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A Tunisian bites the national flag while carrying the coffin of slain Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid during his funeral in Tunis.

Globe Trot: Unrest in Tunisia, confirmation battles, killings in Nigeria and Christians fleeing Syria

by Mindy Belz

International |  Tunisia is following Egypt into post-revolution uproar after the shooting death of Chokri Belaid, a prominent secularist opponent of the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/globe_trot_unrest_in_tunisia_confirmation_battles_killings_in_nigeria_and_christ]

Saeed Abedini and his son

Called to prison

by Alissa Robertson

Iran |  In the middle of the night 13 years ago, Saeed Abedini lay sleeping at home in Iran after hours of wrestling with the Bible and Islamic doctrine. Islam,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/called_to_prison]

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he attends the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo, Egypt.

Friendly foes

by Jamie Dean

Egypt |  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Egypt raises troubling questions for Egyptians—and other countries across the globe

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/friendly_foes]

Saeed Abedini, his wife, Naghmeh, and their two children.

Convicted for his convictions

by Leigh Jones

Religion |  Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini gets eight years in notoriously brutal Iranian prison for his faith in Christ

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/convicted_for_his_convictions]

The silent treatment
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The silent treatment

by Angela Lu

Religion |  For over four months, authorities jailed and beat Iranian-American Saeed Abedini in Tehran with no trial or U.S. intervention

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/the_silent_treatment]

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) and President Obama at a joint press conference on Friday at the White House.

Globe Trot: Early withdrawal, Syrian disaster, Iranian-American pastor …

by Mindy Belz

International |  Afghan forces will take “full responsibility for their nation’s security” this year, announcedPresident Obama on Friday after meeting with Afghan…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/globe_trot_early_withdrawal_syrian_disaster_iranian_american_pastor]

Saeed Abedini

American pastor handed over to 'hanging judge'

by Angela Lu

Iran |  UPDATE: The U.S. State Department spoke up against Saeed Abedini's imprisonment for the first time today in its daily briefing: "We have serious concerns…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/american_pastor_handed_over_to_hanging_judge]

Nadarkhani upon release from prison in early September

Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani released from prison again

by Tiffany Owens

Iran |  Authorities released an Iranian pastor from prison Monday after holding him for 14 days. Youcef Nadarkhani, 35, had just been released from an almost…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/iranian_pastor_youcef_nadarkhani_released_from_prison_again]

A refugee sits at the camp in Maban County, South Sudan.

Globe Trot: South Sudan camp, Iraqi Shiites killed, Iran sanctions, Zero Dark Thirty …

by Mindy Belz

International |  Tensions are growing in Maban County, South Sudan—an area we’ve focused on that has a rich heritage of Christian ministry and has since mid-2011 attracted…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/globe_trot_south_sudan_camp_iraqi_shiites_killed_iran_sanctions_zero_dark_thirty]

Nadarkhani upon release from prison in early September

Globe Trot: Iranian pastor rearrested, Syrian death toll, reporter still missing …

by Mindy Belz

International |  Iranian authorities have again arrested an Iranian pastor they freed from a Tehran prison in September. Youcef Nadarkhani, 35, who spent nearly three years in…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/globe_trot_iranian_pastor_rearrested_syrian_death_toll_reporter_still_missing]

Saeed Abedini

American pastor jailed in Iran

by Angela Lu

Iran |  The Iranian government indicted a 32-year-old Iranian-American pastor this week on unknown charges after he traveled to Iran to help build an orphanage and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/american_pastor_jailed_in_iran]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (left) and Vice President Nicolas Maduro

Globe Trot: Chavez picks successor, U.S. doctor rescued in Afghanistan ...

by Mindy Belz

International |  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez admitted that his cancer has returned and designated Vice President Nicolas Maduro as heir to the socialist dictatorship he…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/globe_trot_12_10]

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