House churches in China are being told to expect “unprecedented suppression” in a new report which is warning of a “major turning point” in the treatment of believers. China Aid has expressed fears that Chinese Christians will suffer under a
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Christians and non-Sunni Muslims from Mosul, northern Iraq, waiting to return after their city’s liberation from Islamic State is completed, may have many years to wait, and their chances of doing so depend on the actions of the Iraqi Government,
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Christians in Sudan, along with Middle East Concern, are requesting further prayer for three imprisoned Christians who were sentenced at a court hearing on yesterday, Sunday 29th January. https://pray.interserve.org/pray-for-sudanese-christians-facing-trial/. The court sentenced Petr Jasek to life in prison for espionage,
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The first day of Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan hit a snag as direct negotiations between rebels and the government looked unlikely, and as delegates sparred over details of a nationwide truce. On Monday, representatives of the Syrian government and
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Nissar and his wife were brought up as Muslims, but 20 years ago came to faith in Christ. Since then they and their children have been regularly abused and attacked, told to move out of the predominantly Muslim area of
Read moreA human rights lawyer in China who has been detained since 2014 sent a message to his wife to gather people to pray, not for his release, but for the gospel to spread. The lawyer’s wife, Mrs. Wong, shared her
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An Algerian Christian has been sentenced to a year in jail for a post he allegedly made on Facebook in December 2015. Samir Chamek, 34, was found guilty of insulting Islam on the social media platform, Facebook, and was sentenced
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The Egyptian President has made a promise to build the largest church in Egypt. He made the announcement during a Christmas liturgy held at Cairo’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, celebrated by Patriarch Tawadros II, telling those gathered there that he has
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Nepalese Christians are having difficulty obtaining rights to their own burial grounds and are being forced to bury their dead in nearby forests at night, according to a Christian lobby group in Nepal. C.B. Gahatraj, general secretary of the Federation
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The terrible situation faced by refugees seeking sanctuary in Europe has been laid bare by Christian Aid, a relief organistion workiong amongst refugees. The organstion says that refugees in Greece and Bulgaria are in a desperate situation. According to Christian
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