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Hindu Radicals Launch at Least 23 Attacks during 2017 Christmas Season in India

January 4, 2018

International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that at least 23 religiously-motivated attacks took place during the 2017 Christmas season, including attacks on carolers and open threats against Christian celebrations. The attacks have led to several Christians' hospitalization and imprisonment. The persecution created such fear among the Christian community that many Christians did not celebrate Christmas this year.

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Police Kill Christians in Churches in DR Congo as Demonstrators Protest President's Rule

January 2, 2018

Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo allegedly opened fire and deployed tear gas inside churches on Sunday, killing at least eight Christians, and arrested more than 100 people after Christians carrying Bibles and crucifixes joined protests against the rule of President Joseph Kabila.

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Suicide bombers attack Pakistan church, killing at least 9, officials say

December 17, 2017

Two suicide bombers attacked a church in Pakistan where hundreds of worshippers were attending service ahead of Christmas, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.

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Christians in India Arrested, Beaten by Hindu Extremists After Praying for Sick Man

December 14, 2017

Seven Christians in India have been booked on charges of hurting religious feelings after Hindu extremists savagely beat them when they gathered to pray for a sick man at his home, sources said.

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Hindu Extremists Beat Pastors, Stop Gospel Event in India

December 11, 2017

Berating and slapping two pastors into signing an apology letter before police, Hindu extremists stopped a planned three-day gospel meeting in Chhattisgarh state, India minutes before it was to begin, sources said.

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Officials, Police in Tamil Nadu State, India Halt Worship in 10 Churches

November 2, 2017

Officials and police in Tamil Nadu state, India, have ordered 10 churches to discontinue worship services, sources said.

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Five Church Leaders in Sudan Arrested after Refusing to Cancel Worship Service

October 26, 2017

In an ongoing bid by the government of Sudan to take over leadership of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC), police on Sunday (Oct. 22) arrested five SCOC church leaders after they refused to comply with an order to refrain from worship, sources told Morning Star News.

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Muslims Target Pastor with Criminal Accusation in Zanzibar, Tanzania

October 26, 2017

A judge failed to show up at a hearing for a pastor facing accusations of child abuse in a case in Zanzibar that Muslims have kept alive after charges were twice dismissed, sources said.

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Azerbaijan: ‘no fair trial’ for house-church leader appealing against fine

October 23, 2017

An Azerbaijani man fined for leading a 'house church' without state permission has not been treated fairly during his appeal against the fine, a local source has told World Watch Monitor.

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6 Police Officers Arrested for Beating Christian Teen to Death in Pakistan, Activists Say

October 20, 2017

Six police officers in Pakistan have been arrested and charged with murder after they allegedly beat to death a Pakistani Christian teenager earlier this month, according to human rights advocates.

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