Asia
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Pew study finds Catholics losing members through switching while Protestants gain in some regions
A new global study by the Pew Research Center reports that Catholicism has experienced net losses through religious switching in nearly every country surveyed, while Protestantism has recorded gains in several regions, particularly in Latin America. -
Five regions go to polls as India’s democratic fault lines deepen
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Christian groups raise alarm as court restores NGO foreign funding rules
Rights groups, including Christian organizations advocating for persecuted communities, are warning that a recent high court ruling in Pakistan could significantly expand government oversight of civil society and restrict the ability of nonprofits to operate, particularly those reliant on foreign funding. -
Pakistan urged to end forced conversions/marriages
A U.N.-appointed body on Wednesday (April 22) urged Pakistan to intensify efforts to eradicate forced conversions/marriages, noting that young minority girls consistently fall victim to Islamist coercion. -
Court change sought to help kidnapped Christian girls in Pakistan
A Christian lawmaker in Pakistan filed a motion in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday (April 21) seeking an explanation from the provincial government on why courts were not consistently accepting official age records in cases of abducted and forcibly converted/married girls. -
Thousands of Christians get temporary relief as Pakistan’s top court intervenes in Islamabad evictions
More than 25,000 Christians living in informal settlements in Pakistan’s federal capital have expressed cautious relief after the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) ordered authorities to halt imminent evictions and finalize long-delayed regulations to legalize such communities within four weeks. -
Police action lacking in abduction of Christian girl in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan have declined to recover a 15-year-old Christian girl who was abducted at gunpoint, forcibly converted to Islam and married to the kidnapper, according to her father. -
Violent clashes erupt as demolitions threaten Christian neighborhoods in Pakistan’s capital
Violent protests erupted in Pakistan’s federal capital this week after civic authorities resumed demolition operations targeting informal settlements, including a predominantly Christian neighborhood, raising concerns among minority rights advocates about the vulnerability of poor Christian communities to forced evictions. -
Christian woman in Pakistan in critical condition after rape
A 25-year-old Christian woman in Pakistan remains in critical condition after two Muslims raped her on Saturday (April 11), sources said.
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