Christians are being 'strategically driven' from their homes
"The Church on the Run" report by Open Doors describes a "deliberate strategy" to weaken, silence or completely eradicate Christian populations.
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Rejection and stigma - the painful reality for abducted Boko Haram 'wives' after they escape
Some of the women abducted by Boko Haram and forced into sex slavery manage to find freedom, but when they return to their villages, the trauma only continues.
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Australians still open to faith and Jesus even though Christianity has declined, survey finds
Christianity has declined in recent decades, but Australians are not completely closed off to faith, with young adults being the most open of all age groups, a new study has found.
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Lawlessness in Nigeria
The situation in Nigeria is desperate – not just for Christians, but for children across the country.
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UK sanctions Patriarch Kirill over support for Russian war in Ukraine
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is among the latest round of individuals to be sanctioned by the UK government in connection with the war in Ukraine.
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World Vision calls for fair appeal for ex-employee convicted of embezzlement
The Evangelical humanitarian charity World Vision is standing by one of its former employees, whom it contends has been wrongfully convicted of embezzling millions from the organization and supporting the Palestinian terror organization Hamas.
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Iran is carrying out an 'invisible jihad' against Christians - report
"Iran's proxy militias in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen have played a significant, though largely unrecognized, role in the dramatic decline of Christians in the region," says the Philos Project report.
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Freedom in Hong Kong is 'diminishing', says bishop
The Church in Hong Kong is being increasingly squeezed into the "cracks", a high profile Church leader has said.
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Leader of Mexico's largest evangelical church sentenced to 17 years for child sex abuse
Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of Mexico's largest evangelical church, was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison Wednesday for sexually assaulting three minor girls from his flock.
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Pakistani high court upholds death sentence of Christian brothers charged with blasphemy
Qaiser and Amoon Ayub were accused of posting blasphemous content online in 2011.
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'Chilling effect' of secular intolerance on Christians is leading to 'self-censorship', report warns
Many Christians are holding back from saying what they really think because of fear of discrimination and stigmatisation, the study found.
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Pakistani Christian jailed since March 2019 for blasphemy is granted bail
Stephen Masih was arrested on March 11, 2019 after a Muslim mob burst into his home in Imranpura Bedian village, Sialkot District, beat him and other family members and accused him of speaking ill of the prophet of Islam after overhearing an argument.
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There is 'heavy hatred against Christian values' in Western society, says MP prosecuted over sexuality beliefs
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Chaplain fired after challenging LGBT indoctrination warns of 'soft totalitarianism' in the West
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Technology is being 'weaponised' to persecute religious minorities - Open Doors
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Ukraine Christians harassed by Russian separatists
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World governments must 'stop turning a blind eye' to persecution of Christians
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Religious freedom in Hong Kong is 'next on the hit list', warns former Cabinet minister
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Warning: Netflix new series 'Human Resources' features 'sexualizing references to children' - Parents' group
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