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  Jun 12, 2024

  Sheinbaum's victory in Mexico draws concern of pro-lifers, support from some Evangelicals

  Despite being promoted during her campaign team as a progressive woman, Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum held some meetings with representatives of over 30,000 Evangelical churches registered with the government secretary of Mexico at the start of her presidential campaign. But some pastors see her as only following the line of discourse of current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as the Morena Party continues to gain a stronger grip on Mexican voters.

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  Jun 10, 2024

  Protestant Christians in Turkey facing violence, attacks at worship services

  Protestant Christians in Turkey continued to face opposition for practicing their faith in 2023, according to a rights report. 

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  Jun 8, 2024

  South Korean rights groups demand China apologize for forced repatriations of defectors

  The "National Alliance against Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors" held a press conference opposing the forced repatriation of North Korean defectors by the Chinese government on Monday.

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  Jun 5, 2024

  Renowned Argentinean Pastor Dante Gebel blesses, prays for El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's second term

  Renowned Argentinean Pastor Dante Gebel blessed and prayed for Nayib Bukele, who was inaugurated for his second term as president of El Salvador on Saturday.

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  Jun 3, 2024

  Korean Methodists debate cutting ties with UMC after votes allowing same-sex marriage, gay clergy

  As the United Methodist Church recently made decisions at its general conference regarding the ordination of homosexual pastors, among other issues, it has stirred repercussions in Korea, where there are divergent reactions among among Korean-American Methodist pastors. 

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  May 18, 2024

  Woman who lost everything in Brazil flooding has only one request: a Bible

  Among the testimonies that the Brazilian Evangelical Alliance collected during the ongoing rain emergency in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, a woman approached Pastor Cassiano Luz to ask for only one thing, a Bible.

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  May 17, 2024

  Rise in police raids, arrests sparks concern among Baptists in Kazakhstan

  A sharp escalation in police raids, arrests and fines in the past two months have traumatized Baptists in southern Kazakhstan, raising concerns about the future of religious liberty in the country. 

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  May 12, 2024

  Ghana demolition leaves over 6,000 Liberian refugees displaced, 65 churches looted, destroyed

  Hundreds of Liberian refugees living in Ghana have been left destitute following the demolition of a section of a refugee camp, 28 miles (45 kilometers) outside of the country’s capital, Accra.

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  May 11, 2024

  Catholic archdiocese list of pro-life candidates leaked ahead of Dominican elections

  With elections in the Dominican Republic on May 19, the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo issued a document titled "Candidates in favor of life and family values," listing 122 legislative candidates belonging to the major parties who are openly pro-life. The diocese urged that they be elected to assume positions in Congress.

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  May 3, 2024

  Protestant pastor's prison sentence upheld in Algeria over 'illegal worship' conviction

  A court in Algeria last week upheld a one-year prison sentence for a top church leader baselessly convicted of “illegal worshiping,” according to a legal advocacy group.