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  Jul 17, 2025

  Pakistan to launch investigation into harms caused by its blasphemy laws: 'Huge ray of hope'

  In what attorneys in Pakistan termed a “huge ray of hope,” a federal high court on Tuesday directed the government to form an inquiry commission within 30 days to investigate blatant abuse of blasphemy laws.

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  Jul 15, 2025

  5 killed during attack on Bible study in Nigeria; 110 others kidnapped in recent months

  Fulani herdsmen on Friday killed five Christians and wounded three others in an area of northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state where at least 110 others have been kidnapped in the past six months, sources said.

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  Jul 15, 2025

  Muslim man sentenced to life in prison for raping 12-year-old Christian girl

  A judge handed a life sentence to a Muslim man found guilty of abducting and raping a Christian girl, but ignored accusations of forcible conversion and fraudulent marriage, the victim’s attorney said.

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  Jul 14, 2025

  Christians recount brutal execution by Fulani herdsmen in attack on village

  Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages in Kaduna state, Nigeria, killing two Christians and wounding three others, after terrorizing villagers in another area in June, local residents said.

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  Jul 11, 2025

  Pastor, congregant gunned down during worship service in Nigeria

  During an evening worship service on Monday, suspected Islamic extremists gunned down a Baptist pastor and another worshipper and kidnapped a woman in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria.

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  Jul 10, 2025

  2 Christian boys acquitted of false blasphemy charge in Pakistan

  A court on Tuesday acquitted two Christian youths of a false blasphemy charge rooted in a minor dispute, their lawyer said.

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  Jul 4, 2025

  Christian girl kidnapped at gunpoint from her home, held captive for 2 years escapes

  A Christian girl who managed to escape the home of a Muslim man who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to Islam and repeatedly sexually assaulted her as his “wife.”

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  Jun 29, 2025

  Fears of another large-scale attack on Christians growing in Nigeria after Fulani kill 200

  Fears of another large-scale attack on Christians are growing in Benue state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen slaughtered up to 200 people in Yelwata village earlier this month, sources said.

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  Jun 23, 2025

  Massacre of over 100 villagers in Christian area of Nigeria elicits response from president

  Days after a massacre of more than 100 people in a predominantly Christian village in Benue state, Nigeria, the country’s president called for action against the assailants even as a local traditional ruler tried to correct him and others about the nature of such attacks.

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  Jun 17, 2025

  Pakistan blasphemy laws misused to target religious minorities, steal property: HRW

  Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being systematically misused to target religious minorities, dispossess the poor and settle personal and economic disputes, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.