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Oppressed Christians in Algeria go underground

Following Algeria’s closure of nearly all evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, sources said.

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Funeral services held for 30 Christians massacred in Nigeria

Pastors and members of various churches attended a Catholic funeral service on Saturday (Aug. 1) for 27 Christians massacred by suspected Fulani terrorists in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said.

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Rebel militia abduct pastor and family members in Sudan

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Constitutional court in Pakistan to revisit ruling on married girl

Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Friday (July 24) agreed to revisit its controversial ruling that upheld the marriage of a Muslim man to a 13-year-old Christian girl allegedly abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married against her will.

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Trump praises Tinubu for efforts to protect Christians as US and Nigeria deepen security ties

President Donald Trump has praised Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his government’s efforts to confront terrorism and protect Christian communities, signaling a significant shift in tone after months of sharp criticism from Washington over deadly attacks on Christians.

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Finnish politician takes battle over ‘hate speech’ to European Court of Human Rights

Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen on Friday (July 24) announced that she has officially filed her appeal of a hate speech conviction with the European Court of Human Rights.

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Muslims protest construction of church building in Indonesia

Muslims in Indonesia on July 7 protested construction of a church building in South Sulawesi Province, falsely claiming it had not fulfilled legal requirements, sources said.

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Finnish attorney Ville Hoikkala: 'Criminality is not a good career choice in Finland'

A Finnish Christian lawyer who has spent more than two decades representing immigrants, asylum seekers and criminal defendants says his work has given him a unique perspective on both the brokenness of humanity and the transforming power of faith.

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Christian in Somaliland poisoned to death after secret conversion

Muslim relatives of a father of five in Somaliland who recently became a Christian poisoned him to death this month for converting, sources said.

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Christians imprisoned under India’s ‘anti-conversion’ law

Six pastors and another Christian in India have begun serving their five-year prison sentences under an “anti-conversion” law, two years after they were falsely accused at a child’s birthday party, sources said.

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