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Persecution of christians
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Yahaya Sharif-Aminu’s Supreme Court Outcome Will Shape Religious Freedom in Africa
The young Sufi Muslim’s ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp message sparks an international outcry
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Why Nigeria is the Most Dangerous Country in the World for Christians
Sharia law in the north, blasphemy laws, and the ongoing threat from Boko Haram enable the rampant persecution of Christians X-twitter Linkedin UPDATE 19 December 2024: Following a two-and-a-half-year legal ordeal, a judge in Bauchi…
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“First Christmas in safety”: Sudanese family now in U.S. following criminal prosecution, death threats for converting to Christianity
A married Sudanese couple and their children are now safe in the United States following baseless criminal charges and a sham trial carrying severe punishments following their conversion to Christianity.
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EU religious freedom envoy position now vacant while Afghan faith minorities face deepening crisis
Today, Christos Stylianides set to leave role as Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, after less than five months in the role.
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Forcibly-married 14-year-old Maira hopes for Easter miracle
Maira* loved to sing hymns at her church's Easter service. This Easter, she is forced to hide rather than be able to join in celebrations. She had been abducted, forcibly married to a much older…
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On International Women’s Day, 14-year-old survivor Maira hopes for freedom
This International Women’s Day, Christian girls in Pakistan fear for their safety. Maira Shabaz knows the dangerous reality more than most. She escaped her captor – but not before he brutalised, blackmailed, married and forcibly…
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Abduction, rape, blackmail: A Pakistani teenager’s fight for justice
In Pakistan, a fourteen-year-old girl and her family were forced into hiding after she escaped her abductor who forcibly married her. She escaped and gave a statement to the court saying she was abused and…
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