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Bill to curb child marriages signed into law in Pakistan

Despite fierce opposition from Islamist groups in Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on late Thursday night (May 29) signed into law a landmark bill to curb child marriage, setting the minimum age for marriage for both genders at 18 years in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

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UN General Assembly holds first-ever high-level meeting on North Korean human rights as South Korea urges release of detained missionaries

For the first time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting addressing the human rights situation in North Korea. The meeting took place on May 20 (local time) at the U.N. Headquarters in New York and was convened by the president of the 79th U.N. General Assembly. It was based on a resolution on North Korean human rights adopted in December 2023. This marks the first occasion the U.N.’s primary deliberative body has addressed the issue in a high-level format

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Bill criminalizing child marriage in Pakistan rejected as ‘un-Islamic’

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WEA issues official statement in response to whistleblower report

The World Evangelical Alliance issued a statement Saturday, May 17, on its website in response to a whistleblower report recently published by the Christian Council of Korea, WEA’s former national member body.

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Christians among Rohingya refugees cast into sea

An estimated 15 Christians were among at least 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar (Burma) detained in New Delhi that the Indian navy on May 8 threw into the sea, the AP reported.

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Singapore Life Church pastor explores breakthroughs in family relationships

Rev. Dr. Caleb Soo Lee Chong, associate minister of Singapore Life Church, recently delivered a seminar on breakthroughs in family relationships.

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Muslims torture Christian to death in Pakistan, brother says

Muslims in Pakistan, including a former police officer, on Monday (May 12) tortured a Christian laborer to death over a theft accusation, the victim’s brother said.

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Christian father in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy charges

A judge in Pakistan on Saturday (May 10) acquitted a Christian of blasphemy and terrorism charges, noting that prosecutors had “miserably failed” to establish its case against him, his attorney said.

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World Evangelical Alliance whistleblower raises questions about legitimacy, theology of key leaders

A series of whistleblower documents raising serious concerns about the leadership and governance of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has sparked renewed controversy ahead of the organization’s planned General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, in October 2025.

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Christians driven from homes in India threatened with death

Villagers practicing tribal religion who assaulted 11 Christian families and drove 10 of them from their homes in central India last month for practicing their faith have threatened to kill them if they return, sources said.

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