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Originally published in My Christian Daily Russian authorities have intensified their campaign against unregistered Baptist congregations, banning several more churches in southern Russia under laws requiring state registration of religious organiszations. In October, courts in the Krasnodar Krai region ordered the dissolution of three Baptist congregations affiliated with the Council of […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Three Christians, including a pastor, were arrested in northern India under a controversial anti-conversion law for allegedly trying to convert Hindus to Christianity through “inducements.” The arrests in Uttar Pradesh came days after the country’s top court criticized the state for misusing the law […]
Originally published in Relevant A prominent underground pastor in China has been detained along with at least 30 other church leaders in what advocates are calling the most sweeping crackdown on unregistered Christian churches in years. Pastor Jin Mingri, who also goes by “Ezra,” was arrested last Friday evening at […]
Originally published in Christian Today Religious freedom for Christians continues to decline in India, with the latest news being that the northern state of Uttarakhand has amended the punishment for breaching its anti-conversion law to include up to life imprisonment. Anti-conversion laws in India are theoretically meant to prevent people […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News The man officially recognised as having the world’s highest IQ at 276, has publicly professed his Christian faith. YoungHoon Kim declared on social media: “Jesus Christ is God, the way and the truth and the life.” Known for his groundbreaking work in neuroscience and artificial intelligence, […]
Originally published in Morning Star News The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered the acquittal of an elderly Christian on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy conviction, declaring that a person of unsound mind could not be held liable for such a crime, his lawyer said. Supreme […]
Originally published in Charisma At the Hope Festival 2025, in Sahiwal, Pakistan, the atmosphere was charged with expectancy — because hope, as Dr Aaron Winter declared, is the belief that something good is about to happen. That “something good” was the presence of God, meeting people face to face and calling them […]
Originally published in Worthy News A young Christian worker is in critical condition after he was reportedly attacked at his factory in Pakistan’s Punjab province for alleged “blasphemy against Islam.” Waqas Masih, 22, was still in hospital Monday after a Muslim colleague at the Subhan Allah Paper Mills in the […]
By Anto Akkara — Originally published in National Catholic Register Amid hundreds of Christians being harassed and arrested, often on fraudulent charges, under the anti-conversion laws enacted in a dozen Indian states, Christians in Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India held a massive protest on March 6 demanding repeal of the […]
Originally published in Persecution.Org In statements on social media and state-owned media platforms, China is celebrating an increase in government persecution of religious minorities in 2024. The Chinese government views religious freedom as a threat to the exclusive loyalty it believes is owed to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules […]