
Religious Freedom

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Militants in Sudan kill Christian, set church building ablaze
A Sudanese Christian 85 miles southeast of Khartoum has succumbed to his injuries af-ter militants from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) assaulted him, sources said. -
Pastor, three other Christians kidnapped in central Nigeria
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Assault on Christian Mother in Pakistan Goes Unprosecuted
Police in Pakistan refused to file charges in the case of a Christian mother who lost her unborn son in a Muslim co-worker’s attempt to rape her, sources said. -

Terrorists kill 10 Christians in central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Jan. 7 killed 10 Christians in three villages in central Nigeria, sources said. -

Anti-Christian hate crimes in Western Europe rising, report says
Overall, hate crimes against Christians escalated from a previous record of 519 incidents in 2021 to 748 cases in 2022 within 30 European countries, an increase of 44 per cent. -

Religion law amendments in Belarus expected to curb freedoms
Amendments to Belarus’s religion law are likely to curtail practice and expression of belief by Christians and people of other faiths, according to rights advocates. -

Persecution belies Pakistan’s claim of religious freedom, rights advocates say
Continuing violence against religious minorities in Pakistan belies the government’s Jan. 8 statement that it promotes religious freedom and protects the members of non-Muslim faiths, rights activists said. -

Christian teacher fired after street preaching arrest wins hefty settlement
A Christian teaching assistant in the United Kingdom who claimed he was fired for street preaching in his free time won the equivalent of a nearly $9,000 legal settlement in a case against his former employer. -

Christian in Pakistan loses job, home after false charge
Acquittal after a false blasphemy charge has not kept a Christian widow in Pakistan from being driven from her job and village amid threats to her life, sources said.
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