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Christian girl kidnapped, forced into Islamic marriage by 60-year-old man in Pakistan, family says
Arif Gill said he lost hope of finding his 15-year-old daughter abducted by a 60-year-old Muslim who forced her into an Islamic marriage amid police inaction in Pakistan.
Indian pastor remains jailed despite bail after Hindu extremists file false conversion charges
A pastor in northern India remains in jail after more than three months despite winning bail because Hindu extremists filed new false charges against him, his wife said.
Christian farm laborer beaten to death by landlord in Pakistan, family says
A Muslim landowner in Pakistan on Monday beat a Catholic farm laborer to death, claiming he had stolen oranges from his orchard, the victim’s family said.
Pakistani man throws acid on Christian woman who refused to convert to Islam, marry him
A Muslim in Karachi, Pakistan, last Wednesday threw acid on a 19-year-old Christian woman for refusing his pressure to enter into relationship and convert to Islam, sources said.
12 Christians killed by radical Fulani herdsmen as Nigeria rises among ranks of worst persecutors
After authorities in Nigeria ignored warnings that thousands of cattlemen were arriving in Benue state, suspected herdsmen last Saturday attacked two villages there and killed 12 Christians.
Pastor killed after being abducted from home in Nigeria: 'Major loss to the body of Christ'
A church pastor in northeast Nigeria was slain last Thursday, and anti-Christian violence continued to grow in the southern part of the country with the killing of two Christians in Delta state, sources said.
Pastor, 3 other Christians killed by Islamic extremists in pre-dawn attack in Sudan
A church pastor and three other Christians were killed in Sudan on Monday when suspected Islamic extremists shot them to death.
Pakistani Christians fear heightened persecution as lawmakers pass bill expanding blasphemy laws
Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has passed legislation to make the country’s blasphemy laws stricter even as their blatant misuse again came to light in a threat to falsely charge a Christian woman.
At least 17 Christians killed in 2 days across Nigeria, sources say
Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed five Christians early Sunday morning in northeast Nigeria following the slaughter of 12 Christians last Friday in the country’s Middle Belt, sources said.
Gov't officials prohibit Christian worship service outside city hall in Indonesia
A church in Indonesia on Jan. 8 was prohibited from holding a Sunday service in front of a city hall building, where it had gone after losing its prior worship venue in a mall, sources said.