated for his faith has been released after pressure from the U.S. Embassy forced a response. Said Musa, the one-legged Red Cross worker who was reportedly to be hanged for his faith, has been released from a Kabul prison. According to The Christian Post, Musa, who faced the death sentence for converting to Christianity, is now out of the country -- although his whereabouts are unknown....
Read the rest of the story at http://www.onenewsnow.com/persecution/2011/03/03/afghan-christian-sentenced-to-hang-released-from-prison#.VAcaFKOCVB8
"Afghan Christian celebrating prison release"
Charlie Butts - 2/24/2011
...Said Musa, a physiotherapist who worked for the Red Cross in Afghanistan for 15 years, was arrested and jailed for eight months in Kabul after a television show aired a video of a baptism ceremony. He had faced the death penalty, but the worldwide Christian community's response has proved beneficial.
"Well, [we] just received confirmation that Said Musa was released and is safely out of the country," reports Aidan Clay of International Christian Concern (ICC), who is currently located in Nairobi, Kenya....
...three Afghan officials offered to release Said if he recanted his newfound faith -- a proposal he refused....
"While Said Musa has received a lot of attention lately, there's a man named Shoaib Assadullah who was arrested on October 21 for giving a Bible to a man who reported him to local authorities," the ICC spokesman notes, adding that Assadullah "is still facing charges for apostasy" and remains in prison....
Read the rest of the story at http://www.onenewsnow.com/persecution/2011/02/24/afghan-christian-celebrating-prison-release#.VAcbQ6OCVB8
Excerpted from "Afghan convert faces hanging"
Becky Yeh - 2/14/2011
"A one-legged Afghan Red Cross worker faces death after converting to Christianity. Said Musa, a physiotherapist who has been jailed for eight months in Kabul, was tortured and abused by inmates and guards -- and now, Musa has been told he will be hanged for his faith. The Afghan lost his leg in a landmine explosion in the 1990s and was a medical worker at Red Cross for 15 years. Despite the threat on his life, Musa says he will remain faithful to Christ....
Musa was arrested last year after seeking refuge at the German embassy after a wave of persecution fell upon Christians in Afghanistan. Moeller says that persecution is increasing despite efforts by the United States to liberate the people...."
Read the rest of the story at http://www.onenewsnow.com/persecution/2011/02/11/afghan-convert-faces-hanging#.VAcX_aOCVB8
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Persecution/Default.aspx?id=1304980
Excerpted from "More reports of persecution in Afghanistan, Pakistan"
Becky Yeh and Charlie Butts
"An Afghan Christian who has been imprisoned for his faith may face the death sentence for apostasy. Shoaib Assadullah, a 23-year-old Afghan who was arrested for giving a Bible to a man who then reported him to officials, was imprisoned four months ago and may be killed under sharia law. Assadullah's case is expected to go before a judge in the near future since the prosecutor can only hold him for 30 days.
Jerry Dykstra of Open Doors USA laments ..."He is still in prison [and] has been attacked physically and threatened by fellow prisoners, especially Taliban and anti-government prisoners who are in jail,”....
Excerpted from "Afghan Christian sentenced to hang, released from prison"
Becky Yeh - 3/4/2011
An Afghan Christian who was incarcerated for his faith has been released after pressure from the U.S. Embassy forced a response. Said Musa, the one-legged Red Cross worker who was reportedly to be hanged for his faith, has been released from a Kabul prison. According to The Christian Post, Musa, who faced the death sentence for converting to Christianity, is now out of the country -- although his whereabouts are unknown....
Read the rest of the story at http://www.onenewsnow.com/persecution/2011/03/03/afghan-christian-sentenced-to-hang-released-from-prison#.VAcaFKOCVB8
"Afghan Christian celebrating prison release"
Charlie Butts - 2/24/2011
...Said Musa, a physiotherapist who worked for the Red Cross in Afghanistan for 15 years, was arrested and jailed for eight months in Kabul after a television show aired a video of a baptism ceremony. He had faced the death penalty, but the worldwide Christian community's response has proved beneficial.
"Well, [we] just received confirmation that Said Musa was released and is safely out of the country," reports Aidan Clay of International Christian Concern (ICC), who is currently located in Nairobi, Kenya....
...three Afghan officials offered to release Said if he recanted his newfound faith -- a proposal he refused....
"While Said Musa has received a lot of attention lately, there's a man named Shoaib Assadullah who was arrested on October 21 for giving a Bible to a man who reported him to local authorities," the ICC spokesman notes, adding that Assadullah "is still facing charges for apostasy" and remains in prison....
Read the rest of the story at http://www.onenewsnow.com/persecution/2011/02/24/afghan-christian-celebrating-prison-release#.VAcbQ6OCVB8
