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Russia to deport 2 American Mormons arrested at church under anti-evangelism law

Two Americans affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were arrested in Russia and will soon be deported back to the U.S., their lawyer says.
Russian attorney Sergey Gliznutsa told that Kole Brodowski and another unidentified volunteer were arrested while they were teaching English at a church in Russia.
He went on to explain that the deportation order was given earlier this week, but because of a national holiday, Brodowski and the other man will likely not be released and deported until sometime next week.
Russia has barred foreign missionaries from evangelizing in that country, but the LDS Church maintained that the two Americans fit the definition of “volunteer” and were not violating any laws.
Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for the LDS Church, said in a statement that he was concerned about the decision by authorities to detain and deport the two Americans.
“While we are grateful these young men are reportedly in good condition and are being treated well, we are troubled by the circumstances surrounding their detention,” said Hawkins.
“They have both spoken to their parents. We will continue to work with local authorities, and encourage the swift release of these volunteers.”
In 2016, Russia passed an “anti-missionary” law as part of a broader anti-terrorism law. The measure targets religious minorities to the benefit of the influential Russian Orthodox Church.
About a year after the law was enacted, the Norway-based group Forum 18 recorded 181 cases of Russian authorities using the law to crack down on non-Russian Orthodox religious groups.
The 181 prosecutions included more than 80 cases against individuals representing various Protestant churches, as well as 41 cases against Jehovah’s Witnesses, and several cases against Buddhists, Muslims, and a dozen Hare Krishna members.
The detaining of the Mormon volunteers comes a month after a Russian court sentenced Danish citizen Dennis Christensen, a Jehovah’s Witness, to six years in prison due to the religious sect being declared “extremist” under the nation’s criminal code.
Christensen was arrested in 2017 while giving a sermon.
“The case against Christensen and the raids against Jehovah’s Witness adherents violate the right to freedom of religion, denying them the right to worship, and cannot be justified as either a necessary or proportionate measure to protect public safety or public order,” stated Human Rights Watch.
“The conviction is a blatant violation of the rights to religious freedom and expression. Russian authorities should immediately move to set aside the conviction and free Christensen.”
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Pastor calls for end to gun violence after second son is shot dead

Christiana Ford, a New Orleans pastor and founder of the Silence The Violence Foundation, is calling for an end to gun violence in her community just days after losing a second son to gun violence just outside her home and steps away from her church.
Ford lost her 39-year-old son Lamar Ford in a shooting earlier this month.
Lamar Ford was fatally shot in the head on Aug. 5, 4WWL reported. Police say the shooting happened about 11:30 a.m. on the 1300 block of Elysian Fields Avenue.
The location of the deadly shooting was near the House of Faith Non-Denominational Ministries, a congregation led by his mother.
Lamar Ford had served time in prison for manslaughter, according to nola.com, but was released two years ago. According to his mother, he was turning his life around and helping with outreach programs at her church.
In addition to his mother, Lamar Ford left behind a 9-year-old son and other siblings.
“This man got out of the car and stood over him and shot him two times in the head,” Christiana Ford told 4WWL. “It’s not right; it’s not right. It’s nothing like losing a child.”
The grieving pastor, who previously lost another son to gun violence in Texas, spoke out against gun violence in New Orleans amid a sharp increase in homicides in the city.
Data from the Metropolitan Crime Commission found that since New Year’s Day, 180 murders have been reported, a 42% increase compared to the same period last year.
“To see our kids getting killed daily on the streets. It’s multiplying. It’s crippling. It’s out of control. We need help here in New Orleans,” Ford said.
“Every day, all day, somebody is being killed. That tells me it’s easy to kill and it’s easy to get away with it. … It’s my child now. Whose child is it going to be next?”
“We must come together and let these criminals know they’re not taking over the streets.”
At his trial in 2017, prosecutors said Lamar Ford shot a man named Tyrone Daniels in a vacant alleyway in a dispute over a $40 drug debt on April 22, 2013, according to nola.com.
Prosecutors alleged that Lamar Ford lured Daniels into the alleyway by claiming his bike was there and then shot him. They cited circumstantial evidence against him.
Lamar Ford’s brother Lynn Ford, who had given Daniels a haircut shortly before he was shot, reportedly told investigators that he thought Lamar Ford had murdered Daniels but recanted his testimony upon taking the stand.
In May 2017, Lamar Ford pleaded guilty to manslaughter two days after his trial started, with Daniels’ mother accepting the deal made with prosecutors but insisting he was a murderer.
“I know you killed my son, but I’m going to take it,” Shirley Daniels said, as reported by nola.com at the time. “I can’t do it no more.”
Sources:Christian Post
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കുവൈറ്റിൽ ഫാമിലി വിസയും സന്ദർശക വിസയും താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്തി

കുവൈറ്റ് സിറ്റി: രാജ്യത്ത് വിദേശികൾക്ക് കുടുംബ വിസയും സന്ദർശക വിസയും നൽകുന്നത് താൽകാലികമായി നിർത്തിവയ്ക്കുവാൻ നിർദ്ദേശം നൽകി റെസിഡൻസി അഫയേഴ്സ് ഡിപ്പാർട്ട്മെൻറ്.
ആഭ്യന്തര മന്ത്രാലയത്തിലെ മുതിർന്ന ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരുടെ നിർദേശ പ്രകാരമാണ് പുതിയ തീരുമാനമെടുത്തതെന്ന് പ്രാദേശിക ദിനപത്രമായ അൽ അൻബ റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്തു. ഡോക്ടർമാർ തുടങ്ങിയ ആവശ്യ മേഖലയിലെ ചില വിഭാഗങ്ങളെയും എയർപോർട്ടിൽ നിന്നും അനുവദിക്കുന്ന എൻട്രി വിസകൾക്കും പുതിയ തീരുമാനത്തിൽ നിന്നും ഇളവ് നൽകിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.
Sources:azchavattomonline
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Prosecutors Seek Justice for Christian YouTuber Attacked in Prison

Indonesia – On August 11, state prosecutors held a hearing in South Jakarta where they demanded a one-year extension of a jailed policeman’s sentence.
The policeman, Napoleon Bonaparte, was convicted of bribery in March of last year. In August of that year, the former Inspector General reportedly broke into a fellow inmate’s cell and spread feces all over his body and face.
The victim of this attack is Muhammed Kace, a Muslim-turned-Christian YouTuber who was sentenced to 10 years on charges of blasphemy for his videos that offended Islam. He was detained in the same prison as Bonaparte who was enraged by the content of his videos.
“Anyone can insult me, but not against my Allah, the Quran, the Prophet and my Islamic faith,” Bonaparte said.
News of the policeman’s attack spread and upset Prosecutor Andi Jaya Aryandi who stated that the violence committed in this attack must be punished. Similarly, Andreas Harsono, an Indonesian researcher at Human Rights Watch, said ‘hate crime’ deserves heavy punishment.
According to UCA News, it is common for those convicted of blasphemy to be tortured in prison. While it is not unusual for Christians to fall victim to Indonesia’s draconian blasphemy laws, the inconsistent standard embedded in Indonesia’s legal system is self-evident. Just last August, a Christian-turned-Muslim cleric was arrested for insulting Christianity and was sentenced to merely five months in prison – a fraction of Kace’s sentence.
Sources:persecution
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