Anugrah Kumar

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  Nov 15, 2022

  Syrian refugee sentenced to 17 years for plotting with ISIS to blow up Pittsburgh church

  A 24-year-old Syrian refugee has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for providing material support to the Islamic State terror group as part of a plan to bomb a church in Pittsburgh, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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  Nov 14, 2022

  Algeria forced 16 Evangelical churches to close as laws violate international protections: USCIRF

  A new report from a U.S. government watchdog warns that the Algerian government has closed down as many as 16 Evangelical churches in recent years, enforcing strict regulations on religion to arrest individuals on blasphemy and proselytization charges. 

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  Nov 14, 2022

  Iraqi trauma care program is helping ISIS' victims heal deep wounds

  In Iraq, where people are in the throes of rebuilding their lives following the horrors of the Islamic State terrorist group that once controlled large swaths of the country, a Christian group is running a trauma care program to help those carrying deep wounds. 

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  Nov 11, 2022

  Islamic extremists kill at least 29 Christians in Mozambique since September: reports

  Militant groups affiliated with the Islamic State killed at least 29 Christians and displaced hundreds of residents in northern Mozambique over the last two months, according to reports from an interdenominational aid agency. 

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  Nov 10, 2022

  Over 4,000 Christians killed by terrorists in Nigeria since start of 2022: watchdog report

  Islamic jihadist groups in Nigeria are responsible for killing at least 4,000 Christians and abducting more than 2,300 other Christians in the first 10 months of this year alone, according to a report released this week by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law.

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  Nov 6, 2022

  Burmese army bombs Baptist Seminary, students hit by shrapnel

  Myanmar's military junta bombed a Baptist seminary in Shan State, injuring at least four men in the dormitory.

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  Nov 4, 2022

  Hindu mob, off-duty officer attack Christian prayer gathering in India

  Nearly two weeks after a mob of Hindu nationalists accompanied by an off-duty police officer physically assaulted 15 Christians gathered in a private home for prayer in the eastern state of Chhattisgarh, local police still refuse to register the victims’ complaints, saying they had orders not to file any case related to Christian persecution.

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  Oct 31, 2022

  Teacher fired after opposing school's trans affirmation policies can’t seek judicial review: judge

  A High Court judge in the United Kingdom refused permission for a judicial review sought by a primary school teacher fired after voicing safeguarding concerns about her school's affirmation of an 8-year-old trans-identified student.

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  Oct 31, 2022

  Only 13% of pastors advise Christians to avoid Halloween completely, survey finds

  The majority of Protestant pastors in the United States do not advise Christians to avoid Halloween entirely, and many instead encouraged churchgoers to use the holiday to build relationships with their neighbors and share the Gospel, according to a new poll. 

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  Oct 30, 2022

  Protestant pastor is first Christian clergy imprisoned on charges of sedition in Hong Kong

  A judge in Hong Kong sentenced a 59-year-old Protestant pastor to more than one year in prison for sedition, making him the first Christian clergy in the city to be convicted under the draconian national security law that mainland China imposed two years ago to crush the pro-democracy movement.