
Religious Freedom

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Islamists collude with officials in false blasphemy cases in Pakistan
An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, according to human rights lawyers. -
Kidnapped pastors regain freedom in northeastern Nigeria
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Three members of family burned to death after accepting Christ
A Muslim couple and their adult son who gave their lives to Christ in November were burned to death on Dec. 26 in eastern Uganda, sources said. -

First Christian killed in Pakistan this year was recently married
A young Christian man was gunned down by Muslim landowners allegedly jealous of his success as a farmer in the first reported killing of a Christian in Pakistan in the new year, sources said. -

Church office targeted in arson attack in Germany
A leftist group has publicly acknowledged setting fire to a German church office for being linked with the “conservative, Bible-believing wing” of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). -

Christian leaders in India issue stern appeal to government for relief from violence
More than 400 Christian leaders in India ended 2024 with a strongly-worded appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put an end to a surge in violence against Christians that was especially heightened during the Christmas season. -

Church prayer service attacked in Sudan, injuring 14 Christians
Militants of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a church prayer service in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state on Monday (Dec. 30), wounding 14 Christians, sources said. -

Baby, 13-year-old child among 15 slain in central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on the night of Dec. 22 killed 15 Christians in a village in Plateau state, Nigeria, including a 1-year-old baby and a 13-year-old child, sources said. -

Herdsmen kill 33 Christians in Nigeria on Christmas Day
Fulani herdsmen attacked a cluster of five predominantly Christian villages in Benue state on Wednesday (Dec. 25), massacring 33 people on Christmas Day, sources said.
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