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Global database provides new info on anti-religion violence
The first global database to track cases of anti-religion violence became available to the general public in January, providing rights advocates, ministries and others a plethora of information to defend religious freedom and belief.
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Brownback, others support action against slaughters in Nigeria
Unchecked massacres and kidnappings in Nigeria, many of them targeting Christians, require more than the U.S. State Department designating it as a “Country of Particular Concern,” key leaders said at the International Religious Freedom Summit.
Muslim extremist attacks devastate churches in central Nigeria
Christian slain, another beaten unconscious in Sudan
Terrorists Kill Five Christians in Central Nigeria
At least 31 Christians slaughtered in central Nigeria
Society & Culture
![Evangelical leader warns against spiritual extremism, as leader of Kenyan cult charged for hunger deaths]()
Evangelical leader warns against spiritual extremism, as leader of Kenyan cult charged for hunger deaths
Following the discovery of more than 400 victims buried in shallow graves in a remote forest in eastern Kenya, a cult leader has been charged with murder. Paul Mackenzie and 29 other defendants pled not guilty when they appeared in court in the coastal town of Malindi. Mackenzie is accused of torturing children, committing acts of terror, accusations that he denied.
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Femicide in Kenya on the rise, Church leaders call for justice
A ground-breaking study, “Silencing Women,” highlights the devastating toll of women killed by their partners or family members in Kenya from 2016 to 2023. Femicide is the most extreme form of gender-based violence against women. It is often fuelled by gender stereotypes, harmful social norms and an unequal balance of power between men and women.
Unemployment, corruption, and church influence in Africa's 2024 elections
Africa bracing for “the worst of times” in 2024 – a report from IRC states
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