BERLIN (ADF International) — Are Bible verses allowed to be displayed in public? A court in Berlin has upheld a restaurant owner’s right to freedom of speech and religion and found the search warrant issued by the district court unlawful. Young-Ai Park was subjected to a police search and a fine for hanging prints of […]
LONDON (ADF International) – A single mother is seeking justice at the European Court of Human Rights in response to Ealing Council’s criminalization of prayer and counseling outside of an abortion facility. The court’s decision has the potential to impact 820 million Europeans from 47 countries, including the UK. “What kind of society withholds help […]
(The Christian Institute) — A midwifery student who was banned from her hospital placement over her pro-life views has won an apology and settlement from her university. Julia Rynkiewicz was suspended from her placement after a lecturer at the University of Nottingham reported her involvement with the university’s Students for Life society. She was subject […]
(Article 18) — Two Iranian Christian converts have overturned on appeal a combined 10-year prison sentence for their leadership of a house-church. Aziz Majidzadeh, known as Andreas, and another convert who cannot be named, were sentenced to four and six years in prison respectively in July — a ruling that was not made public at […]
Uganda (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a former sheikh in eastern Uganda who refused to renounce Christ killed his 6-year-old son on Monday, two days after Islamists in the western part of the country killed a pastor and his 12-year-old son, sources said. Following a two-hour meeting with Muslim relatives in Buseta Sub-County’s […]
(ADF India) — In the past few months, Christians in Gagari have been living under tense circumstances, with the constant fear of being attacked or thrown out of the village. Gagari is a medium-sized village located about 25 kilometers from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. The village has only about 40 Christians, amongst a population […]
(Voice of the Martyrs) — A Christian accused of speaking against Buddhism has been told that a verdict will soon be delivered. Aung Tun Oo was accused by two radical Mahbahtah monks of denigrating Buddhism in 2017. Since the case was registered, Aung Tun Oo has been summoned to the court 54 times. A VOM […]
(BBC) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a “global mechanism” that would use QR codes to open up international travel. “We need to further harmonize policies and standards and establish ‘fast tracks’ to facilitate the orderly flow of people,” he said. The codes will be used to help establish a traveler’s health status. […]
(CBS News) — Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the airline is planning to require passengers traveling internationally to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 after the vaccinations become available to the public. In an interview with Australian broadcaster 9 Network, Joyce said Monday that the company is looking to change its terms and conditions […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The Lausanne movement in Spain has just published the report “The Missionality of the Evangelical Churches in Spain,” authored by five members of its steering committee: Ron Anderson, Eliseo Casal, Jaume Llenas, Jim Memory and Francisco Mira. Memory pointed out that the national Lausanne network “has taken on the purpose of promoting […]