Anugrah Kumar

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  Aug 21, 2022

  Nigerian journalist arrested for reporting attacks on Christians to stand trial on 'cybercrime' charges

  A Nigerian magistrate has scheduled the trial of a local journalist from the anti-communist Epoch Times, who was arrested for reporting about attacks against predominantly Christian communities and the government’s failure to protect its citizens. 

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  Aug 20, 2022

  ‘Churches Burning’: Ad blasts Biden for ‘silence’ on church attacks

  The conservative advocacy group CatholicVote has launched a digital and TV ad campaign criticizing President Joe Biden for being “silent” on an ongoing spate of attacks on churches by pro-choice groups in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade.

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  Aug 20, 2022

  Police in China raid Early Rain house church, lock doors to prevent members from leaving

  Police in China raided the Early Rain Covenant Church during its worship service, locked about 60 church members inside the building and arrested one, according to a report.

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  Aug 20, 2022

  Pakistani Christian couple share how they escaped from death row, took refuge in Europe

  A Pakistani Catholic woman and her partially paralyzed husband, who were on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, give a personal insight into their journey from facing death by hanging to finding refuge in Europe.

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  Aug 15, 2022

  Idaho Supreme Court allows 2 state abortion bans to take effect

  The Idaho Supreme Court has allowed the state’s heartbeat abortion ban and trigger abortion ban to take effect, rejecting a lawsuit from Planned Parenthood and others who claimed that the bans violated the state's constitution.  

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  Aug 15, 2022

  Fire at Coptic Church in Cairo kills at least 41, including priest and children

  At least 41 worshipers, including a priest and at least 18 children, were killed in a fire that ripped through a crowded Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt’s capital during its Sunday service, according to reports.

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  Aug 15, 2022

  Trial date set for Cardinal Joseph Zen, longtime critic of China’s communist regime

  A judge in Hong Kong has set a trial date for 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, a longtime critic of China’s communist regime who was arrested in May for his role in a now-defunct humanitarian relief organization that helped people who participated in the large-scale 2019 pro-democracy protests.

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  Aug 15, 2022

  5 Americans, including a pregnant woman, injured in Jerusalem attack

  At least five Americans, including a pregnant woman, are among the people injured after a Palestinian man opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem, which the U.S. State Department called a “terrorist attack.”

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  Aug 14, 2022

  Pastors identify 8 ‘idols’ negatively influencing church members

  Idol worship is not only in the form of carved images; modern-day idols can be benign-looking desires. And U.S. Protestant pastors have identified at least eight such idols that are negatively influencing church members, according to a new study by Lifeway Research.

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  Aug 14, 2022

  ‘You’re next’: JK Rowling receives death threat after showing support for Salman Rushdie

  British author and philanthropist J.K. Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter series, received a death threat allegedly from an Iran-backing extremist after she expressed support for author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed in New York Friday before giving a lecture.