Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 16, 2022

  Iranian Pastor temporarily released from Evin prison

  Iranian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, a convert from Islam to Christianity who is serving a six-year sentence for his Christian activities, has been granted a temporary furlough from the notorious Evin prison and is required to return to prison on Monday. 

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  Apr 15, 2022

  142 killed, 3,000 displaced in attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria

  A group of armed men suspected to be radical Fulani herdsmen attacked several villages in Nigeria’s Plateau State, killing at least 142 people, abducting dozens, mostly women, and displacing more than 3,000 people, according to reports.

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  Apr 13, 2022

  Palestinian Evangelical pastor released 40 days after being arrested for meeting Israeli leader

  A Palestinian judge has released Evangelical pastor Johnny Shahwan from Bethlehem, about 40 days after he was arrested for allegedly allowing a former member of Israel’s parliament and rabbi to visit his ministry, according to reports.

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  Apr 11, 2022

  Woman adds rat poison to husband’s food in plot to kill him for converting to Christianity

  A Muslim woman in eastern Uganda added poison to the food of her husband, a former Islamic teacher who converted to Christianity about a week earlier, after noticing him praying in the name of Christ, according to a report.

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  Apr 11, 2022

  Texas pastor and father of 6 murdered, police searching for suspect: ‘Awesome man of God'

  Police in Texas, are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a 38-year-old pastor and father of six known to hold street services and oversee a prison ministry. 

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  Apr 10, 2022

  Hillsong denies claim it fired Brian Houston's wife Bobbie by text

  Hillsong Church refuted claims Saturday that it fired its co-founder, Bobbie Houston, by text message after she and her husband, founder Brian Houston, publicly shared communications she received about her termination.

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  Apr 10, 2022

  Franklin Graham to preach Easter Sunday sermon from Ukraine

  About a month after returning from Ukraine, evangelist Franklin Graham has announced that he will go back to the war-torn country to deliver a special message on Easter Sunday amid Russia’s ongoing invasion that has killed more than 1,700 civilians, including 139 children.

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  Apr 10, 2022

  Christian MP Päivi Räsänen ready to defend free speech again as Finnish prosecutors file appeal

  Finnish Christian politician Päivi Räsänen says she is ready to defend freedom of speech and religion again as public prosecutors have announced they will appeal her legal victory in a lawsuit in which she faced the possibility of six years in prison for sharing her deeply held biblical beliefs on sexuality and marriage.

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  Apr 9, 2022

  761 acts of violence committed against Indian Christians in 2021, new report finds

  A federation of Indian American Christian groups says it documented at least 761 incidents of violence against Christians, including lynching and armed assaults last year. It is recommended that the U.S. and European governments impose sanctions on officials who promote violence and exclusion of religious minorities.

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  Apr 9, 2022

  Indonesia: Christian YouTuber sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting videos critical of Islam

  An Indonesian Christian YouTuber, a former Muslim cleric who was tortured in jail, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a video that allegedly offended people across the Muslim-majority country.