Fears heightened of more carnage in Benue state, Nigeria
Fears of another large-scale attack on Christians are growing in Benue state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen slaughtered up to 200 people in Yelwata village on June 13-14, sources said.
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Christian acquitted after 23 years on death row for ‘blasphemy’
The Supreme Court of Pakistan today (June 25) ordered the acquittal of an elderly Christian on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy conviction, declaring that a person of unsound mind could not be held liable for such a crime, his lawyer said.
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Christian girl kidnapped for two years in Pakistan escapes
A Christian girl who this month escaped the Muslim who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to Islam and repeatedly sexually assaulted her as his “wife.”
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Christian mother in Pakistan raped at gunpoint
A Christian mother of five children in Pakistan was raped at gunpoint by a Muslim who had been harassing and pressuring her to convert to Islam and marry him, her husband said.
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Christian girl in Pakistan kidnapped, forcibly converted/married
Police have taken no action in the forcible conversion/marriage of a Christian girl kidnapped in Pakistan on June 11, a rights advocate said.
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Blasphemy laws misused to seize religious minorities’ property in Pakistan: HRW
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being systematically misused to target religious minorities, dispossess the poor and settle personal and economic disputes, according to a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.
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Christian falsely charged with blasphemy in Pakistan is acquitted
A judge in Pakistan on Thursday (June 12) acquitted a Christian of blasphemy and terrorism charges after the prosecution failed to prove its case against him, his lawyer said.
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Slaughter of Christians escalates in Plateau state, Nigeria
After slaughtering at least 50 Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria in April, Fulani herdsmen this week killed five more in the same county, sources said.
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Court in Pakistan acquits Muslims accused in Jaranwala attacks
Defective police investigation resulted in the acquittal of 10 Muslims involved in burning a church building and ransacking a Christian’s home during the Aug. 16, 2023 riots in Jaranwala, Pakistan, an attorney said.
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Military emergency sought as herdsmen kill 86 Christians in Benue state, Nigeria
A prominent attorney petitioned Nigeria’s president to declare a military emergency as Fulani herdsmen killed at least 86 people in predominantly Christian areas of Benue state in the past two weeks, including 46 on Sunday (June 1), sources said.
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Herdsmen kill 70-year-old pastor, 35 other Christians in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen this week killed at least nine Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, following the slaughter of 27 others days before, sources said.
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Bill to curb child marriages signed into law in Pakistan
Despite fierce opposition from Islamist groups in Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on late Thursday night (May 29) signed into law a landmark bill to curb child marriage, setting the minimum age for marriage for both genders at 18 years in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
