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Sudan permits Orthodox to build church; Evangelicals document persecution in India; New international director for Tearfund

30 Jul 2021

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Report finds no human-rights improvement in North Korea; Urgent appeal from Anglican Centre in Rome; Pakistani Christian in prison for nine years loses appeal; Under-30s invited to tackle gender-based violence

23 Jul 2021

Persecution of minorities in India systematic and condoned, says new report

RELIGIOUS minorities in India are facing “systematic persecution” at the hands of Hindu nationalists, which is condoned by the authorities, the police, and the media, new research suggests

02 Jul 2021

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02 Jul 2021

Iran election result ‘will mean hardship for the Church’

25 Jun 2021

Vietnamese convert whose home was destroyed by neighbours builds new house with church support

28 May 2021

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28 May 2021

Women of the Catacombs, edited and translated by Wallace L. Daniel

28 May 2021

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14 May 2021

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07 May 2021

General Synod digest: Government rhetoric on religious freedom not enough, bishop declares

30 Apr 2021

Action, not words, needed to protect freedom of religion or belief

24 Apr 2021

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