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Pakistan: High Court changes life sentence to death penalty for Seventh Day Adventist accused of blasphemy

March 23, 2021

The High Court in Lahore, Pakistan has changed a life sentence to the death penalty in the case of a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church charged with sending a blasphemous text message in 2011, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Giving its decision on March 10, the High Court ruled in favor of Islamist group Khatam-e-Nabuwwat Forum, which argued that 36-year-old Sajjad Masih should be sentenced to death rather than life imprisonment for his transgression.

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Niger Pastor kidnapped; gunmen demand over $150,000 in ransom; “please pray”

March 23, 2021

A Baptist Pastor from the Tegina, Rafi Local Government area of Niger State, has been abducted by gunmen who have demanded a ransom of nearly 60 million NGN (almost $158,000), International Christian Concern reports.

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Christian Baker Jack Phillips Back in Court as 8-Year Legal Saga Drags on - This Time It's a Transgender Cake

March 23, 2021

Colorado baker Jack Phillips is back in court again, facing another lawsuit. For more than eight years, LGBT activists have targeted him for his beliefs. This time, he's being sued for declining to bake a cake celebrating a transgender transition.

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‘Islamists Massacre 137 Villagers In Niger’

March 22, 2021

At least 137 people have been killed in the deadliest suspected Islamist attack to hit Niger, authorities said Monday.

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Pakistan Sentences Christian To Death For Blasphemy

March 22, 2021

A Christian young man faces execution by hanging death after a Pakistani court sentenced him to death for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages about Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

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India Christian Couple Attacked Over Rituals Refusal

March 22, 2021

A Christian couple and their three children are reportedly homeless in India’s western Jharkhand state for refusing to abandon their in Christ and accept tribal rituals.

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Syrian Christians Confront Growing Hostilities

March 22, 2021

At least hundreds of thousands of Syrian Christians face growing anti-Christian hostilities in war-ravaged Syria and neighboring Lebanon, aid workers said Friday.

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China’s Jailed Poetic Pastor Denied Visit By Elderly Mother

March 22, 2021

Chinese Pastor John Cao Sanqiang spent the fourth anniversary of his imprisonment alone after China’s authorities prevented his elderly mother from meeting him, supporters said.

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Pakistan Grants Bail To Young Christian Jailed For Blasphemy

March 18, 2021

A young Christian man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Pakistan for “blasphemy” against Islam has been released on bail, Christians confirmed Thursday.

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Iran House Church Couple Facing Prison

March 17, 2021

Iranian Christians requested prayers Wednesday for Homayoun Zhaveh, 62, and his wife Sara Ahmadi, 42, as they were due to be summoned to prison for house church activities, Worthy News learned.

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