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'No evidence': Christian jailed on blasphemy charge released on bail
A Christian jailed since June on blasphemy and terrorism charges in Pakistan was released on bail on Oct. 23 after a high court noted glaring loopholes in the police case against him, his attorney said.
Parents regain custody of daughter kidnapped, forced to marry Muslim man
A court in Pakistan on Friday returned custody of a 16-year-old Christian girl to her parents after a Muslim man had kidnapped and forcibly converted and married her, sources said.
Human rights groups demand Pakistan's suspension from Commonwealth of Nations
A coalition of 17 international human rights organizations is demanding Pakistan be suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations due its blasphemy laws and other rights violations.
Christian woman granted secret bail after arrest on false blasphemy charge
A trial court in Pakistan has granted rare bail to a Christian arrested on blasphemy charges, her attorney said.
Christian university student, 3 others killed by radical Fulani herders in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians in central Nigeria’s Benue state on Wednesday and two others in another part of the state on Oct. 3, local sources said.
Fulani kill 7 more Christians in Central Nigeria, residents decry gov't failure to take action
Fulani herdsmen attacked a predominantly Christian village in central Nigeria, killing seven people, area residents said.
Muslim employers force 17-year-old Christian boy to convert to Islam
Muslim employers of a 17-year-old Christian who works at their gas company in Pakistan have forcibly converted him to Islam and are holding him in illegal custody, his mother said.
Fulanis killing more Christians than Boko Haram, ISWAP: report
Fulani herdsmen and other “bandit” terrorists often allied with them killed more civilians in Nigeria over a four-year period than Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a new report states.
Muslim gang-rape suspects threaten Christian family to drop charges
Muslims who abducted a 17-year-old Christian girl and gang-raped her for 10 days are threatening her family to pressure them to withdraw charges, even as police have failed to arrest most of the suspects, her father said.
Christian mom sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan
A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said.