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(Open Doors) Once again, we’re reminded of the urgent need to pray with the church in China. The sentence for the leader of a large house church was recently handed down. For the next five-and-a-half years, Pastor Li Juncai, will spend his life inside prison walls as a political prisoner. He was also fined 210,000 yuan ($32,423). Pastor Juncai’s crime? He objected to the … [Read more...] about Chinese Pastor Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years for Fighting Cross Removal, CCP Oppression

(Morning Star News) Asif Masih beamed with joy to have his 12-year-old daughter back home on Tuesday (Feb. 16) in Faisalabad, Pakistan following her alleged kidnapping and forcible conversion and marriage to a 45-year-old Muslim. “Praise God, for He has answered our prayers and rescued my daughter,” Masih said hours after Faisalabad Session Judge Rana Masood Akhtar ordered … [Read more...] about Father Recovers Forcibly Converted/Married Daughter

(International Christian Concern) According to a recent poll conducted by a European research organization, the Iranian regime’s policy of discrimination and, in some cases, persecution of non-Shia Muslim groups may be having the effect of driving Iranians to other religions. It seems that the spiritual gap between Iran’s Shia ayatollahs and the people they rule is growing as … [Read more...] about Survey Finds Increasing Religious Diversity in Iran Despite Persecution

(The Times of Israel) As Israel begins to reopen gyms, hotels, and other venues starting next week, and require those who want to make use of them to show proof that they have been vaccinated against, or have recovered from, COVID-19, many were skeptical of the security of the documentation that shows their status, the so-called “green pass.” “It is easy with a graphics … [Read more...] about Thousands Reportedly Attempt To Obtain Easily Forged Vaccinated Certificate

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) Pakistan's police said Wednesday they were seeking arrest of two Christian men in the eastern city of Lahore on charges they allegedly used insulting remarks against Islam's holy book and its Prophet Muhammad. The case against the two men was registered last Saturday on the complaint of a Muslim local resident Haroon Ahmed, said Muratab Ali, a police … [Read more...] about Pakistan Police Seek Arrest of 2 Christians Over Blasphemy