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The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned several court judgments issued in Algeria that limit Christians’ religious freedom.
USCIRF Chair Nadine Maenza referred to recent decisions made in Algeria’s courts that convicted Christians of blasphemy and...
Christians in Brazil have condemned a bomb attack which seriously damaged the Memorial to the Bible in Campina Grande, Paraiba.
The Memorial to the Bible is a one-room building which people can visit in order to read the Scriptures in...
Amendments to both the Religion Law and the Administrative Code of Azerbaijan will bar churches from appointing leaders without state approval.
The amendments, signed into law by President Ilham Aliyev on 16 June,
require the State Committee for Work with...
Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled to grant tax-deductible donation status to a not-for-profit organisation of Messianic Jews.
The organisation, Yachad, runs a congregation of Messianic believers
(Jewish followers of Jesus). It has made repeated attempts to be awarded
status as a...
A 17-year-old Ethiopian Christian has been shot dead without trial in broad daylight in Dembi Dollo, Oromia region.
Oromia regional special forces, assisted by local police, claimed that Amanuel Wondimu belonged to the banned Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), recently identified...
Around 5,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Chin State, Myanmar, have again been forced to flee after Myanmar Army attacks on villages and IDP camps.
The army – also known as the Tatmadaw – began artillery strikes against IDP camps...
A retired Nigerian church minister has been freed after being kidnapped in an attack in which another minister was killed.
Church colleagues confirmed the release of Joe Keke on 3 June and said the 75-year-old was undergoing medical treatment.
He...
The Arab Council of Australia has added its voice to the campaign
calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government to recognise the
Armenian Genocide.
The council is a secular, not-for-profit organisation representing
Australians from 22 Middle Eastern countries. Its CEO Randa Kattan said
in...
Eight Christians were abducted by armed men who attacked their church bus as it travelled along Akure-Ilesa Road in Ondo State, Nigeria.
The bandits launched their attack against the Christ Apostolic Church
bus at around 6 p.m. local time, forcing...
A historic church building in Algeria that was appropriated by a local authority has been returned to the Church.
The building, in the port city of Mostaganem, is one of several
places of worship of historical significance requisitioned for secular
use.
The Église...
