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  Palestinian Christian denied Bible in detention released after 32 months

  Looking frail after 32 months in an Israeli jail, a Palestinian Christian prisoner from the Ramallah area was released on Aug. 20.

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  UK lifts Finnish MP’s travel ban – too late for event

  A Finnish member of parliament barred from entering the U.K. learned her travel ban had been lifted only 45 minutes before she was due on stage at a Northern Ireland event.

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  Christian relief worker detained in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains

  A Christian relief worker arrested by rebel militants in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains five months ago remains captive, her family said.

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  Christian watchdog Open Doors raises alarm over killings, abductions in Sudan

  Church leaders and Christians in Sudan's Nuba Mountains are facing a growing wave of killings, abductions and attacks as fighting between rival armed factions intensifies in the country's South Kordofan state.

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  Christian mother seriously injured in attack in Somalia

  Muslim extremists in Somalia on Saturday (Aug. 15) beat a mother of eight children unconscious after learning she had converted from Islam to Christianity, sources said.

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  Christian jailed without charges in Syria; others threatened with arbitrary arrest

  Syria has jailed a Christian – a former mayor who led the defense of an Islamic State assault on his town 11 years ago – without charges since February 2025, rights groups say.

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  Nigerian Christian and Muslim leaders sign peace accord ahead of 2027 election

  More than 50 Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria have signed a peace accord aimed at promoting religious harmony and countering hate speech and extremism, as the country prepares for a closely watched 2027 election.

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