APMA and Christians Protest Against Increasing Violence in Pakistan
On 7th April, two Christians - Pastor Shamoun Babar and his driver Daniel Emmanuel were found dead in the province of Peshawar, Pakistan. They were aged 37 and 36, and their families came forward to the police after they had been kidnapped....
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Vietnam Church Requests Prayer Support for Last 'Mennonite Six' Members
The Mennonite Church in Vietnam is asking Christians worldwide to join them in fasting and prayer prior to the appeal hearing for two of its imprisoned church leaders...
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CSW Fears Anti-Conversion Legislation in Sri Lanka
Persecution watchdogs fear legislation that may restrict the freedom-of-religion will pass through the parliament vote in Sri Lanka. This anti-conversion legislation may result in disastrous consequences for the Christians...
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Eritrea Grants Recognition to Protestant Sect at UNCHR but Denies Christian Persecution
Despite previous denials of religious persecution targeted against evangelical and Protestant Christians by the Eritrean government, Eritrea has dramatically announced the official recognition of a Protestant...
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Persecution Watchdogs Protest Against Iran Pastor Trial
Christian Persecution watchdog groups are protesting the upcoming trial of an Iranian church leader of an Assemblies of God congregation in the southern port city of Bandar-i-Bushehr in Iran. The lay pastor, 47-year-old Hamid Pourmand...
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BMS World Mission Team Ready for UK tour after World Mission
Members of BMS World Mission Team are preparing for an UK tour, which starts later this month and will continue for 8 weeks till late June. Over the past six months several teams have done mission work overseas...
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FBI Probes into Murder of Two US Wycliffe Missionaries in Guyana
As the reason behind the death of two American missionary couples from the Dallas-based Wycliffe Bible Translators remains in mystery, a seven-member FBI team was called to join the Guyana police to probe into the slaying this week ...
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Iranian Pastor Receives Trial in Islamic Court
Iranian Christian, Hamid Pourmand will be charged in an Islamic Iranian court (sharia) within nine days. He will appear before the Islamic court between 11th April and 14th April to face charges of apostasy from Islam...
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World Vision Commences Emergency Relief in Nias, Indonesia
One of the largest Christian relief and development organisations in the world has commenced the distribution of emergency relief assistance to the people of Nias...
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World Evangelical Alliance Appoints New Chair for Youth Commission
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has appointed a new Chair for its Youth Commission, which is one of the six specialised ministries that will help facilitate the core projects of the alliance...
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Evangelical Protestant Church Attacked by Samurai Sword Man in Germany
In Stuttgart, Germany a Tamil man has entered a church yielding a samurai sword attacking worshippers, killing and maiming some of the congregation. witness reported that people were seen fleeing...
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Guyana Authorities Investigate Deaths of Two Wycliffe Missionaries
Wycliffe Bible Translators released a statement on 31st March, announcing the death of two American missionaries who had been found slain at a farm they rented in southwestern Guyana near the border with Brazil...