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INDONESIA: Residents Reject Church Building Proposal

On 10 March, Muslim residents in Wakatobi held a demonstration in front of the Wangi-Wangi sub-district office to reject the construction of a church building in the South Wandoka area of Wakatobi, So...

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SYRIA: Hundreds Killed, Including Christians

Syrian Christians’ lives have been severely disrupted by the civil war that began in 2011. Caught in the crossfire of this brutal conflict between differing Muslim factions, believers have been abus...

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PAKISTAN: Update – Kidnapped Girl Freed and Returned to Family

After nearly two months of legal battles and uncertainty, 14-year-old Christian girl Saneha Sharif has been rescued and reunited with her parents. Her case, which we shared on

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INDIA: Update – Mob Violence Cancelled

On 26 February, we reported that in a recent social media post, two Hindu extremists attempted to call 5,000 people t...

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INDIA: From the Field

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has seen a 20% increase in membership. Its emboldened base seeks to forcibly unite India under Hindui...

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BANGLADESH: Christian Supported by His Muslim Family Amid Ongoing Persecution

While Bangladesh is a majority-Muslim nation, the government avoids undue influence from Islamists and actively fights extremism. Sunni Muslims make up 87% of Bangladesh’s population, and 2% are Shi...

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UGANDA: Christian Stabbed in Attack on Evangelists

On 15 February, hardline Muslims in eastern Uganda beat and stabbed an evangelist after he and his team led a Muslim widow to Christ through open-air gospel preaching, sources said. Robert Kasozi, ...

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INDIA: Christians in Danger of Mob Attack

In a recent social media post, a man named Aadesh Soni is attempting to call 5,000 people to gather on 1 March, to join ‘Gau Nyay Yatra’ (cow justice parade). Participants are being asked to enter...

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CHINA: Christian Pastor Charged for “Organising Illegal Gatherings”

Ma Yan, a Christian pastor from Zhenxiong, Yunnan Province, was charged and tried on 10 February for “organising illegal gatherings” in relation to a gathering of no more than ten Christians in th...

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