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Eritrea closes the last Christian-run health centre
After seizing nearly two dozen Catholic-run clinics in the last month, the authorities in Eritrea have now moved to shut down all of the health centres being operated by the Catholic Church in the country.
'Iron curtain' of religious persecution must end, says US religious freedom rep
The US' religious freedom ambassador Sam Brownback made an impassioned plea to people of faith on Tuesday to fight for their liberties and those of others suffering for their faith worldwide.
After the Sri Lanka church attacks, Christians are building bridges
"The role of the church continues to be measured, building bridges and not judging mainstream Muslims," says Shalini Wickramasuriya, an elder at St Andrew's Scots Kirk, Colombo.
11 killed in bombing outside church in north-east Syria
At least 11 people were injured in a car bombing outside a Syriac Christian church in a Kurdish-majority city in north-east Syria on Thursday while at least 13 others were killed in another car bombing in Afrin.
UN Human Rights Council extends Special Rapporteur on Eritrea amid crackdown on Christians
The UN Human Rights Council has passed a resolution extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, where Christians have been subjected to a fresh wave of intimidation.
Persecution of Christians intensifying across the Sahel
Christians across the Sahel in northern Africa have been left "shocked" by the speed with which violent extremism has spread across the region.
French man in vegetative state dies after food and water was removed against parents' will
The disabled man at the heart of a national debate in France about the right to die has passed away after his food and water were removed.
Christian family challenges Norway over child protective policy in top human rights court
Europe's top human rights court has agreed to hear the case of a Christian family that fled Norway after their five children were seized for months by the Scandinavian country's controversial child protective services agency.
Christian freedoms 'should be protected', says Australian PM Scott Morrison
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told the Hillsong conference that he wants everyone to feel comfortable talking about their faith.
Poll reveals concerns about employers dictating what employees say outside of work
After the sacking of Christian rugby player Israel Folau, a poll reveals that many Australians are wary about employees being penalised by employer restrictions over what they can say beyond the workplace.
Hong Kong: how a more assertive British government can uphold the 'one country, two systems' formula
The proposed extradition law is such an explosive issue, because if enacted, it would tear down the firewall between the rule of law in Hong Kong and and the rule by law in mainland China, where the party-state plays the role of jury, judge and executioner.
Christian Hong Kong protester 'fed up with Carrie Lam's wordplay' on extradition Bill
A Christian activist who was at the forefront of the pro-democracy Umbrella Protests in Hong Kong has strongly crticised Chief Executive Carrie Lam after she said that the controversial extradition Bill was "dead".
How churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo are helping to prevent the spread of Ebola
Ebola is continuing to cause suffering in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the death toll recently passed 1,500. But after the 2014 outbreak, things are different this time round
Do we need a new evangelical manifesto?
Evangelicals, as we know, tend to get pretty short shrift in much of the media these days.
127 churches in Egypt receive legal status
Egypt has authorized the legalization of 127 congregations that were previously operating without a government permit in the latest wave of church approvals.
Former IKEA employee says he was fired after posting Bible verses on homosexuality
The popular Sweden-based furniture retailer IKEA is being sued after it fired an employee in Poland for posting Bible verses to voice his objection to the company's promotion of "LGBT rights."