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More than 50 Christians slain in Plateau state, Nigeria

Following the killing of more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria earlier this month, the death toll of a dawn attack today (April 14) on a predominantly Christian community in the state has risen to 51, according to reports.

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Christians in area of Mauritania fear for their lives after protests against their presence

Authorities last week approved a demonstration by Muslims against the presence of Christians in a town of southern Mauritania that resulted in protesters exhuming the body of a Christian and dragging it through the streets, sources said.

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Trump nominates former pastor, congressman for top religious freedom post

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Fulani herdsmen kill more than 60 Christians in ‘genocide’ in Nigeria

Fulani terrorists on Wednesday and Thursday (April 2-3) killed more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria in what the governor called a “genocide,” sources said.

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German politicians urged to heed role of religious freedom commissioner

As coalitions negotiate to form a new government in Germany, the president of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) is calling for them to see the office of the Commissioner for Religious Freedom as an “essential element” of foreign policy.

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Muslim stabs wife to death for accepting Christ during Ramadan

A mother of six children was stabbed to death by her Muslim husband in Uganda after she attended her first church service on March 23, sources said.

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EU discusses attacks targeting Christians in DRC, outlines sanctions against responsible individuals and entity as well as Rwanda

Reports of targeted attacks against Christian communities and the persistent destabilizing influence of armed groups, have led to urgent debates within the European Parliament and renewed commitments from the EU to support peace and security in the region.

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Nurse who called transgender prisoner “Mister” suspended without explanation

A Christian nurse in England who had been punished for saying “Mister” to a transgender prisoner has been suspended without explanation on a vague allegation of potential “gross misconduct,” according to a Christian rights group.

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Christian retiree in UK convicted of breaching abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’

A court in England on Friday (April 4) convicted a retired Christian woman of breaching an abortion clinic “buffer zone” by offering consensual conversation.

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Hindu in Pakistan facing pressure to convert to Islam shot dead

Days after a Christian’s throat was slit in Pakistan over a false blasphemy allegation arising out of refusal to renounce his faith, a Hindu was shot dead after he refused to convert to Islam, sources said.

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