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At least 27 killed in Zimbabwe church bus crash; President Emmerson Mnangagwa makes disaster declaration
At least 27 people were killed when a minibus taxi carrying members of a Christian congregation crashed head-on into a haulage truck in Zimbabwe. Seven others were hurt. Read More…
22 Christian women charged with ‘forced’ conversion days before anti-conversion law took effect in Indian state
Twenty-two Christian women are facing criminal charges after police in Maharashtra, India, accused them of trying to convert an 18-year-old student just days before a stringent new anti-conversion law took…
Iran kills, imprisons dozens of Christians as persecution rises
Iran has killed at least 33 Christian ministers and jailed dozens more linked to an underground church movement in recent months, as the government intensifies its persecution of Christians, according…
Iranian Christian convert deported from US granted asylum in Canada
An Iranian Christian convert who was deported from the United States while seeking asylum has received a new home in Canada amid concerns about the safety of Iranian Christians who…
Britain’s largest Christian music festival shuts down after 1 killed, 6 injured
Organizers closed Big Church Festival, Britain’s largest Christian music festival, on its opening day Friday out of compassion for victims after a sign fell and killed one person and injured…
Fear of persecution grows as 13th Indian state enacts anti-conversion law
Fear of persecution among Indian Christians has led churches in Maharashtra to ask worshippers to sign consent forms declaring that they attend services of their own free will, as this…
Indonesia sentences Christian pastor 2 years in prison under Islamic blasphemy law
A Christian pastor has been sentenced to prison for two years for violating Indonesia’s law against blasphemy and hate speech in a case that has drawn scrutiny over the speed…
11 members of Congress urge Pakistani gov’t to save Christian woman abducted, forcibly converted to Islam
Members of Congress have urged the Pakistani government to take steps to protect an 18-year-old Christian woman who her family says was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. Read More…
Scottish gov’t urged to increase support for pregnant women as abortion numbers hit record high
The Scottish government is being urged to increase support for expectant mothers following a record number of abortions. Read More The Christian Post | RSS