Mass church closure

World Watch Monitor  |  World
Date posted:  1 Sep 2018
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Mass church closure

Locked church door | photo: iStock

More than 8,000 churches in Rwanda have been closed by the government after they failed to meet requirements laid down earlier this year, it was revealed in July.

en previously reported that 700 churches had their activities suspended on 1 March, as a result of the restrictive new law.

A government official said: ‘Churches are expected to meet basic requirements in terms of safety, hygiene, infrastructure and legality’.

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