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  Persecution of Christians spotlighted at Lausanne 4: believers need a 'united, biblical response'

  The concern that church leaders have shown for Christians suffering for their faith since the first Lausanne Congress in 1974 has grown so much that most of a day and night was devoted to persecution at the fourth Congress in South Korea on Wednesday (Sept. 25).

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  Christian 16-year-old girl in Pakistan kidnapped, forcibly converted

  A 16-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan was forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim after he and two accomplices kidnapped her this month, her parents said.

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  Police in UK compensate preacher for unlawful arrest, jailing

  U.K. police last week paid 10,000 British Pounds ($13,321 USD) in damages and costs to a Christian preacher arrested, strip-searched and jailed for denouncing Islam in 2022 at a renowned public speech site in London.

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  Police suspected of killing another blasphemy suspect in Pakistan

  A week after police in Pakistan allegedly killed a Muslim accused of blasphemy, Muslims celebrated the murder of another blasphemy suspect by bestowing garlands on police suspected of killing him, sources said.

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  Fulani herdsmen kill Christians at church services in Nigeria

  Fulani herdsmen in central Nigeria killed two Christians on Thursday and three others at church services the prior Sunday, when they also kidnapped a pastor and 30 congregation members, sources said.

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  Christian mother sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy

  A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday (Sept. 18) received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said.

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  Religious rights gains in Vietnam have deteriorated, report says

  Two decades after the U.S. government designated Vietnam as Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for tolerating or engaging in religious rights violations, religious freedom has deteriorated despite the designation’s initial successes, a new report states.

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