Over 9,000 churches, Christian buildings attacked in past year: Open Doors
David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, addresses the rise of global Christian persecution at the 2020 Open ...
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Burkina Faso: Islamic radicals kill 250 civilians; human rights group details attacks on Christians
Burkina Faso Christian Church at Tibin village near Ziniaré in the province of Oubritenga, Burkina Faso, on ...
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10 persecution stories that gained global attention in the last 10 years
A demonstrator holds pencils in tribute to the victims of a shooting by gunmen at the offices of French satirical ...
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Over 1,000 Christians in Nigeria killed by Fulani, Boko Haram in 2019: NGO report
Over 1,000 Christians have been killed this year in Nigeria as attacks led by Fulani extremists continue to plague ...
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Gunmen storm Sunday church service in Burkina Fso, kill at least 14 including pastor, children
Suspected Muslim extremists launched an attack on a church in eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday morning, killing at least ...
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CUBA: STILL THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE’S WORST ABUSER OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
(Hotel Nacional, Unsplash/Yuting Gao)The Cuban government last week prevented several church leaders affiliated ...
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Erdogan vows to protect Christians in Syria, says their churches will be rebuilt
President Donald Trump (R) and Turkey President Tayyip Recep Erdogan (L) participate in a press conference at the White ...
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REPORTING ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS A GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera arrives at the Kisutu Residents Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. ...
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Chinese gov't offers land to Catholic group to compensate for demolishing church
The Chinese government is reportedly offering compensation to a Catholic congregation whose church building was ...
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China releases Early Rain Covenant Church member 7 months after arrest
A member of Early Rain Covenant Church in China was released from detention Thursday, seven months after his arrest, ...
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Only 10 Christian Refugees From Iraq and Syria Admitted to US in 2018; Evangelicals Respond
(Photo: flickr/Anthony Gale)As the Trump administration has promised to help Christians and other religious minorities ...
Rwanda: Over 8,000 Churches Close After Gov't Passes Law Regulating Religious Groups
????FLICKR/ADAM JONES/CC?Sainte-Famille Church in Kigali, Rwanda.The Rwanda Governance Board continues to close ...
Officials, Police in Tamil Nadu State, India Halt Worship in 10 Churches
Marudamalai Temple in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India. (Wikipedia, Ramana)NEW DELHI – Officials and ...
With God's Help, Kumari Is Standing Against Giants in South Asia
Kumari was very quiet when she first came to the after-care home where I serve as a social worker to girls who've been ...
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Survivors of persecution breathe new life into religious freedom movement
CaptionNadia Murad had dreams of being a teacher, not a sabia — not a slave. In one horrific August ...
Rwanda: Over 8,000 Churches Close After Gov't Passes Law Regulating Religious Groups
????FLICKR/ADAM JONES/CC?Sainte-Famille Church in Kigali, Rwanda.The Rwanda Governance Board continues to close ...
Pastor Says UK Needs New Free Speech Law Protecting Bible Reading in Public After His Arrest
A Christian preacher from East London who was arrested last week and banned from preaching outside St. Paul's Cathedral, says the U.K.'s Parliament needs to pass a new law protecting the right to proclaim the Bible in public.
First-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom starts today!
Washington D.C. welcomes participants of summit on international religious freedom?It is a new day for international ...
Authorities in Algeria Seal Shut Another Church Building
Members of church in Riki, Algeria worship outside building. (Morning Star News)TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning ...
Solidarity for Prisoners of Conscience
In 2010, Liu Xiaobo was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless work on behalf of prisoners of conscience ...