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  Egypt President pardons Christian human rights activist

  The Christian Post | Thu 20 Jul 2023 9:26 BST

  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.

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  Christian community in India faces surge in violence

  Hannah Mitchell | Tue 18 Jul 2023 8:22 BST

  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.

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  Iranian pastor sent to prison over 1,000 miles from his home

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 17 Jul 2023 8:57 BST

  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.

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  New Christian in Uganda slain for leaving Islam

  Morning Star News | Sat 15 Jul 2023 10:27 BST

  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.

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  It takes a team: Championing girls in sport and beyond

  Compassion UK | Sat 15 Jul 2023 9:13 BST

  "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.

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  Nicaraguan bishop returned to prison after refusing forced exile

  Rebecca Marlow | Fri 14 Jul 2023 9:19 BST

  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.

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  European Parliament calls for end to violence in India's violence-hit Manipur

  Raymond Powell | Fri 14 Jul 2023 8:56 BST

  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.

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  Christian arrested in Pakistan over Facebook post

  Morning Star News | Thu 13 Jul 2023 16:11 BST

  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.

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  Christian politician laments 'witch-hunts' against people with traditional views on marriage and sexuality

  Raymond Powell | Tue 11 Jul 2023 10:43 BST

  A Christian politician prosecuted for her religious beliefs on marriage and sexuality has warned of the danger to free speech as she continues to fight her case in court.

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  Battle over ownership of Ukrainian monastery heats up again

  Meagan Saliashvili | Mon 10 Jul 2023 12:08 BST

  Dozens of Orthodox Christians who support their church's historic ties to Moscow prevented Ukrainian authorities from taking possession of buildings at the Monastery of the Caves in Kyiv, surrounding the entrance and blocking officials from entering.

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  Researchers use AI to help translate Bible into very rare languages

  Fiona André | Mon 10 Jul 2023 11:43 BST

  Their goal is to target 'very low-resource languages that are not even in the top 500.'

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  'Exceptionally radical': UN report says anti-LGBT religious beliefs not protected human rights

  Ian M Giatti | Mon 10 Jul 2023 11:22 BST

  A key adviser for the United Nations suggested in a recent report that "discriminatory positions of prejudice" are not protected by religious freedom rights, a report one advocacy group said could have "exceptionally radical" implications for Bible-believing Christians.