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  How a South African orphan's faith in God gave him the strength to graduate from medical school

  Christina Stanton | Sun 14 May 2023 6:41 BST

  Sithembiso Madlala credits God with helping him to fulfil his dream of becoming a doctor, despite so much pain and hardship in his life.

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  Christians decry 'gruesome' violence in India

  Staff writer | Fri 12 May 2023 6:10 BST

  Victims of violence in northeastern India are "deeply traumatised", says Open Doors partner.

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  Calls for swift action to end 'anti-Christian' violence in India

  Staff writer | Wed 10 May 2023 6:24 BST

  Christians have made an urgent appeal to the Indian government to quell violence in the north east of the country that has killed dozens of people, believed to be mostly Christians.

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  Christians among over 50 killed, 23,000 fleeing ethnic violence in northeast India

  Anugrah Kumar | Tue 9 May 2023 6:42 BST

  In Manipur, a state in northeastern India, violence has erupted claiming the lives of 58 individuals, many of whom were Christians, and resulting in the destruction or burning of at least 50 churches.

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  Fulani herdsmen kill 12 Christians in central Nigeria

  Morning Star News | Sun 7 May 2023 11:15 BST

  Pastor's house among at least 86 homes burned down.

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  Repression of women points to worsening religious freedom trends abroad

  Nury Turkel, Abraham Cooper | Thu 4 May 2023 6:29 BST

  Denying religious freedom and women's rights go hand-in-hand.

• Iran, 27 other countries critiqued by watchdog for religious freedom violations

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  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom decried Iran's use of violence against protesters in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death.

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  Christian banned from Turkey appeals to European Court of Human Rights

  Anugrah Kumar | Tue 2 May 2023 7:52 BST

  A British woman has joined a growing list of Christians banned from entering Turkey and is now challenging her de facto ban before the European Court of Human Rights, countering the country's unlawful practice of banning foreign Christians and missionaries by designating them as security threats.

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  Most adults globally say belief in God is not necessary to be moral - study

  Ryan Foley | Mon 1 May 2023 10:57 BST

  Majorities in the UK, US and other countries agreed that it was not necessary to believe in God in order to be moral or have good values.

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  A life well-lived: the legacy of Dr Keith Thomson

  Mercy Ships | Fri 28 Apr 2023 6:08 BST

  British anaesthetist Keith Thomson who dedicated himself to improving medical and surgical care in West Africa for more than 30 years through charity Mercy Ships, has passed away, aged 75.

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  Islamist extremists kill pastor, herdsmen slaughter 134 Christians in Nigeria

  Morning Star News | Thu 27 Apr 2023 6:25 BST

  Terrorists are going unchecked in Borno and Benue states.

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  As death toll mounts in Kenya church, local clergy wonder at scale of indoctrination

  Fredrick Nzwili | Wed 26 Apr 2023 8:18 BST

  Most of the exhumed bodies have been children's, but the extreme indoctrination of their parents has shocked clerics and religious analysts.