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Sri Lanka: Pastor released from jail after arrest on charges of 'outraging religious feelings'
A pastor in Sri Lanka was granted bail on Wednesday after being jailed since Dec. 1 on a charge of “outraging religious feelings” for comments in a sermon that appeared online, sources said.
Christian woman allegedly killed by her Muslim son for accepting Christ
Before Sawuba Naigaga succumbed to injuries her 25-year-old son inflicted on her in Uganda this month, she described the assault to a friend from her hospital bed.
10 Christians, including toddler, killed by Islamic extremists in Uganda
Islamic terrorists on Dec. 19 killed 10 Christians in western Uganda, sources said.
2 Christian evangelists jailed in Uganda under blasphemy law after street preaching upsets Muslims
Two evangelists in eastern Uganda will spend Christmas in jail, charged under a blasphemy law after Muslims upset by their street preaching beat them and summoned police, sources said.
Indonesian blasphemy law faces criticism as cases rise, Christian man sentenced 10 years in prison
With an increase in blasphemy cases in Indonesia and arrests based on Islamic fatwas and mob pressure, rights advocates are calling for laws to be amended or ended.
Christian family goes into hiding despite blasphemy charges being dropped over Bible verse on Facebook
A court in Pakistan granted bail to a Christian falsely charged with blasphemy, but he and his family have separated and gone into hiding amid threats to their lives, sources said.
Pastor’s wife, mother of 2-month-old-baby, fatally shot in Nigeria
A funeral was held in southwest Nigeria on Saturday for a pastor’s wife shot to death in Taraba state a week earlier, sources said.
Over 10 Christians slain in Fulani attacks, ongoing massacres terrorize farmers
Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Friday attacked villages in Taraba state, Nigeria, killing at least 10 Christians, sources said.
Uganda: 2 Christians beaten for calling Muhammad false prophet
Two Christians in eastern Uganda were hospitalized after hardline Muslims beat them for their presentation at a religious dialogue, one of the victims said.
Anti-Christian hatred motivated man who murdered 20-year-old in Pakistan
The father of a 20-year-old Christian who was gunned down in Pakistan this month said the confessed killer was driven by a strong hatred for Christians and Jews.