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Tuesday, 01 July 2025
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Anugrah Kumar April 16, 2022 05:07 PM EST
Uganda: Muslims abduct teacher, burn him inside mosque for praying in Christ’s name

Uganda: Muslims abduct teacher, burn him inside mosque for praying in Christ’s name

In Uganda, a Christian teacher was abducted from his home and dragged inside a mosque where he was beaten and burned by his colleagues at an Islamic school who planned to kill him for praying in Jesus' name.

Anugrah Kumar April 15, 2022 04:59 PM EST
142 killed, 3,000 displaced in attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria

142 killed, 3,000 displaced in attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria

A group of armed men suspected to be radical Fulani herdsmen attacked several villages in Nigeria’s Plateau State, killing at least 142 people, abducting dozens, mostly women, and displacing more than 3,000 people, according to reports.

Anugrah Kumar April 10, 2022 04:51 PM EST
Christian MP Päivi Räsänen ready to defend free speech again as Finnish prosecutors file appeal

Christian MP Päivi Räsänen ready to defend free speech again as Finnish prosecutors file appeal

Finnish Christian politician Päivi Räsänen says she is ready to defend freedom of speech and religion again as public prosecutors have announced they will appeal her legal victory in a lawsuit in which she faced the possibility of six years in prison for sharing her deeply held biblical beliefs on sexuality and marriage.

Anugrah Kumar April 09, 2022 04:43 PM EST
761 acts of violence committed against Indian Christians in 2021, new report finds

761 acts of violence committed against Indian Christians in 2021, new report finds

A federation of Indian American Christian groups says it documented at least 761 incidents of violence against Christians, including lynching and armed assaults last year. It is recommended that the U.S. and European governments impose sanctions on officials who promote violence and exclusion of religious minorities.

Anugrah Kumar April 09, 2022 04:38 PM EST
Indonesia: Christian YouTuber sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting videos critical of Islam

Indonesia: Christian YouTuber sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting videos critical of Islam

An Indonesian Christian YouTuber has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting a video that purportedly offended people across the Muslim-majority country.

Michael Gryboski April 06, 2022 04:34 PM EST
UK ‘Online Safety Bill’ threatens free speech, civil liberties groups warn

UK ‘Online Safety Bill’ threatens free speech, civil liberties groups warn

Civil liberties groups in the United Kingdom have expressed concern about a bill in Parliament aimed at censoring harmful speech online, believing that it could be used to censor unpopular opinions on hot-button political issues like sexuality and gender.

Anugrah Kumar April 04, 2022 04:26 PM EST
5 Chinese Christians fined, arrested for attending event where Tim Keller spoke released

5 Chinese Christians fined, arrested for attending event where Tim Keller spoke released

Five Chinese Christians from a house church in Shanxi Province, who were sentenced to prison for “illegally crossing the national border” after attending a Christian conference in Malaysia where Pastors Tim Keller and D.A. Carson were speakers, have been released, according to a report.

Anugrah Kumar April 04, 2022 04:19 PM EST
Myanmar military destroy over 47 churches in 2 predominantly Christian states, rights groups say

Myanmar military destroy over 47 churches in 2 predominantly Christian states, rights groups say

Myanmar’s military has destroyed at least 47 churches and more than a dozen affiliated buildings in its attacks in the predominantly Christian states of Chin and Kayah since it staged a coup last February, human rights groups have said.

Anugrah Kumar April 03, 2022 04:05 PM EST
Franklin Graham asks Putin and Zelenskyy for a Holy Week ceasefire amid Ukraine invasion

Franklin Graham asks Putin and Zelenskyy for a Holy Week ceasefire amid Ukraine invasion

As more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree on a ceasefire during the 10 days of Easter observances.

Ryan Foley April 01, 2022 05:13 AM EST
Pastor, 3 others killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria: reports

Pastor, 3 others killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria: reports

Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot to death four people, including a pastor and two women in two separate attacks in Benue State on Tuesday, according to Nigerian media reports.

Ryan Foley March 30, 2022 05:07 AM EST
World Vision helps evacuees from war-torn Ukraine as hundreds take shelter in Romanian office building

World Vision helps evacuees from war-torn Ukraine as hundreds take shelter in Romanian office building

A Romanian office building has been converted into space to house 450 refugees a night as the Romanian Orthodox Church and an international humanitarian organization respond to the mass exodus of Ukrainians from their homes as Russian troops ravage the country.

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