Rwanda Explains Why It Closed Thousands of Churches. Again.
Rwanda has shut down almost 10,000 places of worship in the past two months, and now its president has proposed making churches pay taxes on their income. The country’s crackdown on houses of worship comes as part of an ongoing push to protect Rwandans from church corruption and fraud and to ensure that their buildings Read more…
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Rwanda: Authorities Close More Than 4,000 Churches on Health and Safety Grounds
Authorities in Christian-majority Rwanda have closed more than 4,000 small churches in the last month, on the grounds they did not comply with health and safety regulations, BBC News reports.
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Biden pressed to prioritize release of US hostages around the world,17 missionaries still captive in Haiti
As US-based Christian Aid Ministries continues to call for the release of their seventeen missionaries kidnapped in Haiti last month, the families of 26 Americans still held hostage around the world have expressed frustration with the Biden administra…
‘Hotel Rwanda’ Celebrity Charged With Murders
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in a film as a life-saving hero during the Rwandan genocide, has been convicted of terrorism by a court in Rwanda.
Migrant Kills Priest In France
A Rwandan immigrant who allegedly caused a massive fire that ravaged the cathedral in the French city of Nantes last year has murdered a Catholic priest in western France, the interior minister said.
27th anniversary of Rwandan Genocide, Commission finds France bears responsibility for atrocities
A commission set up by French President Emmanuel Macron concluded last month that France bears overwhelming responsibility for the Genocide in Rwanda, in which 800,000 mostly Tutsi people were slaughtered over 100 days, AFP reports. The French commissi…
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