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  Counter-protestors try to attack pro-lifers in Germany

  About 200 counter-protesters in Germany tried to attack 20 young Christians as they were leaving a peaceful prayer gathering against abortion on Aug. 15, a rights group reported.

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  Belarus seeks to prosecute two Christian religious freedom defenders

  Authorities in Belarus have refused to answer questions by rights group Forum 18 about two Christian religious freedom advocates sought for extradition to face unspecified criminal charges.

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  UK lifts Finnish MP’s travel ban – too late for event

  A Finnish member of parliament barred from entering the U.K. learned her travel ban had been lifted only 45 minutes before she was due on stage at a Northern Ireland event.

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  Germany debates official signposts for Islamic prayers

  Penzberg, in southern Germany, is the first municipality in the country to display information on the mosque and its prayer times on official signs at the entrance to the town.

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  Shortage of religious studies teachers in UK 'worsening' despite rising demand

  Despite the increasing demand for Religious Studies (RS) as a GCSE subject, experts have continued to warn of a shortage of specialist teachers in the subject.

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  Evangelical leaders join Kyiv prayer breakfast, call on world not to grow weary of Ukraine's war

  A delegation of evangelical leaders from across Europe stood with more than 1,500 participants from 17 countries at Ukraine's third National Prayer Breakfast on Sunday, Aug. 23, offering prayers of solidarity with a nation still at war four and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion, as it prepares to mark 35 years of independence.

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  Swiss pro-life groups petition against mandatory insurance coverage for abortions

  A coalition of Swiss pro-life organizations has launched a petition opposing a parliamentary decision that would make abortions fully funded by the country's mandatory health insurance starting next year.

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