Religious Freedom
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Calls for end to India's anti-conversion laws after hundreds of Christians arrested
There have been calls for India to do more to protect the religious freedom of minority faiths after reports that hundreds of Christians have been arrested under controversial anti-conversion laws. -
"Persecution is to be expected" - an interview with Brazilian theologian Dr. Rosalee Velloso Ewell
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U.N. calls on Iran to cease arbitrary arrests of religious minorities
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US Capitol Christmas Tree guidelines no longer ban religious ornaments, Christian group says
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House panel releases report on FBI's targeting of traditional Catholics
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'Christmas isn't racist': Trudeau, Canadian lawmakers respond to paper calling Christian holidays 'systemic discrimination'
Latest Updates
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ISIS claims responsibility for Philippines church bombing
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bombing of a church in the Philippines on Sunday in which four people were killed. Over 50 people were injured in the attack, which took place as a Catholic mass was being held at the Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi City. -
Blast kills four at worship service in Muslim region of the Philippines
The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a blast that killed four worshippers at a Catholic Mass on Sunday (Dec. 4) in an area of the Philippines that had become an autonomous Muslim region in an attempt to end such violence. -
Rising tensions in Tripura as Hindu group plans protest against tribal Christians on Christmas Day
In a move that threatens to heighten communal tensions, the Janajati Dharma Sanskriti Suraksha Manch (JSM), an affiliate of the pro-Hindu Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has announced its intention to stage a protest rally on Christmas Day in Agartala, the capital of Tripura. -
New measures threaten to further erode religious freedom in China, rights experts say
New regulations for “religious activity venues” in China advance officials’ desire to replace spiritual instruction with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) political teaching, rights experts say. -
Nigeria: Judge refuses to dismiss case of mother jailed for speaking against murder of Christian girl
The trial of Rhoda Jatau, a Christian mother of five in Nigeria’s Bauchi State, will continue following a judge’s refusal to dismiss the case against her. Jatau has been in prison since last May, accused of sharing a video on WhatsApp that condemned the lynching of Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a Nigerian student killed by her classmates for sharing her Christian faith. -
Exiled Catholics testify about their imprisonment under Nicaragua's Ortega dictatorship
An exiled prisoner of conscience from Nicaragua told members of U.S. Congress he was arrested without a warrant, stripped naked and subjected to multiple interrogations about Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who was sentenced to over 20 years in prison for sermons criticizing the government's human rights violations. -
Four Christian missionaries targeted and brutally assaulted in Jharkhand
Four missionaries including a pastor and his wife from Gospel Echoing Missionary Society (GEMS) were brutally assaulted in a village near Garhwa district of Jharkhand. Pastor P. Sarvanan and his companion P. Andrew are admitted in a GEMS hospital since November 21, after complaints of severe headache and dizziness, informed Andrew to Christian Today.
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Persecution that results from religious activity not identity
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Church building demolished in Maharashtra state, India
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Baptist pastor, other Christians killed in attacks in Plateau state, Nigeria
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Gospel of Luke presented entirely in sign language to reach millions of Deaf people
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Hidden garden found beneath Jerusalem church matches gospel account of Jesus’ tomb
