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From Asia and Africa to the Middle East and Latin America, we work to amplify the voices of the persecuted, document violations of religious freedom, and bring biblically grounded context to the headlines.

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Uganda Christians murdered for preaching the Gospel to Muslims
Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Reports emerged this week that Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda have murdered a pastor and a church member for preaching the Gospel to Muslims, the Christian Post reported Saturday. Pastor Peter Kyakulaga and parishioner Tuule Mumbya of Church…
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Turkey has begun forcing foreign Christians to leave
Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Foreign Christians are being told to leave Turkey and others have been barred from re-entering the country, Morning Star News reported Sunday. Rights advocates have said the Turkish government seems to be purposefully aiming such actions against Protestant…
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Planned Parenthood sues church for making too much noise
Posted on Friday, July 31, 2020
The Planned Parenthood abortion provider has filed suit against The Church at Planned Parenthood (TCAPP) in Spokane, Wash. for being too loud and harming their clients, Fox News reports. Its website explains that TCAPP is not a protest but…
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Five aid workers killed by Islamic terrorists in northeast Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria have murdered four aid workers and a security guard after abducting them while they worked for the International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger, Reuters reported last week. In a video released by…
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Many Christians Killed In New Nigeria Attacks
Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Christians in northwest Nigeria have plunged into mourning after at least 10 people were killed and 11 seriously injured in a massive attack by suspected Muslim militants, rights activists say.
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Russian Court Fines Virus-Denying Priest
Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2020
A Russian court has fined an influential priest for publicly denying the existence of the new coronavirus and urging his followers to ignore government ordered lockdowns.
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Fire Damages France’s “Gothic Jewel” Cathedral in Nantes
Posted on Sunday, July 19, 2020
Prosecutors in France say a fire that erupted in the Gothic cathedral of the western French city of Nantes started deliberately. Tourists and residents watched in horror Saturday as firefighters battled the blaze at the 15th-century St. Peter…
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Ongoing slaughter of Christians in Nigeria at “genocidal” level
Posted on Friday, July 17, 2020
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) human rights group has said the murder of Christians in Nigeria has reached “genocidal” levels, Christian Today reports. According to Intersociety, more than 1,200 Nigerian Christians were…
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Christians Flee Turkish Bombardments In Iraq
Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2020
Iraqi Christians want prayers for Christian and Kurdish families suffering from Turkish bombardments and incursions in Northern Iraq, aid workers say.
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Iraqi Christian community under threat of extinction
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2020
An international humanitarian aid organization has said Christians living in the formerly ISIS-controlled Nineveh Plains of Iraq are now in danger of extinction, the Christian Post reports. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) published a report this…
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Eritrea Detains Dozens Of Christians
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2020
Dozens of Christians have been detained in Eritrea in the latest government crackdown on devoted believers, advocacy representatives said Friday.
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Turkey Expels Foreign Christians In Crackdown
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2020
Turkey is expelling foreign Christians as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to increase support from conservative Islamic leaders, rights investigators told Worthy News.

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