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Court suspends sentences of human rights lawyers in Pakistan Help sought for Chinese attorney, imprisoned pastors ahead of Trump-Xi summit Daughter of Christian jailed in Syria urges U.S. action Australian school principal resigns after refusing to host LGBTQ+ event Police in Algeria arrest 12 Christians during worship Religious freedom restricted as publication ban is upheld in Pakistan Russia designates Christian ministries ‘undesirable’

Keiko Fujimori (middle) during an event at the Ministry of Education. Her government announced a reform of the school curriculum to remove content it considers ideological.

Peru's president unveils school reform to remove content her government considers ideological

Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori unveiled an education reform Sept. 14 that would update the national school curriculum and remove content her government considers ideological.

2 mins read Latin America

Court suspends sentences of human rights lawyers in Pakistan

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday (Sept. 17) suspended the sentences of leading human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, ordering their release on bail while their appeals against their convictions continue before the Islamabad High Court.

5 mins read Asia
France's two main Protestant bodies agree to regular dialogue

The leaders of France's two main Protestant umbrella organizations have agreed to create a standing forum for dialogue and cooperation, following a two-day meeting both described as unprecedented.

3 mins read Europe

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More than 300 people gather for a district baptism service at Tabernáculo de Avivamiento (Revival Tabernacle), a Methodist church in Guantánamo, Cuba.

More than 300 baptized at Methodist gathering in eastern Cuba

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Burundi nationals in Kenya

Burundi nationals in Kenya seek refuge in embassy, Church after President Ruto orders crackdown on foreigners

Russia designates Christian ministries ‘undesirable’

6 mins read Asia Europe
Police in Algeria arrest 12 Christians during worship

3 mins read Africa
More than 30 Christians slain in Plateau state, Nigeria

5 mins read Africa

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