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Underground church pastor in Kenya beaten, wounded for converting to Christianity
A Somali pastor of a secret fellowship in Kenya is still recovering from an infected wound after attacks on him, his wife and child for leaving Islam, he said.
Christian Youth Corps Member murdered by Muslim men wielding machetes in targeted attack
A Christian posted in Yola, northeast Nigeria, as part of his youth service corps duty was killed in what was suspected as a targeted attack, sources said.
2 more Pakistani Christians accused of blasphemy receive bail
Two Christians accused of blasphemy, including one who has spent four years in jail, have obtained bail from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, sources said.
Nigerian Christian woman murdered by suspected Fulani herders while cleaning her church
Suspected Fulani herdsmen in Plateau state, Nigeria, shot and killed a Christian woman as she cleaned her church, sources said.
Pakistan Supreme Court grants bail to Christian in blasphemy case
A two-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday granted bail to a Christian in a blasphemy case, with one of the justices expressing concern over blatant misuse of the law, the attorney of the accused said.
Chinese authorities shut down historic house church over refusal to join state-controlled movement
Authorities in China “liquidated” a historic house church in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, as part of a crackdown on churches that refuse to join the state-controlled Three-Self Church, rights advocates said.
Christian parents denied custody of 12-year-old daughter kidnapped in Pakistan
Refusing to review evidence from a Christian couple trying to recover their 12-year-old daughter after she was allegedly kidnapped and forced to convert and marry, a judge in Pakistan last week denied them custody, sources said.
Gunmen chase down, execute Christian lawyer in Nigeria; 4 nuns kidnapped by terrorists
Islamic terrorists in southern Nigeria kidnapped four nuns on Sunday, three days after suspected Fulani herdsmen shot a Christian attorney to death in the country’s northwest, sources said.
Suspected ISWAP terrorists kill over 20 Christians, abduct priest after shooting their way into church
After more than 20 Christians lost their lives to terrorist attacks in two areas of Taraba state, Nigeria, in the first half of August, a Catholic teacher was kidnapped from a church site, sources said.
Extremists chop off Christian convert's hand in Uganda weeks after he left Islam
Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda last month cut off the hand of a 42-year-old father who left Islam to become a Christian in June, sources said.