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Pakistan, Indonesia: Ahmadis under attack

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Indonesia has come under attack for not doing enough to protect religious minorities, particularly members of an islamic sect called the Ahmadiyah. A human rights group says Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was beaten after the release of a video showing him under house arrest. And, while Thailand is locked in a border battle with Cambodia in the north, in the south Buddhist monks are coming under attack by Muslim militants seeking greater autonomy.

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