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Islamist youth gang in France threatens Catholic priest

A gang of Islamist youths in France shouting the jihadist slogan “Allah Akbar [God is greater]” this month threatened a Catholic priest and vowed to burn down his church building before fleeing.

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Christians among Rohingya refugees cast into sea

An estimated 15 Christians were among at least 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar (Burma) detained in New Delhi that the Indian navy on May 8 threw into the sea, the AP reported.

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Muslims torture Christian to death in Pakistan, brother says

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Herdsmen kill six Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen on Saturday and Sunday (May 3-4) killed six Christians and injured dozens of others in raids on two Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria.

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New committee seeking to 'preserve dignity and maintain order' renews debate on religious regulation in South Africa

South Africa's Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) announced the establishment of an independent committee that aims to ensure the country's religious sector preserves its dignity and maintains order.

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Over a dozen Christian leaders urge Trump to protect Afghan Christians from deportation

More than a dozen Christian leaders have written a letter to President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem calling for protections for Afghan Christian refugees amid concerns about their deportation.

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Iran sends wife of re-arrested pastor into solitary confinement

Besides questioning and threatening friends of an Iranian-Armenian pastor re-arrested for practicing his faith, authorities in Iran have detained his wife and put her in solitary confinement, according to an advocacy group.

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Evangelist who led Muslims to Christ slain after gospel event

Islamists killed an evangelist after he led several Muslims to faith in Christ at an open-air event in eastern Uganda last month, sources said.

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Korean Church Media Association raises alarm over China’s new religious activity regulations

The Korean Church Media Association issued a statement Tuesday (April 29) expressing deep concern over new Chinese regulations on religious activities, set to take effect May 1, according to reporting by Christian Daily Korea. The association warned that the Rules for the Implementation of the Provisions on the Administration of Religious Activities of Aliens within the Territory of the People's Republic of China appear aimed at “significantly restricting missionary work within China.”

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Record number of blasphemy cases recorded in Pakistan

A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country’s condemned blasphemy laws.

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