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Religious Freedom

Ukrainian priest could face prison for ‘espionage’

A Ukrainian priest abducted by Russian occupiers nearly a year ago could face 12 years in prison after a secret court trial for alleged espionage, contrary to international law.

4 min read Europe

Christians in China threatened after arrest for printing devotionals

Authorities in China issued threats of a long prison sentence and loss of property to Christians charged with “illegal business operations” for printing devotional materials intended only for their church, their attorney said.

3 min read Asia
Over 100 advocates urge Senate to designate religious freedom a ‘fundamental right’

5 min read US & Canada

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Al Shabaab suspected in killing of six Christians in Somalia

Six Kenyan merchants killed by suspected militants from the Islamic extremist Al Shabaab on Friday (March 29) in the Somali border town of Dhobley were likely attacked for spreading Christianity, sources said.

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Arson suspected in church fire in Pakistan

Christians suspect a Muslim who vowed to keep them from celebrating Easter was behind a fire set to their church building on Saturday (March 30) in Rawalpindi District, Pakistan.

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Leader of attack on church in Nigeria confesses

Police in Nigeria on Friday (March 22) arrested the leader of an arson attack on a Catholic Church building in September that left a seminary student dead, sources said.

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Terrorists kill seven Christians in central Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen accompanied by other terrorists on March 19 and 20 killed seven Christians in attacks on villages in central Nigeria, sources said.

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Eleven Nicaraguan pastors convicted for money laundering

The Nicaraguan judiciary has convicted 11 Nicaraguan pastors linked to the US Mountain Gateway ministry on charges of money laundering.

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Kidnapper wins custody of 13-year-old girl in Pakistan, sources say

A high court in Pakistan on Monday (March 25) rejected a Christian woman’s attempt to recover her 13-year-old daughter, instead allowing the child to go with a Muslim who abducted, forcibly converted her to Islam and married her, sources said.

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Persecution of Christians escalates in India, EFI reports

India’s Christians suffered an alarming escalation of violence, hatred and systematic oppression last year, according to the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI-RLC).

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