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Dozens of Nigerian Christians killed in the past month; terrorists demand ransom for corpse
Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists in the past month killed at least 30 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria and 10 in Kaduna state, where they also demanded payment for a corpse after collecting ransom for the Christian they kidnapped and killed.
Dozens of Christians kidnapped from buses while en route to wedding, funeral in Nigeria
Suspected Fulani herdsmen in southwestern Nigeria last week kidnapped Christian workers taking a bus to a wedding, while another group of Christians was kidnapped en route to a funeral in the same state.
Pastor jailed in Sudan, charged with 'witchcraft' after prayer gathering for sick mother
Authorities in Sudan arrested and jailed a church leader last Monday on charges of “witchcraft” for leading a prayer meeting for his ailing mother, sources said.
Pastor tortured, killed in Laos for spreading Gospel was a father of 8
The body of a pastor with an officially recognized church in Laos was found last month with signs that he was tortured and killed for his faith, area sources said.
Taxi driver attacked with knives after sharing Gospel with passenger in India
A Christian pastor in northern India who drives a taxi for a living didn’t think he had anything to fear when a well-mannered Sikh asked him to take a slight detour.
Christian family suffering 'living hell' after arrests on false charges of 'conversion' at son's birthday party
A Christian mother and her family in northern India have suffered assaults and threats since she and others were arrested from her son’s birthday party on false accusations of fraudulent conversion, her husband said.
Indonesia: Christians react to gov't officials joining effort to block construction of church in Java
Two local officials in Indonesia joined Islamist organizations’ call to block construction of a Christian church, triggering objections nationwide.
2 Christians unexpectedly released from Iran's notorious Evin Prison after fire damages facility
Two Christians imprisoned in Iran for their church leadership roles were released a few days after a fire broke out in Tehran’s Evin Prison on Oct. 15, but rights advocates were mystified about why they were freed.
Evangelists attacked with knives in Uganda after leading Muslims to Christ
Two evangelists in eastern Uganda were beaten and slashed with knives after leading several Muslims to Christ, sources said.
Islamic extremists kill 15, cut off woman's breast in attack on predominantly Christian village
Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed two Christians in north-central Nigeria after slaughtering 13 others in two prior attacks, sources said.