Rwanda government shuts more than 5,000 churches over code violations
August 9, 2024
In a crackdown, Rwanda has shut down more than 5,600 places of worship over failure to meet the conditions required for operation.
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Indonesian authorities foil plan to bomb churches
August 6, 2024
Authorities in Indonesia last week arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said.
Religious freedom advocate says U.S. should practice ‘consequential diplomacy’
August 6, 2024
Working to advance international religious freedom and combat persecution not only reflects American values, but also advances the nation’s interests, international human rights lawyer H. Knox Thames said.
Charges ‘completely unfounded’: Elder of church in China sentenced to prison
August 2, 2024
The leader of a Protestant church in China’s Gyizhou Province received a five-year prison sentence July 24 for charges of fraud and inciting subversion.
BWA launches humanitarian aid course in Lagos, Nigeria
August 1, 2024
Baptist World Aid, the relief and development ministry of the Baptist World Alliance, in collaboration with Hungarian Baptist Aid launched the BWA International Humanitarian Action and Development Intensive Course in Lagos, Nigeria.
‘No religious freedom’ in Russian-occupied areas, Ukrainian reporter says
July 31, 2024
Religious freedom no longer exists in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, where religious leaders have been abducted and sometimes tortured, several Ukrainian journalists said during a recent visit to the United States.
Human rights advocate, Baptist pastor released from Myanmar prison
July 25, 2024
International advocacy organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s sources have confirmed the former president of the Kachin Baptist Convention, Rev. Dr. Hkalam Samson, was released July 23 from prison in Myanmar …
Report documents ‘egregious’ religious freedom violations in Nigeria
July 22, 2024
More than 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria over the past two decades, and “the silence from Western nations on this genocide is appalling,” a new report from International Christian Concern asserts.
Pakistan among worst violators of religious freedom, USCIRF says
July 15, 2024
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom again has recommended that the State Department designate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern,” citing the country’s blasphemy laws as a prime reason.
Bill punishing abortion sparks protests in Brazil
July 3, 2024
A bill aiming to punish abortion after 22 weeks at a similar penalty to homicide has spurred controversy in Brazil, with numerous constituencies demonstrating against it — including Christians.
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