Six Christians slain in central Nigeria
Suspected Fulani herdsmen last week invaded three predominantly Christian communities in Benue state, Nigeria, killing six Christians, injuring another and kidnapping eight residents, area sources said.
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12-year-old Christian girl forcibly converted/married in Pakistan
A married, 35-year-old Muslim neighbor of a 12-year-old Christian girl abducted her and took her to another province, where he forcibly converted her to Islam and married her, her father said.
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Christians suffer deadly attacks in Kaduna state, Nigeria
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday (Feb. 5) killed three Christians in Kaduna state, a week after three others were slain in the same area, sources said.
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Muslims kidnap 12-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan
Three Muslims in Pakistan abducted a 12-year-old Christian girl at gunpoint from her home and have threatened to sell her into sexual slavery, her parents said.
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EU issues warning to Pakistan about human rights
Pakistan’s preferential trade status could be jeopardized if it does not address human rights concerns, including controversial blasphemy laws, forced marriages/conversions of minority girls and freedom of religion, a European Union (EU) delegation said on Friday (Jan. 31).
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Christians, rights leaders protest social media law in Pakistan
The president of Pakistan on Wednesday (Jan. 29) signed into law a digital crimes measure that church and rights leaders fear will be misused to persecute people who share persecution news online or criticize the government for its inability to stop such incidents.
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Mentally challenged Christian in Pakistan charged with blasphemy
Police in Pakistan this week arrested a mentally challenged Christian on blasphemy charges despite being aware of his condition, sources said.
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Christian brothers in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy
A court in Pakistan on Saturday (Jan. 25) acquitted Christian twin brothers of a false blasphemy accusation as the prosecution failed to prove charges against them, their attorney said.
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Five Muslims abduct Christian girl, 14, in Pakistan
Five Muslims on Jan. 9 abducted a 14-year-old Christian girl from outside her home in Pakistan, her father said.
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Woman charged with desecrating Quran in Pakistan wins bail
A Christian woman in Pakistan wrongly charged with blasphemy by a mosque leader won bail on Thursday (Jan. 16), her lawyer said.
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Islamists collude with officials in false blasphemy cases in Pakistan
An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, according to human rights lawyers.
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Kidnapped pastors regain freedom in northeastern Nigeria
Two church pastors kidnapped on Dec. 29 in northeastern Nigeria were released on Sunday (Jan. 5), Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) leaders said.
