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Islamization rings entrapping girls into forced conversions in Egypt, Christian group warns
An 18-year-old, middle-class Coptic Christian student in Upper Egypt went to school as usual when she found herself caught in a web of Islamist students, administrators, police and sheikhs seeking to forcibly convert and marry her to a Muslim man.
UN special rapporteur says 'prostitution is not work,' warns of dangers of the term 'sex worker'
The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls met with European politicians last week but reportedly encountered resistance over her opposition to the idea of prostitution and pornography being considered normal work.
Christians once ‘pardoned’ after years in prison re-arrested in Iran
Two Christians who were released from prison in Iran in 2022 and 2023 respectively were re-arrested last Thursday, advocacy group Article 18 reported.
Christian woman fired by school for posts warning parents about LGBT books wins legal battle
A school counseling assistant won at the U.K. Court of Appeal after her employer fired her for expressing concern on Facebook about LGBT materials being taught to primary school children.
UK police continue to harass pro-life advocates praying near abortion clinics
Police in Birmingham, England, reprimanded a pro-life advocate for praying silently near an abortion clinic, just months after a judge ruled police must pay her compensation for wrongly arresting her twice for the same activity.
UMC Nigeria 'thriving' despite split, court case against break-away group
The United Methodist Church in Nigeria has taken steps to forge a path forward and put behind the acrimonious division that saw some leaders and members of the denomination create a splinter group.
Christian leaders in Colombia raise concerns over plan to tax religious groups
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the Ministry of Finance are considering taxing religious denominations as part of the country’s new tax reform.
Panelists at IRF Summit urge Trump admin. to champion religious freedom worldwide
Participants in what organizers called the largest ever religious freedom gathering voiced hope that the new U.S. administration and Congress would include their cause in broader policies as the International Religious Freedom Summit opened in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Kenya sees rise in femicide; 75% of women, girls killed by men known to them
2024 saw a marked increase in women being murdered in Kenya despite a heightened awareness of the crisis and government measures to curb what the World Health Organization terms as femicide.
Worsening persecution in North Korea calls for change in mission strategy: 'Complete control'
The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) announced the results of its 2024 White Paper on Religious Freedom in North Korea and a public awareness survey on North Korean human rights at the Franciscan Education Center in Seoul’s Jeong-dong on Jan. 23.