(Compass) – The defense attorney for a Christian evangelist arrested on charges of attempting to convert Hindus in India s Orissa state appealed his clients case to the Orissa High Court on March 16. The appeal exposes police negligence and charges officers with torturing evangelist Kiran Kumar. On February 27, Kumar was on his way to visit a Hindu man in the Khurda district who had invited him for prayers when nine Hindu extremists assaulted the evangelist, tied him up and threatened to throw him into Chilika Lake . Police later arrived on the scene and arrested Kumar. Once inside the Balugaon police station, Patra Babu started beating me mercilessly with a bamboo stick and asked me to call Jesus to save me, Kumar said.
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How does an underdog baseball team's road to victory relate to Christian persecution in Africa?
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By 2050, Africa is on course to be the only youthful continent. In contrast, China is expected to shrink by more than 100 million people.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
A Christian woman and mother of five children, Rhoda Ya’u Jatau, has been detained and quarantined for five months since her arrest in May 2022 on questionable charges of blasphemy and incitement in Bauchi State of Nigeria’s Northeast Region.
Woman Held Five Months Without Trial in Nigeria - International Christian Concern
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11/10/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — A Christian woman and mother of five children, Rhoda Ya’u Jatau, has been detained and quarantined for five months since her arrest in May 20...1 CommentComment on Facebook
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