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  Police in Pakistan fail to make arrests in violence against Christians

  Police in Pakistan have failed to comply with Supreme Court orders to arrest all suspects involved in the August 2023 attacks on multiple churches and Christian homes in Jaranwala, Punjab Province, a church leader said.

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  Charges against anti-abortion Christian of breaching ‘buffer zone’ dismissed

  A court in Northern Ireland on Wednesday (May 20) threw out a criminal case against a Christian mother who spoke to women about abortion outside a hospital.

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  China arrests six Christians on charge of ‘organizing minors’

  Authorities in China this month arrested six Christians on charges including “organizing minors to carry out activities disrupting public order” for ordinary church activities, according to religious rights watchdog Bitter Winter.

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  Open Doors event draws 9,000 to Karlsruhe for prayer, firsthand accounts of persecution

  A North Korean pastor who survived hunger, forced labor and flight from his country told thousands of German Christians that the Kim dynasty is nearing its end — one of several firsthand accounts of persecution that shaped a three-day gathering in southwestern Germany this month.

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  Married Muslim in Pakistan said to forcibly convert, marry Christian girl

  A married Muslim abducted a 14-year-old girl on May 12, forcibly converted her to Islam and married her, exploiting her medical and mental health vulnerabilities to sexually abuse her, her father and his attorney said.

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  Hindu nationalists abuse new ‘anti-conversion’ law in Chhattisgarh, India

  On the morning of May 10, members of a Hindu nationalist organization arrived at Christian Sunday worship services in several neighborhoods of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh state, India.

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  UK police drop investigation against preacher accused of ‘hate speech’

  Police in England have dropped a four-month criminal investigation against a street preacher whom they arrested and jailed for eight hours following allegations of “hate speech” regarding Islam and transgender ideology.

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