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Pastor, 3 other Christians ambushed, taken captive in central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists kidnapped a pastor and three other Christians on Saturday in central Nigeria, sources said.
Unborn baby killed as Christian mother beaten by co-worker; police refuse to prosecute
Police in Pakistan refused to file charges in the case of a Christian mother who lost her unborn child in a Muslim co-worker’s attempt to rape her, sources said.
Attacks on Christians, forced conversions belie Pakistan's claim of religious freedom: church leader
Continuing violence against religious minorities in Pakistan belies the government’s Jan. 8 statement that it promotes religious freedom and protects the members of non-Muslim faiths, rights activists said.
Christian widow flees home after false blasphemy charge in Pakistan
Acquittal after a false blasphemy charge has not kept a Christian widow in Pakistan from being driven from her job and village amid threats to her life.
UMC pastors held captive in Nigeria despite church paying $12K ransom for release
Two pastors kidnapped along with others in Nigeria last month remain captive despite their denomination paying $12,264 for their release, church officials said.
Boko Haram terrorists kill 2 Christians on Christmas, sources say
Islamic extremist terrorists rampaged through a predominantly Christian village in northeastern Nigeria on Christmas Day, setting houses on fire, looting shops and killing two Christians, area residents said.
8 Christians killed, homes destroyed in terror attack on Nigerian villages
Unidentified terrorists on Thursday killed eight Christians in Taraba state, Nigeria, after 13 others were slain the previous week, sources said.
160 Christians massacred, including pastors, in Nigeria; coordinated attacks launched during Christmas
Terrorists massacred 160 people, many of them preparing for church Christmas programs, Saturday night through Christmas Day in coordinated attacks on predominantly Christian areas in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said.
Persecution of Christians in Bauchi, Nigeria continues after being chased out of city
With a decades-old history of Islamic extremist attacks, Nigeria’s Bauchi state is home to a Christian community that continues to suffer oppression and killings, a long-time pastor said.