TARAZ, Kazakhstan — Baptist pastor Pyotr Panafidin was fined Sept. 2 for more than three months of his average wages by officials in Taraz, Kazakhstan. Panafidin refused to register his church because of principle. The religion law in Taraz was amended in July, making it a punishable offense to leave churches in the country unregistered. Pastor Rustam Kairulin attempted to…
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