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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.
Terrorists kill elderly Christian, kidnap others in northern Nigeria
Suspected Muslim terrorists in northern Nigeria killed an 86-year-old Christian in his home on Aug. 2 and kidnapped two others who were later released, likely after ransom payments, sources said.
Pastor faces death threats in Uganda after leading dozens of Muslims to Christ
A month after a Christian was killed in Kiboga District, Uganda, a pastor in the same district fears for his life following death threats from Muslim extremists, he said.
Muslim extremists beat, kill evangelist in his home in retaliation for preaching
Muslim extremists went to the home of an evangelist who had held open-air events in eastern Uganda and killed him, sources said.
4 kids among Nigerian Christians killed in attack on their homes
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Sunday killed seven Christians, including four children, in an attack in Plateau state, Nigeria, following months of violence in neighboring Taraba state, sources said.
6 EWCA pastors killed, 27 Christians kidnapped in Nigeria so far this year: report
Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists in Nigeria have killed six pastors and kidnapped 27 Christians of the Evangelical Church Winning All in the past seven months, according to an ECWA report.
Hmong Christians suffering severe persecution in Vietnam
Severe persecution of Hmong Christians is underway in Nghe An Province in Vietnam. In the central Vietnam province, officials vying with each other to create “Christian-free zones” operate “with no conscience or humanity,” as if they were in a different country than the one whose religious freedom measures they are violating, Christian leaders say.
Dozens of Christians kidnapped in house-to-house abductions in northern Nigeria
Suspected Islamic extremists on Monday night kidnapped 36 people from a predominantly Christian village outside the city of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria.
Christian man killed by Islamic extremists in ambush attack after 8 Muslims put their faith in Christ
A Christian in eastern Uganda died from head injuries sustained in an attack by Muslim extremists, sources said.