A pastor and his wife were arrested on false allegations. The wife was assaulted while in custody, and their two young children were left without custodial care.
A 63-year-old Russian Pentecostal pastor received a four-year sentence for preaching against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an Oslo-based news service focused on human rights and religious freedom reported.
A 16-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped, forced to marry her captor, raped and then sexually trafficked has been rescued and returned temporarily to her family.
State officials and local clerics closed a prayer house and halted Christian activities for the time being and also expelled an evangelist and his young son from the district.
One Baptist church in Russia has been prohibited from holding activities and at least three other churches are facing a similar situation, sources say.
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