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Boko Haram kills pastor sleeping in his bed, 2 other Christians in Nigeria
Suspected militants of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram killed a pastor at his home in Gombe state, Nigeria on Sunday (Feb. 9), as violence continued to terrorize the country’s northeast, sources said.
12-year-old Christian girl abducted, forced to marry Muslim neighbor
A 35-year-old Muslim man abducted the 12-year-old daughter of his Christian neighbor and took her to another province, where he forcibly converted her to Islam and married her.
Muslim men abduct Christian girl from her home at gunpoint; parents fear she’ll be sold into sexual slavery
Three Muslims in Pakistan abducted a 12-year-old Christian girl at gunpoint from her home and have threatened to sell her into sexual slavery, her parents said.
EU warns Pakistan its preferential trade status is in peril over failure to address human rights
Pakistan’s preferential trade status could be jeopardized if it fails to address human rights concerns, including controversial blasphemy laws, forced marriages and conversions of religious minority girls, and freedom of religion, an EU delegation has said.
Christian twin brothers acquitted of blasphemy charges in Pakistan
A court in Pakistan acquitted Christian twin brothers of a false blasphemy accusation as the prosecution failed to prove charges against them, their attorney said.
Pakistani police file blasphemy charges against mentally-challenged Christian man
Police in Pakistan this week arrested a mentally challenged Christian on blasphemy charges despite being aware of his condition, sources said.
Christian girl abducted in Pakistan, captors refuse to disclose her whereabouts
Five Muslims abducted a 14-year-old Christian girl from outside her home in Pakistan, her father said.
Christian woman facing life in prison on false blasphemy charge wins bail
A Christian woman in Pakistan wrongly charged with blasphemy by a mosque leader won bail on Thursday, her lawyer said.
Christians tortured, killed by Islamist gangs using honey trap to file false blasphemy charges
An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, according to human rights lawyers.
Pastors kidnapped in northern Nigeria set free
Two church pastors kidnapped in northeastern Nigeria have been released, Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) leaders said.