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Christian charged with blasphemy under Pakistan's terrorism law
Move is 'illegal and illogical,' attorney says.
Church delegation visits Manipur with calls for peace
The delegation expressed their sorrow and noted that these formerly thriving areas now "looked deserted and seemed like they will not be inhabited in the near future given the mutual mistrust and fear that continues to prevail."
Iranian state security cracks down on Christian converts
A wave of raids by Iranian state security forces has seen over fifty Christian converts arrested, with local advocacy groups saying that the number might be as high as seventy.
Blasphemy claims fan aggression towards Pakistani Christians
Pakistan's Christian community has been left fearing for their safety after three claims of blasphemy within a month saw crowds of Muslim protesters gathering to call for "severe punishments" for blasphemers.
Six Christians killed in Nigeria's Benue state
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday July 16 killed six Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, the latest of 37 Christians slain the past three weeks in the state, sources said.
China seeking to export Communist-style Christianity around the globe, warns religious freedom charity
Church leaders were told to "change the face of world Christianity", according to Release International.
Iraqi president revokes decree recognising cardinal as leader of Chaldean Catholic Church
Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako said he had been the victim of a "deliberate and humiliating campaign".
Rare Einstein letter rebutting biblical creation story for sale
The letter, written on April 11, 1950, to a group of Jewish students in America, is valued at $125,000.
Egypt President pardons Christian human rights activist
Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly pardoned a Christian human rights activist and researcher sentenced to three years in prison earlier this week on charges of spreading "false news" about Christians facing challenges with discrimination.
Christian community in India faces surge in violence
The United Christian Forum (UCF) reports that the Christian community in India has endured 400 incidents of violence within a span of 190 days this year.
Iranian pastor sent to prison over 1,000 miles from his home
An Iranian pastor has been relocated to a prison over 1,000 miles from his residence in the country's southern region after he was recently arrested and facing contested accusations of undermining state security.
New Christian in Uganda slain for leaving Islam
Abudu Amisi of Kasanvu village, Pallisa District was stabbed multiple times while returning from a market in Kasasira West village, Kasasira Town Council, in Kibuku District, and died en route to a hospital, eyewitnesses said.
It takes a team: Championing girls in sport and beyond
"We have found that girls are more likely to overcome challenges when they're surrounded by a loving community that not only meets their basic needs but that champions them," says Agnes Hotay, Compassion's Senior Director of Regional Programme in Africa.
Nicaraguan bishop returned to prison after refusing forced exile
A Roman Catholic bishop has been sent back to a Nicaragua prison after rejecting attempts to "persuade" him to leave the country, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.
European Parliament calls for end to violence in India's violence-hit Manipur
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the Indian government to address ongoing violence in Manipur which has seen the mass destruction of churches and Christian property, leaving at least 100 people dead and causing tens of thousands to flee from their home.
Christian arrested in Pakistan over Facebook post
Police in Pakistan on Saturday arrested a Christian for allegedly sharing a post on Facebook even though his village's Islamic cleric and other Muslims denied that it amounted to blasphemy, his brother said.