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January 7, 2020
Video: Kidnapped pastor pleas for his release
In a proof-of-life video, kidnapped Nigerian pastor Lawan Andimi pleas for his release from Boko Haram.
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January 6, 2020
Urgent: Nigerian church leader kidnapped in Boko Haram raid
A senior member of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Lawan Andimi, is pleading for his release from the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
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December 30, 2019
Read Pastor Wang Yi’s powerful letter to authorities—written 15 months before 9-year sentence
Read Pastor Wang Yi's powerful letter to Chinese authorities in its entirety—written 15 months before his nine-year prison sentence was announced.
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December 28, 2019
7 Christians killed, teen girl kidnapped in Boko Haram attack
Christmas 2019 has been deadly and tragic for Christians, including an attack on Christmas eve by Boko Haram in which seven were killed and a teenage girl was taken. Two days later, Islamic State claimed to have killed 11 Christians.
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December 27, 2019
December 18, 2019
Tajikistan pastor surprised by early prison release—‘All these years, I felt your prayers’
On Wednesday, December 17, at 10 am, imprisoned Tajikistan pastor Bahrom Kholmatov was freed—unexpectedly released three months early from a prison term set to end in March 2020. The Central Asian pastor says that while he was jailed, he felt the thousands of prayers for him.
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December 17, 2019
They were only sitting outside—pray with Christian family stabbed on Egypt’s streets
A recent attack reflects the ongoing violence and bias against Christians in Egypt. A mother and two grown sons were suddenly stabbed by a radical Muslim. "Christians shouldn't be on the street because they're dogs," the man yelled right before he took his first swipe.
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