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. >> and i am wendy griffith. one year ago a revolution swept egyptian dictator hosni mubarak from power. many believe it has been hijacked by islamists. >> that is frightening for the country's persecuted christians. they see difficult times ahead. senior international correspondent gary lane has this from cairo. >> reporter: welcome to macotum home to many coptic christians. a place where poverty and garbage abound, so much so the area is called garbage city and the christians that live here are called zapalin, garbage people. they sift through and sort it, just to earn a few egyptian pounds. the christians here tell visitors about a famous legend from a thousand years ago, jesus talked about having the faith of a mustard seed and move cairos mountain. they prayed for three days and mir miraculously the mountain moved. at least 10 christians killed, nearly 100 injured. the tragedy was followed by more attacks including mas car by the egyptian army. this man was among christians struck by fatal gunshots. >> meana
. >> and i am wendy griffith. one year ago a revolution swept egyptian dictator hosni mubarak from power. many believe it has been hijacked by islamists. >> that is frightening for the country's persecuted christians. they see difficult times ahead. senior international correspondent gary lane has this from cairo. >> reporter: welcome to macotum home to many coptic christians. a place where poverty and garbage abound, so much so the area is called garbage city and the...
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hello i am wendy griffith. thanks for joining us. >> and i am george thomas. the country has suffered a deadly wave of attacks from a radical muslim group. millions of christians are seeking refuge from the vie vennes. >> could africa's most populous country be breaking apart? nigeria's president says the violence is worse than the 1960s civil war. describing it as an unprecedented evil. there was a bombing and death toll could rise to 250. >> i saw a dead body. >> 11 more bombed. boko haram is fighting for islamic sharia law including punishments like stoning and beheadings. president johnathon good luck who is a christian from the south has vowed to crush the group ordering thousands of roadblocks and stepped up security. >> we are taking measures. >> it has done little to stop the violence. key elements maybe sympathetic to the militants and growing concern boko haram may try to spark a civil war with the goal of splitting majority muslim north away from the christian south. some three million people, mostly christians are trying to flee the violence in the
hello i am wendy griffith. thanks for joining us. >> and i am george thomas. the country has suffered a deadly wave of attacks from a radical muslim group. millions of christians are seeking refuge from the vie vennes. >> could africa's most populous country be breaking apart? nigeria's president says the violence is worse than the 1960s civil war. describing it as an unprecedented evil. there was a bombing and death toll could rise to 250. >> i saw a dead body. >> 11...
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rouling the world to stand up for north korea's christians, hello everybody i am wendy griffith. north korea's prison system as a modern-day auschwitz. holocaust remembrance day to draw attention to the plight of prisoners in that hermit kingdom. >> reporter: each year they gather to remember the holocaust. remembering the victims of the nazi germany. 200,000 prisoners are believed to be held in the camps. most are christians. this man suggests south koreans must express concern. robert parks spoke at the rally. they tortured him during his imprisonment in 2010. he says the north korean regime is committing genocide against its own people. >> north korea has employed each of the five acts through executions and state-sanctioned murders, stay induced mass starvation, forcible abortions and the forcible enslavement of children. >> this north kore participants the chinese embassy in seoul. christian activists prayed for north korean prisoners and their family. this college student urges more christians to speak out. >> i wept and prayed when i realized in proverbs it says we should
rouling the world to stand up for north korea's christians, hello everybody i am wendy griffith. north korea's prison system as a modern-day auschwitz. holocaust remembrance day to draw attention to the plight of prisoners in that hermit kingdom. >> reporter: each year they gather to remember the holocaust. remembering the victims of the nazi germany. 200,000 prisoners are believed to be held in the camps. most are christians. this man suggests south koreans must express concern. robert...
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. >> and i am wendy griffith. news coming from sources inside iran. iran regime has signed the order carried out the sentence to kill pastor yousef nadarkhani. the white house issued a statement condemning iran and urging others to demand his release. franklin gram told "fox & friends," president obama should do more to help nadarkhani. >> president could call for a prayer meeting at the white house and make a statement, we apologized to the afghan because the koran had been burned. he could use the power of the white house to call pastors to have a prayer meet, he hasn't done it. >> nadarkhani has been in prison more than 860 days, he has rejected offerers to recant his christian nafaith. jordan, how soon might this execution take place? >> if you look back the last time this happened to a christian pastor in iran, it was 1990. very similar to the time line we have, the legal team in iran was trying to get documents in the courts. this case went to the ayatollah. the court didn't want to issue an order. supreme court took the appeal, sent it back to
. >> and i am wendy griffith. news coming from sources inside iran. iran regime has signed the order carried out the sentence to kill pastor yousef nadarkhani. the white house issued a statement condemning iran and urging others to demand his release. franklin gram told "fox & friends," president obama should do more to help nadarkhani. >> president could call for a prayer meeting at the white house and make a statement, we apologized to the afghan because the koran...
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. >> and i am wendy griffith. the central african republic has high crime rates and years of political instability add to its problems. >> that's right. one american group is trying to focus on young people and change the country's destiny. the game of basketball is bringing hope to the people of the central african republic. >> in the heart of africa life is extremely difficult in the african republic. >> one country struggles to build a stable future. >> this is a country that has truly suffered. >> you know, when you are used to suffering suffering becomes normal. >> central african republic is a landlocked nation surrounded by the most dangerous places on earth. >> since gaining independence in 1960 from the french, 11 mutinies, numerous rebellious movements in the north as well as the south. today is one of the poorest countries here on the african continent. >> two friends from two different backgrounds and living thousands of miles apart are trying to change the country's out look. theodore cobble runs the
. >> and i am wendy griffith. the central african republic has high crime rates and years of political instability add to its problems. >> that's right. one american group is trying to focus on young people and change the country's destiny. the game of basketball is bringing hope to the people of the central african republic. >> in the heart of africa life is extremely difficult in the african republic. >> one country struggles to build a stable future. >> this is...