The governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria, met with church leaders after the pace of terrorist killings since September increased in a Christian area, including 25 people slain in the first two weeks of January, sources said.
Fulani herdsmen and other attackers reportedly kidnapped a pastor and three other Christians on Saturday (Jan. 13) in central Nigeria, sources said.
A Sudanese Christian 85 miles southeast of Khartoum has succumbed to his injuries after militants from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces assaulted him, Morning Star News reported.
“Nigeria and India have been rocked by alarming instances of religious violence and persecution,” the Jan. 17 letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee states.
Police in Pakistan refused to file charges in the case of a Christian mother who lost her unborn child in a Muslim co-worker’s attempt to rape her, Morning Star News reported.
North Korea remains atop the list of countries where persecution of Christians is highest, Open Doors said Jan. 17 amid the release of its 2024 World Watch List.
“Being a Christian — especially a Baptist — means standing with brothers and sisters around the world and demanding freedom of religion, religious expression and religious practice — without fear of reprisal or persecution or martyrdom.”
Two proposed laws in Kyrgyzstan would not only impose greater restrictions on religious entities and freedom of belief but also would expand the list of activities that are punishable.
“There is no justification as to why the State Department did not designate Nigeria or India as a Country of Particular Concern, despite its own reporting and statements.” —U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
A Christian mother of five in Nigeria has been granted bail and is safe in an undisclosed location after being charged with blasphemy.
