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BELARUS: Harassment and Sentences for New Life Church

For several years, the New Life Church in Minsk has faced opposition from the government, including the complete destruction of their place of worship on 20 June. That act of destruction, however, did...

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INDONESIA: Mob Damages Church Building

The Pentecostal Missionary Church in Kabil Village, Indonesia, was recently destroyed by a radical mob that was protesting its construction in a majority-Muslim area. Church Pastor Jacksean Napitup...

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PAKISTAN: Concern for Christians as Blasphemy Laws Ramped Up

Concerns have been raised about efforts to ramp up blasphemy laws in Pakistan. Those found in contradiction to the laws face abhorrent punishment – sometimes, even death. The Criminal Laws (Amend...

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BANGLADESH: Evangelist Beaten for Testimony at Rally

During an Islamist gathering denouncing Christianity and encouraging anti-Christian activity, Juhel stood up and shared his testimony about his faith in Christ. Some in the crowd listened with interes...

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IRAN: Former Prisoner Pardoned

Iranian Christians are pleased that a two-year term of internal exile, which was part of sentences issued in 2017, has been dropped for Christian convert Zaman (Saheb) Fadaei. Saheb was arrested al...

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NIGERIA: 21 Villagers Killed in Night Raid

Despite warnings of an attack earlier in the week and the presence of security guards, 21 villagers were killed by suspected radical Fulani militants in north-central Nigeria last Thursday night. W...

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COLOMBIA: ‘Red Zone’ Pastors Out of Contact

Christians in Colombia are taking great risks to share the gospel in some of the most dangerous places for Christians on earth. Working in these hostile areas often results in persecution from armed g...

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INDIA: Pastor, Wife and Son Jailed on Charges of Luring Innocent People to Christianity

A pastor, his wife, and young son have been jailed for allegedly luring innocent people to Christianity in violation of an anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state where Chr...

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MALAYSIA: Christian Fails in Bid to Challenge Shariah Court’s Ruling on Renunciation

The High Court in Malaysia has rejected a 57-year-old woman’s attempt to challenge the shariah court’s decision on her application to renounce Islam. The woman was born a Christian but converte...

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