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  Machete-wielding Muslim disrupts Christian worship in Indonesia

  Christians are pursuing prosecution of a machete-wielding Muslim who threatened bloodshed if a congregation on Java Island, Indonesia continued worshipping.

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  Pakistan urged to protect girls from forced conversion/marriage

  Three United Nations special rapporteurs last week urged Pakistan to protect girls from abduction, forced religious conversion and child marriage, warning that existing laws will have little effect unless authorities ensure access to justice and enforce them consistently.

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  Fulanis kill two Christians, wound three others in Nigeria

  Fulani gunmen killed two Christians and wounded three others on Sunday night (Oct. 4) in an attack in Bokkos County, Plateau State, central Nigeria, sources said.

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  Christian groups urge Mozambique to act on religious freedom, displacement and sexual violence

  Christian organizations have urged the Mozambican government to follow through on commitments to protect civilians, assist displaced people and strengthen freedom of religion or belief during a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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  Released pastor recounts prison conditions in China, urges legal help for Christians

  In his preaching in China, Ezra Jin used to say he would likely not be jailed as his predecessors were, but the pastor can now talk about a prison experience of sharing a room with 30 people and being forced to sleep next to a violent veteran suffering post-trauma nightmares.

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  Case against alleged kidnapper of Christian girl restored in Pakistan

  A high court judge on Thursday (Oct. 1) ordered restoration of a police case against a Muslim suspected of abducting and forcibly converting/marrying a Christian girl, sources said.

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  Ghana moves to enforce ban on preaching in buses as Nigeria revisits similar law

  Ghana has begun a nationwide campaign to educate the public about new road traffic regulations that prohibit preaching and hawking inside moving public and commercial vehicles, bringing renewed attention to a restriction that has existed in the country for more than a decade.

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