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  Jul 10, 2020

  ICC urged to investigate Chinese leaders for genocide, abuses against Uighur Muslims

  For the first time, evidence has been submitted to the International Criminal Court asking for an investigation into claims of genocide and crimes against humanity committed by senior Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping for the mistreatment of Uighur Muslims and other Turkic people in Western China. 

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  Jul 9, 2020

  Evangelical foster agency can’t ban gay and lesbian applicants, UK judge rules

  A judge in England ruled Tuesday that an evangelical Christian adoption and foster care charity can’t refuse to place children in the home of same-sex couples while it works in coordination with government authorities but can require prospective carers to be evangelical. 

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  Jul 9, 2020

  Christian families flee Indian village under threats of rape, murder after prayer house attacked by mob

  Christian families in India have been forced to flee their homes following a series of mob attacks against a Christian prayer house and threats that if they didn't leave the village, they would be raped and murdered.

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  Jul 8, 2020

  Pastor’s son missing, feared drowned after capsized kayak found in lake

  Search teams are looking for the body of a New Hampshire pastor’s son who's believed to have drowned in an Oregon lake last Tuesday after his kayak capsized during a late-night ride. 

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  Jul 8, 2020

  Black pastors decry Jacksonville's hosting of RNC convention amid COVID-19

  More than 70 black pastors have signed a letter urging Jacksonville, Florida, city officials to reconsider hosting parts of the Republican National Convention in late August amid rising cases of coronavirus and fears of “ethnic tensions.” 

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  Jul 8, 2020

  12 Christians arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in 3 cities: report

  At least a dozen Christians in Iran were reportedly arrested, some of whom were allegedly beaten, by Revolutionary Guard intelligence officers last week in three cities, according to a human rights monitoring group. 

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  Jul 7, 2020

  COGIC pastor sentenced to 5 life sentences for sexually abusing young girls

  A Texarkana pastor who is accused of assaulting and raping children and teenagers years ago was sentenced by a jury last week to five life sentences and 11 separate 20-year terms after he was convicted on 16 felony counts.

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  Jul 7, 2020

  Pakistani Christian man shot for buying house in Muslim neighborhood dies

  A Pakistani Christian man who was shot by his neighbors in early June for buying a house in a Muslim neighborhood died last week despite multiple operations to save his life.

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  Jul 7, 2020

  Jailed pastor's son 'bludgeoned' with baton, detained by Vietnamese police amid US ambassador's visit

  The wife of an imprisoned pastor and democracy activist in Vietnam says she and her family members were beaten and detained by police the day U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink visited their district. 

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  Jul 6, 2020

  Quadriplegic Texas man dies after hospital stops treatments against wife's wishes

  The wife of a recently passed quadriplegic Texas man with brain damage claims that her husband died after a local hospital and court-appointed guardian agreed to stop life-saving treatment against her wishes. The hospital contends that it was not medically possible to save her husband.