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  Released pastor recounts prison conditions in China, urges legal help for Christians

  In his preaching in China, Ezra Jin used to say he would likely not be jailed as his predecessors were, but the pastor can now talk about a prison experience of sharing a room with 30 people and being forced to sleep next to a violent veteran suffering post-trauma nightmares.

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  Case against alleged kidnapper of Christian girl restored in Pakistan

  A high court judge on Thursday (Oct. 1) ordered restoration of a police case against a Muslim suspected of abducting and forcibly converting/marrying a Christian girl, sources said.

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  Report highlights role of short-term trips, church apprenticeships in long-term mission

  Short-term mission placements and church apprenticeships can help prepare people for long-term gospel ministry, according to a report published by mission agency Crosslinks.

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  Conflict, surveillance, disunity emerging as new religious freedom challenges, advocates say

  Religious freedom advocates told a gathering in Texas that armed conflict and state surveillance are undermining the methods Christians have used to defend persecuted believers. They said a divided global church is poorly placed to respond.

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  Evangelical leaders call churches to strengthen Filipino families

  Over the past month, evangelical leaders in the Philippines have urged churches to make family restoration a ministry priority, calling Christian communities to strengthen marriages, support parents and help protect children.

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  Korean Christian broadcaster that carried gospel into North Korea marks 70 years

  Far East Broadcasting Company-Korea, a Christian radio network whose signals have reached listeners in North Korea, China and Russia for decades, is marking its 70th anniversary with a series of events running through December.

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  International community demands release of rights lawyers in Pakistan

  Asserting that the rearrest of two leading human rights attorneys threatens legal defense for victims of religious persecution, 15 international rights organizations on Monday (Sept. 28) demanded the immediate release Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha.

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