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  Aug 30, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 29, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 27, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 24, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 23, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 21, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 17, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 11, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 10, 2022

  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.

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  Aug 6, 2022

  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.