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(International Christian Concern) On August 11, a Christian man in China’s Yunnan province received a notice of administrative punishment from the local Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau (ERAB), accusing him of hosting illegal religious education training online. According to Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness, brother Zhang Wenli also received a hefty fine of … [Read more...] about China Fines Christian Who Held Online Bible Study

(ERLC) The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) lead a multi-faith letter calling for the U.S. Department of State to designate the continued brutal oppression of the Rohingya as a genocide. For decades, the Burmese government has repeatedly violated the human rights of ethnic minority groups including the Chin, Kachin, Karen, Rakhine, Rohingya, and Shan, by … [Read more...] about ERLC Leads Letter Urging the State Department to Designate Rohingya Persecution as Genocide

(Reuters) J's cousin promised her a well paid job in India as a housekeeper. Instead, she found herself in a brothel until the United Nations brought her home to Kenya when it was alerted to the human trafficking route. "When I heard there were job vacancies in India, I was so happy," said J, asking that only her initial be used to protect her privacy. When she got there, … [Read more...] about Kenya Woman’s Ordeal Highlights Newly Identified Sex Trafficking Route

(Radio Free Asia) Hospitals in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) were forced to abort and kill babies born in excess of family planning limits or who were in utero less than three years after the mother’s previous birth, according to a Uyghur obstetrician and other sources. Hasiyet Abdulla, who currently lives in Turkey, worked in multiple hospitals … [Read more...] about Chinese Hospitals Aborted, Killed Babies Outside Family Planning Limits to Purge the Uighur Culture

(AsiaNews) Hindu radicals brutally attacked Pentacostal pastor Rajesh Gupta and his family in Faridabad (Haryana). The attack, carried out with sharp weapons, took place yesterday morning while Rajesh was reciting a prayer in the home of a faithful. The pastor and his family were then rescued and taken to hospital for treatment. His wife is hospitalized with a fractured hand … [Read more...] about Hindu Radicals Attack Pentecostal Pastor and Family in India