By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

The article Stacy pointed out a few days ago discusses a topic from our March newsletter: Christians in Israel. Here's an excerpt from the Jeruslam Post article:

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There is a very interesting article in the Jerusalem Post today called Christian Anonymous about how many Christians really are in Israel. Check it out, it's very interesting.

ERMELO, NETHERLANDS (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in North-Korea have faced more persecution in 2007 than ever before, according to a major human rights report released Friday, February 1.

Pastor Sajid William was shot and killed by unidentified, masked gunmen on January 17. William, age 29, was on his way home in the city of Peshawar, in Pakistan’s violent Northwest Frontier Province.

Hi Everyone,

In July 2007, 42-year-old Li Mei and nine house church leaders were arrested, when they were discovered having a Sunday worship service. They were charged with singing Christian hymns to villagers, showing the JESUS film in a nursing home and praying for healing for a disabled elderly man. The nine were sentenced to re-education through labor for 12 to 18 months. Li Mei served part of her one-year sentence in a hospital with both hands chained to her bed. Repeated beatings and torture caused her to require a hysterectomy. She is currently serving the remainder of her sentence at home under house arrest.