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Nigeria: Radical Fulani kidnap pastor, dozens of Christians in church raids
Suspected Fulani herdsmen abducted dozens of Christians from a church service in northwest Nigeria, less than a week after kidnapping nearly 60 members of the same denomination in the north-central part of the country.
Sudanese judge dismisses apostasy charges against 4 Christians: No longer a crime in Sudan
A court in Sudan dismissed apostasy charges against four Christians who were threatened with the death penalty unless they recanted.
Church security guard killed, pastor kidnapped by radicals in Nigeria
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Sept. 11) killed a Christian security guard as they abducted a pastor in central Nigeria and wounded the church leader’s wife, sources said.
5 Christian evangelists traveling to plant new church thrown off boat and drowned in Uganda
Muslim extremists killed five Christian workers by throwing them off a boat into central Uganda’s Lake Kyoga, sources said.
Underground church pastor in Kenya beaten, wounded for converting to Christianity
A Somali pastor of a secret fellowship in Kenya is still recovering from an infected wound after attacks on him, his wife and child for leaving Islam, he said.
Christian Youth Corps Member murdered by Muslim men wielding machetes in targeted attack
A Christian posted in Yola, northeast Nigeria, as part of his youth service corps duty was killed in what was suspected as a targeted attack, sources said.
2 more Pakistani Christians accused of blasphemy receive bail
Two Christians accused of blasphemy, including one who has spent four years in jail, have obtained bail from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, sources said.
Nigerian Christian woman murdered by suspected Fulani herders while cleaning her church
Suspected Fulani herdsmen in Plateau state, Nigeria, shot and killed a Christian woman as she cleaned her church, sources said.
Pakistan Supreme Court grants bail to Christian in blasphemy case
A two-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday granted bail to a Christian in a blasphemy case, with one of the justices expressing concern over blatant misuse of the law, the attorney of the accused said.
Chinese authorities shut down historic house church over refusal to join state-controlled movement
Authorities in China “liquidated” a historic house church in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, as part of a crackdown on churches that refuse to join the state-controlled Three-Self Church, rights advocates said.