Anugrah Kumar

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  Aug 28, 2022

  India’s gov’t claims there is no rising persecution of Christians documented attacks

  Around 200 attacks on Christians were reported within the first five months of this year in India, the country’s government claimed before the Supreme Court that persecution of Christians was based on “half-baked and self-serving facts and self-serving articles and reports…based upon mere conjecture.”

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  Aug 27, 2022

  Colorado baseball team cancels Family Night with Christian singer Matt Hammitt over pro-life partners

  The Rocky Mountain Vibes, an independent baseball team in Colorado, canceled its Family Night event where award-winning Christian singer Matt Hammitt was scheduled to sing along with his son, Bowen, due to objections to two pro-life organizations partnering on the event.

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  Aug 27, 2022

  Museum of the Bible returns 1,000-year-old handwritten Gospel manuscript to Greek Monastery

  The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., has returned a handwritten Gospel manuscript, which is more than 1,000 years old and was looted from a monastery by Bulgarian troops in 1917, to the Greek Orthodox Church.

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  Aug 22, 2022

  Zelensky warns of Russian escalation after daughter of ‘Putin’s Brain’ is killed in car bombing

  Days before Ukraine’s Independence Day, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of escalation by Russia after the daughter of a prominent Russian ideologue died in a car bombing outside Moscow, although Kyiv denied having any links to the murder.

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  Aug 22, 2022

  Americans visit persecuted ‘Mayflower Church’ in South Korea to thwart repatriation to China

  American Christians have regularly visited about 60 Christians from China’s “Mayflower Church” who fled to South Korea due to severe persecution to prevent their repatriation by Seoul, which has refused to grant them asylum.

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  Aug 22, 2022

  Pope Francis expresses 'concern and sorrow' after Nicaraguan police put bishop under house arrest

  Speaking from his perch in St. Peters Square, Pope Francis addressed the arrest of a Nicaraguan Catholic bishop who is a known critic of President Daniel Ortega.

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  Aug 22, 2022

  Beatings and torture becoming ‘routine’ as Afghanistan designated a ‘restricted’ country for Christians

  Voice of the Martyrs has designated Afghanistan as a “restricted” nation in its annual Global Prayer Guide, saying the government has been “highly antagonistic” toward Christians, who have been increasingly targeted by violent extremist groups since the Taliban took control last August.

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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.