Story number 3 for 9 Nov 1999

Posted: 9 November, 1999

Compass News Direct is reporting that Azerbaijani authorities have yet to enforce a deportation order concerning eight foreign Christians. The group was arrested for attending a worship service at one of Baku's legally registered churches. Currently, the eight Christians from Norway, Finland, Korea, Iran, Colombia and Mexico remain in the capital city, despite lapsed deadlines. Although 80-percent of its population is Muslim, there are more than 22-hundred Azeri Christians who are active believers.

About Azerbaijan

  • Primary Language: Azerbaijani, North
  • Primary Religion: Islam
  • Evangelical: 0.2%
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