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MOROCCO: Lack of Access to Bibles Limiting Discipleship

Only a fraction of one percent of the population of Morocco are Christians, and the lack of access to Bibles limits the growth of Christian communities. “Believers and seekers in this country face a...

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CHINA: Street Evangelist Detained for “Organising Illegal Gatherings”

On Monday 18 September, police detained street evangelist Chen Wensheng on suspicion of “organising and financing illegal gatherings”. They placed him in the Hengdong County Detention Centre in He...

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NIGERIA: Ninety percent of the 5,500 Christians Killed in 2022 were Nigerian

Of the 5,500 Christians who were killed last year because of their faith, 90 percent were Nigerian, according to the Catholic news service, Crux and the International Society for Civil Liberties and R...

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NEPAL: Two Churches Attacked in Growing Trend

An attack on a church in Nepal’s Lumbini Province last Monday was just the latest in a string of recent violence against Christians in the country. The church is in the southern Nawalparasi district...

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PAKISTAN: Defiant Pastor Shot in Jaranwala

A pastor was shot and wounded by hardline Muslims earlier this month in Jaranwala, Pakistan, just two weeks after churches and Christian properties in the area were destroyed by an Islamist-inspired m...

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IRAN: Many Place Their Faith in Christ Amid Unrest

The Islamic Revolution of 1979, led by Ayatollah Khomeini, created the world’s only Shiite Islamic theocracy and profoundly changed every aspect of life in Iran. Today, many of those who committed t...

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PAKISTAN: Spate of Blasphemy Cases Against Christians

In the wake of the devastating attack on Christians in Jaranwala, a series of false blasphemy cases has emerged in Pakistan, shedding light on the distressing misuse of blasphemy laws and the resultin...

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NIGERIA: Kidnappings and Murders of Christians Escalate

More than 1,000 Christians in Nigeria have been killed during attacks by Islamic extremists in 2023. Boko Haram, Fulani militants, and other extremist groups have kidnapped and killed Christians for n...

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ISRAEL: President, Police Commissioner Speak Out Against Small Group of Jews Harassing Christians

Officials in Israel are taking seriously a recent upsurge in attacks on clergy, and vandalism of Christian sites. The most recent attacks led Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Israeli Police Commissi...

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