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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Iran Arrests Dozens of Christians Considered a Threat to the Islamic State

Christians attend a Christmas mass at the St. Grigor Armenian Catholic church on Dec. 25, 2010, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran has arrested about 70 Christians since Christmas in a crackdown that demonstrates the limits of religious tolerance by Islamic leaders who often boast they provide room for other faiths.


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