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Religious Freedom

Syria-SDF ceasefire raises hopes for stability, yet concerns for Christians and other minorities remain

Syria has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, ending nearly two weeks of clashes, even as Christians and other minorities remain concerned that the agreement does little to ease fears of continued persecution and instability.

5 min read Middle East

Body exhumed due to burial on Christians’ land in India

Officials in India exhumed the body of a tribal man without his sons' consent after villagers attacked Christians for burying it on land of Christian relatives, arguing that it would insult their deity, sources said.

9 min read Asia
‘We are in the dark’: Iranian Christians abroad describe fear and isolation as unrest deepens

5 min read Middle East

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Fulani herdsmen kill 13 Christians in central Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen in Benue state, Nigeria killed four Christians on Monday (Jan. 12) and nine others on Jan. 5-6, sources said.

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Muslims in Indonesia oppose Christian worship service

Muslims in West Java, Indonesia demonstrated against a Christian revival worship service on Jan. 6 attended by a staff member to an official in the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

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Fulani herdsmen kill 10 Christians in eastern Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen in eastern Nigeria killed 10 Christians in four villages on Saturday night (Jan. 10) and into the predawn hours of Sunday, sources said.

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Half of world’s people face some level of religious persecution, report says

About 4.1 billion people, half of the global population, suffer some degree of religious persecution in 24 countries, according to an aid agency report that identified a disturbing rise in anti-Christian incidents in Western countries.

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Christians in Iran imprisoned over Christmas season

Two Christians in Iran sentenced to prison for their faith were locked up on Dec. 16 and 20, and a Christian woman was summoned to begin serving her five-year prison term two days before Christmas, an advocacy group stated.

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Christian refugee from Sudan, 18, expelled for her faith

The Muslim family of an 18-year-old Sudanese refugee in the northern border region of South Sudan on Thursday evening (Jan. 8) expelled her from their home for her faith in Christ, sources said.

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UK Christian and Hindu leaders lament proposed redefinition of ‘Islamophobia’

Christian and Hindu leaders in the United Kingdom have voiced disquiet about the government’s proposed definition of anti-Muslim hatred, warning that it threatens religious liberty and free speech.

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