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BRUNEI: Compulsory Islamic Teaching in Schools

Brunei is a Muslim-majority nation under the rule of a dynastic sultan and Islamic law. Almost 80 percent of Bruneians are Sunni Muslims, and nearly all of the 9 percent who are Christians are ethnica...

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CHINA: Police Question Church Elder and Confiscate His Computer

For the past five years, Elder Li Yingqiang has been repeatedly subjected to questioning and detention since the Chinese Communist Party began targeting the Early Rain Covenant Church. In the most ...

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BENIN: Christian Sisters Beaten, Nearly Killed by Their Father

Renee (22) and Rebecca (19) are half-sisters. Their father has four wives and practises animistic sorcery. Years ago, Renee’s mother was unable to conceive, so she went to a Christian outreach hopin...

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IRAN: Christian Brothers Detained by Iranian Intelligence

On 11 December, Christian converts Alireza and Amir Nourmohammadi were arrested along with Milad Goodarzi in Karaj by officers of the Iranian intelligence department. Milad was released after several ...

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NIGERIA: Nearly 200 Christians Killed in Christmas Eve Massacre

Suspected Nigerian Fulani militants attacked 21 Christian villages in the Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Mangu counties of Plateau State on Christmas Eve. It has been reported that 84 communities in Bokkos ...

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NORTH KOREA: Defector Finds Christ, Enrols in Bible College

While living in North Korea, Ahn was an elite soldier in the North Korean military. One evening, in an attempt to save a portrait of the North Korean communist founder, Kim Il-Sung, from a fire, Ahn s...

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PAKISTAN: Christian Teen Forced into Marriage Makes Daring Escape

Nayab Gill was just 13 years old when she was taken from her home in Gujranwala, Pakistan, by her Muslim employer. She was forced to convert to Islam and made to marry her abductor at gunpoint, a fate...

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CHINA: Early Rain Covenant Church Continues to Face Harassment

Members of the Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Chengdu continue to face harassment from local authorities. On 9 December ERCC members planned an online prayer meeting to commemorate the 2018 c...

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INDIA: From the Field

VOM Australia has the privilege of supporting front-line workers in several restricted nations. These faithful believers work tirelessly to lead churches in hostile areas, encourage persecuted believe...

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