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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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CAMEROON: Muslim Background Believer Rescued from Captivity

Mahamat, a Muslim background believer living in northern Cameroon, was imprisoned by his parents for his Christian faith but later rescued. Mahamat was studying to become a teacher of the Koran whe...

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IRAN: ‘Pardoned’ Christians Re-Arrested and Imprisoned

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 created the world’s only Shiite Islamic theocracy and profoundly changed every aspect of life in Iran. Today, many of those who committed their lives to Islam are fill...

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INDIA: Ministry Couple Sentenced for Alleged Conversions

On 30 July, an amendment to Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion legislation was passed in an effort to strengthen the state's existing laws. In particular, major changes were made to the severity of punis...

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CHINA: House Church Leaders Under Trial

On Christmas Day, a prosecutor’s office in the Tibet Autonomous Region filed criminal charges against 10 Christians from the Chinese house church, All Ranges Church. This is the latest case in a nat...

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NIGERIA: Christian Villages Attacked by Boko Haram and Fulani Herdsmen

Nigeria is divided almost evenly between Muslims, who dominate in the north, and Christians, who dominate in the south. Based in the north, Boko Haram is affiliated with al-Qaida and has also aligned ...

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SOMALIA: Christian Husband Attacked by Muslim Wife

In a town in Somalia’s Lower Juba Region, 35-year-old Abdulai Ramadan suffered an attack on 20 January after his wife became furious that he had held a Bible study with other secret Christians. R...

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