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46 Christians killed by terrorists amid 2 days of attacks in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on June 3 and 4 killed 46 Christians in attacks on a cluster of villages in Benue state, Nigeria, sources said.
Priest fatally shot in the back in Nigeria
Unidentified gunmen shot a Roman Catholic priest to death in southwest Nigeria last week, a church spokesman said.
Christian woman praying inside church killed by armed ethnic Meitei in Manipur state’s Khoken village
A surge of ethnic violence with a growing religious component in northeastern India led to the killing on Friday of a woman in her church building and two other Christians, sources said.
Hundreds of Christians killed in 3 weeks of attacks in Nigerian county; 28 churches destroyed
At least 300 Christians have been massacred in one county of Plateau state, Nigeria since mid-May, including the killing of two pastors on Sunday, sources said.
Pastors jailed, churches closed in India amid false allegations of forced conversion
Having spent a month in jail on baseless charges before his release on bail, Pastor R. Kirubendran was baffled at hostilities from police, media and villagers after serving a community in northern India without problem for several years.
Dozens of Christians killed in Nigeria by extremist herdsmen
A Roman Catholic catechist and his wife were among dozens of Christians killed in central Nigeria’s Benue state last month, a local official said.
Pastor among 43 Christians killed by herdsman in Nigeria; homes destroyed
Fulani herdsmen killed a church pastor, his wife and 41 other people in an attack last month on two predominantly Christian villages in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said.
Christian man sentenced to death in Pakistan after 'baseless' blasphemy conviction
A court in Bahawalpur on Tuesday handed the death penalty to a 22-year-old Christian on an unsubstantiated conviction under the country’s blasphemy laws, sources said.
Christian woman caught reading Bible starved by Muslim husband, left for dead at wild animal park
A Muslim upset with his wife’s conversion to Christianity in western Uganda denied her food and left her in a national park with wild animals, she said.
Christian mother of 5 held hostage, beaten by police and Muslim employer in Pakistan
A Christian housecleaner in Pakistan was beaten and illegally confined for a week by her Muslim employers after she tried to leave her job due to pregnancy, she said.