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Detained Yemeni Christians Face Possible Torture and Death

By Jeremy Reynalds Correspondent for ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. (ANS) — A human rights group has learned that Yemeni authorities continue to detain Christians who convert from Islam to Christianity. Yemen is located in the Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. In recent news releases, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported on the detention of seven Christians by Yemeni authorities. In its most recent news release, ICC said that the Associated Press (AP) and Fox News have started to follow the story. According to the AP, an unidentified Yemeni authority admitted that his country had detained nine Christian converts from Islam between May and August 2008. ICC said in its most recent release it has obtained the names of several of the detained Christians, but … Read entire article »

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