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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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CHINA: Youth Summer Camp Raided

The Xuncheng (Zion) Reformed Church has faced repeated raids and arrests in recent years, as the government attempts to forcibly shut down the church. The most recent incident, which took place on 25 ...

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BURKINA FASO: Pastor Murdered by Islamist Extremists

Hamidou felt the call of God to spread the gospel. So he left the safety of his home in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to take the gospel to the northern part of his nation. Though radical ...

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LAOS: Teacher’s Faithful Witness Leads to Job Loss

Nyok has taught for 14 years, serving the last six years as director of her village’s infants school. A jealous coworker cursed Nyok, and she began to experience pain. When she prayed to accept Chri...

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ERITREA: Pastors Endure 7,000 Days in Prison

In 2002, the government of Eritrea passed legislation that locked down religious freedom in the country, outlawing every religion except Sunni Islam, Eritrean Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and Lutheran...

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INDIA: From the Field

Chhattisgarh is one of a growing number of Indian states to have passed anti-conversion laws. The anti-conversion laws have established a climate of intoleranc...

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