KAZAKHSTAN: Three years' jail, five years' religion ban
A Balkhash court jailed Abilai Bokbasarov for three years to punish him for meetings about Islam. It also banned him ...
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Christian Mother from Somalia Beaten, Raped in Kenya
Ifo II refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. (Wikipedia, Oxfam East Africa)NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) ...
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Myanmar pastor killed after being kidnapped at gunpoint, leaves behind wife and 3 kids
Slain Myanmar Pastor Tun Nu poses for a picture with his wife and three children in this undated photograph. | GFA.ORGA ...
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Nigeria Steps Forward With Historic Mulit-Faith Event
（Photo: The first International Religious Freedom Roundtable outside the U.S. took place in Abuja, Nigeria January ...
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What you should know about Yemen and its tiny Christian population
In case you haven’t heard already, Yemen has been facing what many have called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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First Catholic church built in Cuba since revolution opens, brings a 'new sign of faith'
Worshipers attend the inaugural mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Sandino, Cuba on Jan. 26, 2019. | ...
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UZBEKISTAN: Fined for giving New Testament away
Police searched a woman's flat in Bukhara to seize a New Testament Shukhrat Safarov had given her. A court fined ...
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Philippines cathedral bombed, at least 20 dead; gov’t vows to ‘crush’ ‘godless criminals’
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, also known as the Jolo Cathedral, in the Mindanao region of the Philippines, ...
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Christians from India, Nigeria and Iraq detail the persecution their communities face
((Photo: Archdiocese of Erbil))Father Thabet Habib evaluates the inside of a burned out church right in Karamles, Iraq ...
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Iranian Christians refuse to renounce Christian faith in exchange for freedom from prison
Two Iranian Christians at their final appeal hearing were ordered by a court to renounce their Christian faith to gain ...
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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
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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!
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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 ...