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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Hamas Planning to Release Three Hostages over the Weekend
Palestinian militants are scheduled to release Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Calderon into Israeli custody on Saturday, the Hamas-run Shehab News Agency reported Friday. The Gaza-based terroris...
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EU Issues Warning to Pakistan about Human Rights – Morningstar News
Pakistan’s preferential trade status could be jeopardized if it does not address human rights concerns, including controversial blasphemy laws, forced marriages/conversions of minority girls and freedom of religion, a European Union (EU) delegation said on Friday (Jan. 31).
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Muslim Militants Displace More than 1,500 Nigerian Christians
Boko Haram militants raided Nigerian Christian communities, displacing over 1,500 Christians, burning 57 homes and killing eight Christians.
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Chaos at Hostage Release Prompts Israel to Pause Exchange
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu halted the freeing of over 100 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday in response to a mob scene that erupted as Hamas released Israeli hostages. Video footage app...
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Vietnamese Pastor Arrested for Criticizing Government Online
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this month arrested Pastor Nguyen Manh Hung for writing a Facebook post critical of the country’s communist government, according to the nonprofit Internation...
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Hamas Can Never Govern Gaza or Threaten Israel Again, Rubio Tells Egypt FM
U S Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday, emphasizing the importance of close cooperation to ensure Hamas cannot govern the Gaza Strip again
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Mentally Challenged Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy – Morningstar News
Police in Pakistan this week arrested a mentally challenged Christian on blasphemy charges despite being aware of his condition, sources said.
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Street Preacher to Appeal after Court Upholds Arrest over Anti-Islam Placard
A Christian street preacher who was arrested after protesting Islam in the wake of the London Bridge terrorist attack in 2017 has had his appeal rejected by the High Court.
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Bishop of Liverpool Denies Sexual Assault and Harassment Allegations
The Bishop of Liverpool, Dr John Perumbalath, has denied allegations of sexual assault and harassment broadcast by Channel 4 News on Tuesday night.
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Displaced Christians in Sudan Sentenced to Prison – Morningstar News
A court in Sudan has sentenced seven Christians to prison terms of five and seven years on false charges of theft, sources said.
