Missing Christian girl forcefully held by Islamic police force in Nigeria
A Muslim police force in Nigeria is holding a 15-year-old Christian girl who has been missing since Dec. 1. Her family fears she'll be forcefully converted to Islam.
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A federal court in Pakistan has ordered police to find a 13-year-old girl who was forcibly converted and married to a Muslim man.
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Iran abruptly shut down its airspace to commercial traffic for over four hours early Thursday amid heightened tensions with the United States over Tehran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests, prompting global aviation reroutes. Separately, the U.S. reportedly advised some personnel at a key military base in Qatar to evacuate.
UK Christian leaders oppose redefining ‘Islamophobia,’ warn gov't proposal seeks to shield Islamic beliefs from scrutiny
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Nonprofit persecution watchdog group Open Doors US released its annual World Watch List on Wednesday, which ranks the top 50 countries where Christian persecution and discrimination are at a record high.
Massacre of Christians ongoing in Nigeria: 'Fulani herdsmen killing innocents almost daily'
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Nearly 2K Christians killed, 3K abducted or assaulted in past 2 years: watchdog
A U.S.-based nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to tracking global Christian persecution released its latest findings documenting nearly 3,000 verified abductions and close to 2,000 killings of Christians because of religious violence worldwide over the past two years.
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Abortion remains the leading cause of death worldwide for the seventh year in a row, according to statistics compiled by Worldometer.
Australia’s largest Pentecostal denomination suspends Thrive Church leaders Brad and Amy Hagan
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