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  South Korean coalition urges China to end forced repatriation of North Korean defectors

  A coalition of South Korean civic and Christian organizations gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Monday to demand that Beijing immediately halt the forced repatriation of North Korean defectors, calling the practice a violation of international law and an affront to basic human dignity.

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  Korean mission scholars probe Pentecostalism, diaspora and new research methods as global Christianity shifts

  A group of Korean mission theologians gathered in Seoul to examine how shifts in global Christianity are reshaping the field of missiology, with papers ranging from the growth of Pentecostalism in the Global South to a proposed new research framework for studying local faith communities.

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  Evangelical pastor in Ceuta calls for prayer as death toll climbs and migrants turn back

  As the Spanish enclave of Ceuta slowly returns to something like normality, an evangelical pastor in the city is urging Christians worldwide to pray — for the migrants who came, for residents caught in the chaos, and for authorities struggling to respond.

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  Economic solutions to human trafficking: How businesses can help survivors rebuild their lives

  Economic crimes require economic solutions. That is the conviction behind the work of Dr. Lauren Pinkston, chair of the board of the Freedom Business Alliance (FBA), who joined today’s episode of Faith Without Frontiers to discuss human trafficking, trauma-informed workplaces, migration, and the role businesses can play in restoring dignity.

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  Chad gives legal backing to interfaith platform in push for peace and national unity

  Chad has formally given legal recognition to a national interfaith platform that brings together Muslim, Catholic and Protestant leaders, marking a significant step in the country's efforts to strengthen peace and social cohesion at a time of political transition and growing regional instability.

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  South Africa: Prayer answered with peaceful protests, but immigrants still stuck in make-shift camps

  South Africa remained relatively calm on June 30th as an unofficial ultimatum from anti-immigration groups expired without the violence many had feared. Save for a few isolated incidents, major cities avoided the looting and destruction seen in past protests, thanks to a robust police deployment and the government’s firm stance against lawlessness

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  German church groups warn of refugee protection rollback on 75th anniversary of Geneva convention

  A coalition of German church and humanitarian organizations marked the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention by calling on governments worldwide to reverse what they describe as a dangerous erosion of refugee protections — and urging Berlin to stop offloading responsibility onto poorer nations.

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