Cuban Churches Face ‘Unprecedented’ Crackdown | CBN.com (beta)

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There is an “unprecedented” crackdown on churches in Cuba according to a new report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

The figures compiled by CSW show there was a tenfold increase in the number of religious freedom violations in Cuba in 2015 with 2,300 separate violations recorded compared to only 220 in 2014.

CSW reports the spike is largely due to government hostility against churches, with 2,000 Assemblies of God churches declared illegal and 100 shut down or demolished. The government also took over the properties of several other denominations.

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