Religious Freedom

1,000 remember the persecuted at public protest in Switzerland: 'we have a responsibility'

Europe Religious Freedom Society & Culture

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Believers concerned about the rise of persecution against Christians covered the Swiss government plaza (Bundesplatz) in Berne in countless wooden crosses and constructed a mass grave in a symbolic gesture calling for governmental authorities to take more decisive action against the ongoing violation of human rights suffered by Christians in many parts of the world. Open Doors International estimates that globally 317 million Christians endure very high or extreme levels of persecution for their

Church sealed, pastor dragged and threatened in Indonesia

Asia Religious Freedom

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Fulani herdsmen kill six Christians in central Nigeria

Africa Religious Freedom

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Officials in Pakistan attempt to ban rights march organizers

Asia Religious Freedom

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Christian girl, 12, forcibly converted/married in Pakistan

Asia Religious Freedom

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Poor Christian brothers charged with blasphemy in Pakistan

Asia Religious Freedom

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Christians in Mexico face expulsion after losing property, church building

Latin America Religious Freedom

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Christian slain with swords by Muslim extremists in Uganda

Africa Religious Freedom

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Christians should uphold freedom of belief for all including homosexuals

Africa Religious Freedom

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South Africa celebrates Pride Month during October even as persecution of homosexuals is rising in other African states. This should be of concern for Christians as freedom of belief has long been a commitment of Protestant Christians. It doesn’t mean Christians must agree with differing beliefs, but it does mean that we must support the human right of others to hold, practice, and celebrate their beliefs as we have the right to hold, practice, and celebrate ours.
I was forced from home for my faith in Christ

Asia Religious Freedom Family & Children

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After a miraculous healing and turning to Jesus, an Indian family has faced persistent persecution. Recently it became so fierce they were forced to flee. Nevertheless, a powerful witness to faith in Christ remains in their village that we pray will one day bear much fruit. Here is their first-hand story.
Christians in Lebanon still hold fast to God in the midst of great troubles

Middle East Religious Freedom

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Five years ago, on August 4, 2020 one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history rocked Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Today the entire nation is still struggling to recover from the tragedy on top of many other pressures, external and internal, bearing down on the population of Lebanon. Here, we receive an insider's perspective.
A cry for peacemakers in a time of violence

US & Canada Religious Freedom Society & Culture

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The United States is a nation gripped afresh by violence. Many of its people are struggling to feel, to understand, to see a way forward. US peace and reconciliation advocate, Jim Eaton, calls Christians to a better way, the way of Jesus; a way that is not partisan but peaceful, not livid but loving.

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Asia Religious Freedom

Supreme Court of Pakistan bows to Islamist threats

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

Islamist death threats compelled the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday (Aug. 22) to remove part of a ruling recognizing an Ahmadi’s religious freedom, a move that will lead to more persecution of religious minorities, sources said.
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Caribbean Religious Freedom

Ban on Christian dance group in Barbados stands in spite of rescinded ruling

By Chris Eyte

A Christian dance group in Barbados remains disqualified for its biblically based performance on gender identity despite an arbiter rescinding his decision to uphold the ban, according to reports.
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Asia Religious Freedom

Christian parents regain custody of three girls in Pakistan

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

Three girls illegally detained by their employers were forced to testify that they had converted to Islam and wished to return to their captors, but a judge in Pakistan returned them to their Christian parents, sources said.
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Europe Religious Freedom

Pro-life worker in UK compensated for arrest outside abortion clinic

By Chris Eyte

A Christian pro-life worker arrested twice for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in England has received 13,000 pounds (16,858 USD) from police for her “unjust treatment and the breach of her human rights” by officers, according to legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International.
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Africa Religious Freedom

Fate of pastor, daughter kidnapped in Nigeria unknown

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

The whereabouts of a pastor and his daughter kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria were unknown after their captors threatened to kill them even after receiving a ransom payment.
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Asia Religious Freedom

One year later, Jaranwala, Pakistan still reeling from attacks

By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News

One year after one the worst attacks on Christians in Pakistan, Christians on Friday (Aug. 16) called for justice regarding the rioting in Jaranwala as most of those arrested have been discharged or released on bail, sources said.