Kingswood Church

As the world’s eyes are on the clampdown on democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, Release International is calling for freedom for Christians in the whole of China. Tough new restrictions have led to the closure of thousands of churches and forbid many...

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The murder of a pastor in Mindanao has fuelled fears that Christians are becoming political targets – in what bishops describe as ‘one of the most trying times in our history’. Pastor Ernesto Estrella, who led the United Church of Christ in...

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Growing tensions in Hong Kong are drawing the world’s attention to the calls for freedom from Chinese citizens and the attempts of the Chinese government to exercise ever tighter control. Release International recently sent a petition of over 10,000 names to the...

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As tensions mount in Hong Kong, Release International is calling on China to grant freedom of religion to Christians who face increasing persecution on the mainland. But handing in a petition to the London Embassy is proving quite a challenge. ‘The scenes...

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Two new churches in Java are facing the threat of closure as part of what many see as a rising tide of persecution in Indonesia. The Family of God Church in West Jakarta received its official permit earlier this month but has...

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Archbishop Ben Kwashi has sent a message of thanks to Release International for backing his new biography, Neither Bomb Nor Bullet: Archbishop on the Front Line. The book tells the remarkable story of his three escapes from death in Nigeria, and is...

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The Rt Hon Boris Johnson, MP,                                           Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, London SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister May I take this opportunity to offer you my warmest congratulations on your appointment. And also to say that...

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Release International is urging Britain’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to follow through on the government’s recent pledge to make protecting persecuted Christians the heart of UK foreign policy. Release, which upholds the freedom of Christians around the world, congratulated the new...

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