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  Jul 11, 2025

  Pastor, congregant gunned down during worship service in Nigeria

  During an evening worship service on Monday, suspected Islamic extremists gunned down a Baptist pastor and another worshipper and kidnapped a woman in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria.

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  Jul 10, 2025

  2 Christian boys acquitted of false blasphemy charge in Pakistan

  A court on Tuesday acquitted two Christian youths of a false blasphemy charge rooted in a minor dispute, their lawyer said.

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  Jul 4, 2025

  Christian girl kidnapped at gunpoint from her home, held captive for 2 years escapes

  A Christian girl who managed to escape the home of a Muslim man who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to Islam and repeatedly sexually assaulted her as his “wife.”

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  Jun 29, 2025

  Fears of another large-scale attack on Christians growing in Nigeria after Fulani kill 200

  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 earlier this month, sources said.

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  Jun 23, 2025

  Massacre of over 100 villagers in Christian area of Nigeria elicits response from president

  Days after a massacre of more than 100 people in a predominantly Christian village in Benue state, Nigeria, the country’s president called for action against the assailants even as a local traditional ruler tried to correct him and others about the nature of such attacks.

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  Jun 17, 2025

  Pakistan blasphemy laws misused to target religious minorities, steal property: 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 report.

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  Jun 16, 2025

  Christian man suffering mental illness entrapped in false blasphemy charge is acquitted

  A judge in Pakistan 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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  Jun 9, 2025

  Muslims accused in Jaranwala attacks acquitted in Pakistan

  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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  Jun 5, 2025

  Nigerian president urged to declare military emergency after radical Fulani slaughter 86 Christians

  A prominent attorney has petitioned Nigeria’s president to declare a military emergency after Fulani herdsmen killed at least 86 people in predominantly Christian areas of Benue state in the past two weeks, including 46 on Sunday, sources said.

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  May 29, 2025

  Christian worker freed in northwest Nigeria after pair were kidnapped

  One of two Christian workers kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on May 21 was freed this week, ministry leaders said.