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Young girl kidnapped, forcibly married to older man is rescued, reunited with parents
A kidnapped Christian girl in Pakistan reunited with her parents on Wednesday, five months after a Muslim man abducted her, and forcibly converted and married her and got her pregnant following repeated sexual assault, her lawyer said.
Pakistan parliament passes bill to curb child marriages
Pakistan’s parliament has passed a significant bill aiming to curb, discourage and eventually eradicate child marriages in the federal capital by raising the legal age of marriage for both sexes to 18.
Christian man torutured to death by Muslims, former police officer in Pakistan: brother
Muslims in Pakistan, including a former police officer, on Monday tortured a Christian laborer to death over a theft accusation, the victim’s brother said.
6 Christians slain by radical Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen killed six Christians and injured dozens of others in raids on two Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria.
Watchdog reports record number of blasphemy cases in Pakistan
A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country’s condemned blasphemy laws.
Boko Haram terrorists' killing spree leaves 7 dead, homes and churches set ablaze
Boko Haram terrorists on Monday attacked a predominantly Christian community in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, killing seven Christians and setting homes and church buildings ablaze, residents said.
Christian man accused of writing blasphemous messages, sparking violent riots sentenced to death
A Christian accused of writing blasphemous content that sparked violent riots in Jaranwala, Pakistan, in August 2023 was sentenced to death along with other harsh penalties on Good Friday
Dawn attack kills 51 Christians in Nigerian town amid string of massacres
Following the killing of more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria earlier this month, the death toll of a dawn attack on Monday on a predominantly Christian community in the state has risen to 51, according to reports.
Pentecostal pastor thwarts arson attack on church
Two unidentified men attempted to set fire to a church building in Pakistan on Saturday night, but timely intervention by the pastor thwarted the attack, sources said.
Over 60 Christians killed by radicalized Fulani in Nigeria; 383 homes destroyed: report
Fulani terrorists on April 2 and 3 killed more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, in what the governor called a “genocide,” sources said.