Fears heightened of more carnage in Benue state, Nigeria
Fears of another large-scale attack on Christians are growing in Benue state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen slaughtered up to 200 people in Yelwata village on June 13-14, sources said.
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Iran is ripe for change but the outcome remains uncertain
Will the unprecedented current protests in Iran be terminal for the Islamic theocracy which has been in place since 1979? Social scientific insight seems to suggest not, but they've been wrong before. In spite of some key indicators that suggest the Iranian rule will continue, the triggers to regime collapse are mysterious.
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Stop looking only for a religious motive for hostility
The religious freedom movement needs to ask broader questions than just whether there was an explicitly anti-religious intent for harm created. Instead of treating motive as the defining criterion, we should examine how religious identity or behavior shapes a community’s vulnerability to harm. This article explains why.
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How should people of faith respond to Maduro's sudden fall?
With the Maduro regime in Venezuela suddenly collapsed, what should be our response as people of faith? Dennis Petri, an expert in Latin American religious freedom encourages us to respond to the latest developments with both principle and prudence even as we pray for the Venezuelan people and their journey toward a free and flourishing life.
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US bill would shift focus from saving Armenian orphans to funding their persecutors
A new bill introduced to US Congress to repeal a restriction on assistance to Azerbaijan should be strongly opposed as it would effectively reward Azerbaijan's torture of Armenian hostages, destruction of Armenian Christian heritage, and occupation of Armenian land, threatening Armenian religious freedom.
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Mother in Somalia loses husband, home for accepting Christ
A mother of three children in Somalia is struggling to survive after her Muslim relatives drove her from their home and threatened to kill her for accepting Christ, she said.
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Bullied 8-year-old Christian boy dies after assault in Indonesia
An 8-year-old Christian boy in Indonesia died from a ruptured appendix on May 26, days after older Muslim students beat him so severely he required hospital treatment, sources said.
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Finnish MP Räsänen describes police, government opposition to faith
By Chris EyteA politician in Finland who previously oversaw police as Minister of Interior recently told a conference in Berlin how officers later opposed her faith while interrogating her on “hate speech” charges for supporting biblical marriage.
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Blasphemy laws misused to seize religious minorities’ property in Pakistan: HRW
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being systematically misused to target religious minorities, dispossess the poor and settle personal and economic disputes, according to a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.
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Slain church leaders among abuses by Russian occupation forces in Ukraine
By Jack BethelHorrific human rights abuses of evangelical Christians by Russian authorities illegally occupying territories in Ukraine have been documented in a report released earlier this year.
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Christian falsely charged with blasphemy in Pakistan is acquitted
A judge in Pakistan on Thursday (June 12) acquitted a Christian of blasphemy and terrorism charges after the prosecution failed to prove its case against him, his lawyer said.
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Iran is ripe for change but the outcome remains uncertain
Will the unprecedented current protests in Iran be terminal for the Islamic theocracy which has been in place since 1979? Social scientific insight seems to suggest not, but they've been wrong before. In spite of some key indicators that suggest the Iranian rule will continue, the triggers to regime collapse are mysterious.
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