Anti-Christian Incidents in Israel Rose in 2024: Spitting on Clergy, Damage to Church Properties
Incidents of anti-Christian bigotry in Israel increased in 2024, according to a recently released report
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Nicaragua forces 1,500 churches, non-profits to close
The Nicaraguan government has canceled the legal registration of 1,500 nonprofit organizations, including churches, intensifying a years-long crackdown in this Central American nation. A notice in the government Gazette, La Gaceta, claimed these groups were non-compliant with financial reporting requirements spanning one to 35 years.
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Four more bodies found in superyacht wreckage
Search and rescue crews recovered four more bodies off the coast of Porticello in southern Italy on Wednesday, bringing the death toll from Monday’s superyacht disaster to five. Divers are searching...
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Men Jailed Almost 3 Years in Egypt for Christian Witness
Religious freedom advocates are seeking the release of two Christian men jailed in Egypt for posting about their conversion to Christianity.
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Christian Parents Regain Custody of Three Girls in Pakistan – Morningstar News
Three girls illegally detained by their employers were forced to testify that they had converted to Islam and wished to return to their captors, but a judge in Pakistan returned them to their Christian parents, sources said.
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Moscow Sees One of the Biggest Ukrainian Drone Strikes of War
Almost a dozen drones attacked Moscow early on Wednesday, Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. He described it as one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks on the city since the war began more than...
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Hezbollah Launches Dozens of Rockets at Israel
The Lebanon-based terrorist group on Wednesday launched about 50 missiles at the town of Katzrin in the Golan Heights area, the Israel Defense Forces said. Israel’s air defenses intercepted many of ...
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Ukraine’s Parliament Approves Ban on Moscow-Linked Religious Groups. One Church is Seen as a Target
A large majority of Ukrainians are Orthodox, but they are divided between two main groups with similar names: the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
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Persecution Watchdog Calls for US sanctions on Azerbaijani ‘torturers’
The persecution watchdog International Christian Concern has officially requested the U S government to impose sanctions on several Azerbaijani officials accused of torturing Armenian Christians The
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Nearly Half of World’s Migrants are Christian, Pew Research Shows
The world's 280 million immigrants have greater shares of Christians, Muslims and Jews than the general population, according to a new Pew Research Center study released on Monday.
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Christians in Pakistan Reeling Year after Horrific Attacks
A year after one of the worst attacks on Christians in Pakistan, Christians called for justice regarding the rioting in Jaranwala, as most of those arrested have been discharged or released on bail
