A summary of just some of the news to be found at http://www.persecution.org/ for the month of December 2012.\n\nChristian genocide in Sudan: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/01/warning-signs-of-christian-genocide-in-sudan/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/04/christians-bombed-in-sudan-by-government/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/15/sudans-christians-facing-bombings-arrests-starvation/\n\nOn the situation in Nigeria: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/02/who-is-boko-haram/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/16/is-boko-haram-getting-stronger-or-weaker/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/19/christians-in-nigeria-remain-unhelped-by-the-international-community/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/19/boko-haram-persecutes-christians-as-the-world-watches/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/21/boko-harams-persecution-of-christians-may-be-the-evidence-of-larger-threat/\n\nChristian genocide in Syria: - http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/syrias-civil-war-a-cover-for-killing-christians/ - also http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/08/is-genocide-of-christians-coming-to-syria/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/12/christian-says-minorities-are-being-crushed-in-syrian-conflict/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/16/whats-next-for-syrias-christians/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/18/syrian-christians-fear-the-end-of-fighting-more-than-war-itself/\n\nChristianity close to extinction in the Middle East - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/04/will-christian-communities-in-the-middle-east-survive/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/16/the-plight-of-middle-east-christians/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/23/christianity-highly-persecuted-and-largely-ignored/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/30/christianity-close-to-extinction-in-middle-east/\n\nOn the situation in Egypt: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/05/christians-in-egypt-worry-over-morsis-absolute-power/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/10/egyptian-christians-fear-for-faith-under-morsis-islamist-agenda/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/21/future-for-christians-in-egypt-looks-bleak/\n\nThe Arab Spring now an Islamic Winter: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/09/unfinished-the-arab-springs-islamic-winter/\n\nYoung Christian convert tortured by her Muslim parents in Kyrgyzstan: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/18/young-kyrg-girl-beaten-and-burned-by-parents-after-conversion-to-christianity/\n\nTrouble in Congo: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/10/rebel-group-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-targets-christians/\n\nOn being a Christian in Iran: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/01/iran-from-house-church-to-prison/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/13/iran-said-to-be-killing-imprisoned-pastor-by-neglect/\n\nChristians from Iran sparking a revival in Germany! - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/20/underground-church-in-iran-helps-resave-germany/\n\nOn the situation in Burma: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/08/csw-urges-british-minister-to-highlight-plight-of-christians-in-burma/\n\nOn the crackdown in China: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/04/christians-imprisoned-in-china-for-religious-beliefs-up-131-8-percent/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/14/china-and-the-persecution-of-house-churches/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/19/high-level-communist-party-documents-reveal-nationwide-campaign-against-chinese-christians/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/22/arrests-of-christians-in-china-remained-high-in-2012/\n\nOn being a Christian in North Korea: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/06/christians-in-north-korea-continue-to-suffer/\n\nOn being a Christian in Communist Eritrea - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/06/eritrea-uses-military-conscription-as-a-means-to-weaken-church/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/12/eritrea-africas-most-repressive-regime/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/15/the-north-korea-of-africa-eritrea/\n\nOn being a Christian in Laos: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/20/rural-christians-are-coerced-to-leave-faith-in-communist-laos/\n\nOn being a Christian in Uzbekistan: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/07/uzbekistan-zero-tolerance-for-free-expression-of-faith/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/21/uzbekistan-a-criminal-offence-to-share-your-faith/\n\nOn being a Christian in Somalia: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/20/christians-in-somalia-gunned-down-by-suspected-al-shabaab-militant/ - also - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/22/al-shabaab-continues-to-spread-its-persecution-of-christians/\n\nChristian persecution looming in Europe! - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/15/hearing-in-d-c-examines-marginalization-of-christians-in-western-europe/\n\nHow same-sex marriage laws impact Christian government officials in the U.S.: - http://www.persecution.org/2012/12/29/christian-clerks-in-maine-face-impossible-choice/