Christians in India told to convert to Hinduism for burial permission
Tribal villagers in India have prevented Christians from burying the body of a woman who died on Feb. 24, saying it would defile their land and deities.
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Christian in Indonesia arrested for comments on Muhammad
A Christian leader in West Kaliman Province was arrested on Feb. 18 for comments he made about Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, sources said.
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Unknown gunmen kill pastor in South Sudan
A church pastor near Juba, South Sudan was abducted on Thursday (Feb. 19) and later killed, a relative said.
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Christian faces death threats in refugee camp in South Sudan
A Sudanese refugee in South Sudan is facing death threats for converting to Christianity, sources said.
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Three Christians, including 15-year-old girl, slain in India
Tribal relatives killed three members of a Christian family in India’s Odisha state last month, leaving three children, including a preteen and a teenager, orphaned and forcing them into hiding, sources said.
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Muslim in Uganda kills adult son for accepting Christ
A Muslim in Uganda stabbed his son to death with a long knife for converting to Christianity last month, sources said.
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Muslim extremists beat two pastors in eastern Uganda
Two pastors were discharged from a hospital in eastern Uganda on Sunday (Feb. 8) after a group of Muslim extremists beat them more than a week before, sources said.
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Family in Somalia flees home after embracing Christ
A mother of three in Somalia fled her home after her Muslim husband learned she had accepted Christ, but he later also converted and now the entire family is at risk, they said.
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Pastor in South Sudan refugee camp jailed after Muslim converts
A Sudanese family that expelled an 18-year-old relative from their home in a refugee camp in South Sudan for accepting Christ has dragged a pastor to jail on accusations of kidnapping, sources said.
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Pastor assaulted in India felt police left him to die
As police looked on, a Hindu nationalist mob in India this month subjected a pastor to dehumanizing brutality, damaging his hearing and forcing him to worship a Hindu deity, sources said.
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Christian group in Indonesia appeals revocation of building permits
A Christian organization in Indonesia is appealing a decision to revoke its construction permits, asserting the revocations were unlawful, sources said.
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Body exhumed due to burial on Christians’ land in India
Officials in India exhumed the body of a tribal man without his sons' consent after villagers attacked Christians for burying it on land of Christian relatives, arguing that it would insult their deity, sources said.
