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China detains two protestant church members for "cult" activities
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The police in Fuyang city of Anhui province raided the Wheatseed Reform Church and detained two of its members under administrative detention for allegedly engaging in cult activities that pose a threat to society, according to the Weiquanwang rights website, RFA reported.
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Chinese authorities raid protestant house church during annual Congress
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Chinese authorities conducted a raid on a Protestant "house church" in Anhui province during a nationwide security crackdown coinciding with the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, as reported by Radio Free Asia(RFA).
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10 killed, several wounded in bomb attack at church in DR Congo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Congo army spokesman Anthony Mualushay on Sunday said that the explosion killed 10 people and wounded 39. Both tolls were provisional, he added.
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Combating COVID-19: Seoul church to face legal action for holding service
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 5 (ANI): The Seoul city government on Sunday took legal action against a Protestant church for breaking the city's administration's order not to hold mass gatherings in a bid to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
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China's protestant pastor jailed for 9 years over subversion of state powe
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Dec 30 (ANI): A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Christian pastor of a protestant church to nine years in prison for subversion of state power and illegal business operations.
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Burkina Faso: 14 people killed in attack on Protestant church
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], Dec 02 (ANI): At least 14 people were killed in an attack on a Protestant church during Sunday services in Burkina Faso, confirmed President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
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Burkina Faso: Attack on church kills 6
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Silgadji [Burkina Faso], Apr 30 (ANI): An attack by motorbike-borne assailants on a Protestant church here claimed the lives of six people, including of a pastor. At least two people are said to be missing after the attack that happened on Sunday.
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Minority groups in China facing repression, says Ministerial to Advance Re
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): The first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, that held its meeting in Washington this week, has expressed serious concerns over restrictions on religious freedom in China, particularly on the minority groups such as Uighurs, Hui, Kazakh Musli
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