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Saudi Arabia
X-ed Out of Saudi Arabia?
Kingdom will reportedly ban letter because it looks like a cross. Plus: Mount Soledad cross case ends, another Quran oath dispute, Bobby Welch's successor under fire, and other stories from online sources around the world.
January 17, 2007
The Risks of Regime Change 
Middle Eastern Christians might end up more repressed under democracy than under dictators.
March 18, 2005
Terrorizing Ally
Saudi Arabia tortures Christians even as it makes human-rights gestures.
December 29, 2004
Terrorizing Ally
Saudi Arabia tortures Christians even as it makes human-rights gestures.
December 1, 2004
State Department Adds Saudi Arabia to 'Worst of Worst' Persecutors List
Eritrea and Vietnam also added as countries of particular concern after years of pressure.
September 1, 2004
Is Christianity a Religion of Peace?
Saudi Arabia claims Wahhabist Islam isn't the most dangerous religion
October 7, 2002
Saudi Arabia Blocks Religious Websites
Few are surprised at restrictions found in Harvard study
August 1, 2002
How to Confront a Theocracy
The most effective way to address the human rights disaster in Saudi Arabia may be to let Muhammad do the talking
July 8, 2002
Out of Uniform: Flier Shuns Abaya
Air Force officer fights rule requiring her to wear Muslim covering.
March 11, 2002
U.S. Ally Jails House-Church Leaders
More than a dozen Christians imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since last summer
December 3, 2001
Two Christian Leaders Arrested by Saudi Arabian Authorities
Jeddah campaign strikes to eliminate house churches
July 1, 2001
Four Christians Released By Saudi Authorities
One detained Filipino still waiting for employer's guarantee
March 1, 2000
Saudi Arabia Keeps Four Christians Under Arrest
Wives and children released after two weeks
January 1, 2000
Riyadh Police Raid Christian Worship Service
Ten Adults, Five Children Arrested; Engineer Still Detained from Previous Arrest
January 1, 2000
Christian Engineer Arrested in Saudi Arabia
Charges Against Filipino Termed Religious-Related
December 1, 1999
Cleric Tries to Rein In Saudi Morality Police
Sheik Abdulatif al-Sheikh plans to distribute guidelines to all members of his force making clear that they don't have the power to arrest or interrogate Saudi citizens. (The Wall Street Journal)
Nigeria stops pilgrimages to Mecca over unaccompanied women row
Nigeria has suspended flights to Saudi Arabia for the annual haj pilgrimage, following a diplomatic spat over the detention of hundreds of female pilgrims for arriving unaccompanied by men (Reuters)
Syria’s Crumbling Pluralism
As Saudi Arabian arms and money bolster the opposition, the 80,000 Christians who’ve been “cleansed” from their homes in Hamidiya and Bustan al-Diwan in Homs Province in March by the Free Syrian Army have gradually given up the prospect of ever returning home. (NYT)
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