Anugrah Kumar

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  Mar 17, 2024

  Pepperdine honors memory of students killed in crash with new scholarship

  Pepperdine University has inaugurated the “Our Four Angels Endowed Scholarship” in memory of four students who died in a tragic accident on the Pacific Coast Highway in California last October. The new scholarship aims to support students at Seaver College, the Christian institution’s undergraduate school.

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  Mar 16, 2024

  Cuba returns to ‘hardline tactics’ as over 600 religious freedom violations tallied in 2023

  The crackdown on religious freedom continues in Cuba following July 2021 protests as a new persecution watchdog report tallies 622 documented religious freedom violations in 2023 amid a return to "hardline tactics." 

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  Mar 15, 2024

  Asylum seekers ‘melt away’ when asked to be involved in church before baptisms, priest says

  A former Church of England priest claims that many asylum seekers he came across withdrew their interest in baptism upon being asked to participate in church activities to ensure they weren't just looking to bolster their asylum applications, drawing pushback from the diocese.

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  Mar 13, 2024

  Christians face harassment in over 160 countries as restrictions reach record levels: Pew study

  In an alarming trend, Christians experienced harassment in 160 countries in 2021, according to a comprehensive study of 190 countries published by the Pew Research Center, which revealed that government restrictions on religion also reached an all-time high.

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  Mar 11, 2024

  Baptist pastor’s daughter, grandson killed in Russian drone strike in Ukraine

  A drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, resulted in the tragic deaths of 12 individuals, including a Baptist pastor’s daughter and grandson. The attack, which targeted a residential building, also left 20 others injured, with some in critical condition.

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  Mar 11, 2024

  British pensioner on trial for offering to talk to women in crisis pregnancies

  A retired medical scientist from Bournemouth, England, is set to face trial for her actions near an abortion facility, where she offered to engage in conversations with women experiencing crisis pregnancies. The case is about the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), conflicting with free speech.

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  Mar 10, 2024

  Women punished for praying aloud at Nicaraguan prison

  Female inmates at La Esperanza prison in Nicaragua, including political detainees, have faced punitive measures for praying aloud.

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  Mar 10, 2024

  Priest ‘shaken’ after fake funeral with paid actors, horse-drawn hearse

  In a startling incident at the London Oratory Roman Catholic church in South Kensington, England, Fr. Rupert McHardy was confronted with a funeral that seemed like any other until it was revealed to be an elaborate hoax. The service, planned for a young Latvian man, turned into a scene of confusion and disbelief as the truth unfolded.

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  Mar 9, 2024

  287 students kidnapped from Nigerian school nearly a decade after Chibok abduction

  Militants armed with AK-47s attacked a school in Kaduna state, Nigeria, kidnapping at least 287 students, marking the second large-scale abduction in Nigeria within a week and underscoring a deepening security crisis in the region.

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  Mar 7, 2024

  Street preachers' 'harassment' case dropped after preaching from 1 Corinthians 6:9

  In Somerset, England, a legal battle involving two street preachers accused of causing harassment and anti-social behavior while sharing biblical beliefs on LGBT issues ended as the Crown Prosecution Service dropped all charges.