Asia
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Majority of blasphemy cases in Pakistan ‘fabricated,’ officials say
Officials in Pakistan last week reported to a parliamentary committee that a majority of 333 blasphemy cases registered in the past five years in four provinces were fabricated, according to media reports. -
South Korean church leaders ramp up preparations for 2027 national evangelization assembly
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Protest erupts in Pakistan after Christian framed for ‘blasphemy’
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EU calls on Pakistan to act against abduction, forcible conversion of minority girls
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From terminal diagnosis to global ministry: documentary to tell young Yong-gi Cho's story
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Churches called to support 1.9 million maritime workers for Sea Sunday 2026
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EU to submit resolution on forced conversions/marriages of minority girls in Pakistan
The issue of abductions, forced religious conversions and forced marriages of minor Christian girls in Pakistan is set to come under renewed international scrutiny at the European Union Parliament on Tuesday (July 14). -
Global evangelical leaders call churches to mark Creation Sunday on Sept. 6
Leaders from the World Evangelical Alliance, Baptist World Alliance, and the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network joined representatives of several other global Christian bodies Wednesday in a joint webinar calling churches worldwide to observe Creation Sunday on Sept. 6 — calling creation care an act of worship and discipleship, not a political cause. -
Tensions inflamed by blasphemy accusation in Pakistan
More than two dozen Christian families were forced to flee their homes in Pakistan last week after allegations of blasphemy against a pastor living in the United States triggered fears of mob violence, sources said. -
Chinese firm markets lifelike humanoid robots as remedy for loneliness
A Chinese robotics company has introduced a line of lifelike humanoid robots built as personal companions, presenting the machines as an answer to loneliness among single adults and older people. -
Christian in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy charge
A court in Pakistan on Monday (July 6) acquitted a Catholic accused of blasphemy, his lawyer said. -
Chinese underground church pastor Ezra Jin freed, arrives in US weeks after Trump raised case with Xi
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, leader of one of China's largest underground churches, has been released from detention and reunited with his family in the United States, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump personally raised his case with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, his family and rights advocates said Saturday, according to The Associated Press. -
Muslims protest presence of church in Indonesia
Islamists in June demonstrated against the presence of a church in one city in West Java Province, Indonesia and prevented a funeral Mass in another, local sources reported.
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