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Religious freedom in China deteriorates as Christians remain imprisoned, report says Religious freedom yearbooks show bleak global outlook Church building in Omdurman, Sudan threatened with demolition Christians in India lose ancestral home for faith in Christ Muslims sentenced to death for killing two evangelists in Uganda Government help sought to recover pastor’s wife, daughter in Nigeria Authorities in Egypt hold Christian incommunicado

Paul Mackenzie

Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years; church regulation bill still stalled

A Kenyan court has sentenced self-proclaimed preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for his role in the deaths of 191 people, including 190 children, bringing a major criminal case arising from the Shakahola tragedy to a conclusion.

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