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Christian teenager in Pakistan arrested for alleged blasphemy

July 24, 2017

A Christian teenager was arrested last week by police in Pakistan on alleged blasphemy charges, according to media sources. Shahzad Masih, 16, who worked as a sweeper at the Shahmim Riaz hospital in Dinga city in Punjab Province’s Gujrat district, was accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad by a member of Tehreek-e-Tuhafaz, an Islamist extremist…

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Christians can’t be Communists in China

July 23, 2017

To join the Party, you must give up your Christian faith. Christianity is growing in China, despite persecution. By 2030, if trends continue, China will have more than 247 million Christians, which would be more than 17 per cent of the projected population. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is trying to reverse the trend.…

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Christians face new threats in Egypt

July 21, 2017

In the last eight months more than 100 Coptic Christians have been killed in attacks on church groups and individuals. Christians in Egypt have been requested by the security services to cancel all trips and activities outside of church buildings until at least the end of July, as reported by Middle East Concern. Representatives of…

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