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Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — On Sunday, Sept. 21, unknown gunmen abducted a pastor’s wife and a female church member in Agyaragu, in the Obi local government area of Nasarawa state in Nigeria. Samuel Nasamu, pastor of Word of God…
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Some of the coffins of 73 Christians from Benue State, central Nigeria, massacred by Fulani jihadists in 2018. / Credit: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 29, 2025 / 16:53 pm (CNA). Attacks…
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Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — At about 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, armed men stormed Wakeh, a farming community in Agunu Ward, Kachia County of Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. The early morning attack left at least nine Christians dead and…
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null / Credit: Stock-Asso/Shutterstock Lyon, France, Sep 12, 2025 / 17:04 pm (CNA). A 45-year-old Iraqi Christian who fled his homeland to escape Islamist persecution was stabbed to death in Lyon in southern France on the evening of Sept. 10.He…
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Marian shrine in Mariamabad, Pakistan. / Credit: Agenzia Fides, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 16, 2025 / 17:42 pm (CNA). Men on motorcycles murdered a father and injured a 16-year-old boy while they were taking…
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Iran — Mehran Shamloui, a Christian convert, has been denied a retrial for his case by the Iranian Supreme Court. Shamloui was arrested in 2024 and sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison in March 2025 for participating in…
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Gunmen on motorbikes reportedly shot dead at least 22 people at a baptism ceremony in an attack on a village in western Niger. The Sept. 15, 2025, attack happened in the Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist…
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France (International Christian Concern) — On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Iraqi Christian Ashur Sarnaya was traveling late to his apartment in Lyon, France. While in his wheelchair, he started a livestream on TikTok, sharing his faith in Arabic. When he reached his…
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Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Armed Fulani militias carried out another deadly assault on Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, late on Sunday, Sept. 14, leaving six Christians dead and several others wounded. The attack targeted Ndimar, a village in Ik’ngwakap…
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Father Matthew Eya, a parish priest in the Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, while returning to his parish after a pastoral assignment. / Credit: Diocese of Nsukka ACI…
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Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — A first information report (FIR) was filed at the Nishtar Colony Police Station in Lahore, Pakistan, against a young Christian man and his uncle, but the allegations may be fabricated. The complaint, lodged by Muhammad…
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Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. / Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 26, 2025 / 15:28 pm (CNA). Father Matthew Eya was returning…
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Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Maryam Hadayat, a fourth-grade student at a government primary school in Gujranwala, Pakistan, has been continuously harassed by her fellow Muslim classmates. “My fellows abuse my religion,” Hadayat recently said. “They say Christianity is not…
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In a scene marked by deep sorrow and righteous anger, churches across Syria held funeral services for the victims of the suicide bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The attack claimed the lives of 25…
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Mourners gather in the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, Damascus, for the funeral of many who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital on Sunday, June…
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7/14/2025 Sudan (International Christian Concern) — From June 9 to 11, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched coordinated airstrikes on three churches in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. The RSF targeted the Sudanese Episcopal Church, the African Inland Church, and…
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Explore whether Islam promotes hate and subjugation of non-Muslims, examining key teachings and beliefs within the faith.
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