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Iran Convert Jailed For Evangelism
Posted on Monday, June 7, 2021
Iranian Christians requested prayers Monday for a Christian convert after he turned himself in to start serving a nine-month prison term in Iran for evangelism and leaving Islam, sources told Worthy News.
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Islamists Call For Killing Christians In Mauritania
Posted on Sunday, June 6, 2021
Islamic militants have created an online hit list that encourages Muslims to assassinate Christian leaders in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Worthy News established Friday.
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Sudanese authorities demolish church building in Omdurman
Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Despite a promise to authorize the church after its building was burned down, on May 27 officials in Sudan demolished a building belonging to the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) in the city of Omdurman, Christian Solidarity Worldwide…
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Hindu Extremists Destroy Church In India
Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Christian villagers in India’s eastern Odisha State were recovering Tuesday after some 150 Hindu extremists attacked and destroyed their church building, advocacy groups said.
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Uganda Muslims Torch House Christian Widow
Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021
Muslim hardliners in eastern Uganda have reportedly torched the home of a Christian mother of five whose husband was already beheaded for his faith in Christ.

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