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Religious freedom
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Lawyers urge Nigerian Supreme Court to hear case of young musician who nears seventh year in prison on blasphemy charge
ABUJA (25 SEPTEMBER 2026) — Lawyers for Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a young Sufi musician who has spent more than six and a half years in prison facing a death sentence for alleged blasphemy, have renewed their call…
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Nigerian Journalist Cleared of Criminal Defamation Charges After Reporting on Christian Persecution
KADUNA, NIGERIA (27 AUGUST 2026) — Luka Binniyat, a Kaduna-based journalist recognised as one of Nigeria’s preeminent voices reporting on the persecution of Christians in Southern Kaduna, has been formally cleared of criminal defamation charges…
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Christian Finnish parliamentarian blocked from entering UK to discuss free speech at religious liberty conference
LONDON (18 August 2026) – A Finnish parliamentarian has been blocked from entering the UK to give an address on freedom of speech at a conference this week, following her criminal conviction for “hate speech”…
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UN Experts Release Letter to Nigerian Government Warning of Heightened Risk of Violence for Christian Women and Girls
GENEVA (13 AUGUST 2026) – UN experts have published a formal communication to the Nigerian government, warning of mounting reports of human rights violations by armed extremist and political groups in the country’s northern and…
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Iraq’s Court of Cassation affirms woman’s right to be classified as Christian in state’s official database
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (30 JULY 2026) — Iraq’s Court of Cassation has affirmed a previous ruling in favor of a young Christian woman, Maryam*, allowing her to have her official religious status corrected in the government’s database after she…
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US Religious Liberty Commission cites European censorship crisis as warning in new report
WASHINGTON, D.C. (28 July 2026) – A US commission established by President Donald Trump has highlighted Europe’s free speech crisis by referencing in a draft report the criminal convictions of an army veteran in the UK for…
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Finnish Parliamentarian Convicted under “Hate Speech” Law Files Appeal to European Court of Human Rights
HELSINKI (24 JULY 2026) – The Finnish parliamentarian criminally convicted for “insulting” a group by Finland’s Supreme Court has filed an application to appeal her conviction to the European Court of Human Rights this week,…
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Hearing date set for Christian girl in Pakistan who was abducted, forced to convert and marry 30-year-old man
ISLAMABAD (21 JULY 2026) – In Pakistan, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) will hear a review petition in the case of Maria Shahbaz on July 24. The FCC is the highest court in Pakistan that…
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Christian girl abducted, forced to convert and marry 30-year-old man, seeks justice from Pakistani court
ISLAMABAD (9 JULY 2026) – A 13-year-old girl from Pakistan, Maria Shahbaz, is seeking justice in a Pakistani court after a previous ruling placed her in the custody of Shehryar Ahmad, the 30-year-old man who…
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European Parliament strongly condemns ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria following village massacre
STRASBOURG (9 July 2026) — In an urgency resolution debated yesterday and passed today in an overwhelming vote of 510 to 1 in support, the European Parliament called for an end to the escalating persecution…
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