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  Russian court imprisons pastor for statement on Ukraine war

  A Russian court last week jailed a church pastor for four years after he spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine in a sermon.

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  Catholic slain in Muslim attack on pilgrims in Pakistan

  Muslims on Sunday (Sept. 7) shot to death one Catholic and wounded another as they traveled to a pilgrimage site in Punjab Province, Pakistan, sources said.

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  Herdsmen attack Christian area in north-central Nigeria

  Fulani herdsmen last week killed a Christian farmer and wounded three others in Bauchi state, Nigeria, sources said.

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  Christians stage 17-day protest against injustice in Pakistan

  In a rare show of Christian solidarity in Pakistan, victims of August 2023 Islamist attacks on Christians ended an unprecedented 17-day sit-in on Tuesday (Sept. 2) after government assurances of justice.

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  Christian father in Pakistan fights to recover daughter

  The Christian father of a 13-year-old girl has fought to recover his daughter since July 31, when a court in Pakistan handed custody of her to a Muslim who abducted her and forcibly converted and married her, sources said.

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  Herdsmen kill seven Christians in central Nigeria

  Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 24 killed two Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, following the slaughter of five others earlier in the month, sources said.

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  Boko Haram terrorists kill eight Christians in northeast Nigeria

  Members of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram on Saturday (Aug. 30) killed five Christians in Borno state, Nigeria, and three others in another area of the state on Sunday, sources said.

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