Nigeria: Islamic terrorists abduct 46 Christians plus children in Kaduna state; “please be in prayer”

Forty-six Christians plus a number of their children have been kidnapped by suspected Fulani terrorist herdsmen during yet another attack on beleaguered Christian communities in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

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Nigeria: Fulani murder Christian returning from Lutheran Church convention, cut off his fingers

The slaughter of Christians by Islamic extremists in Nigeria continues unabated and, on March 5, suspected Fulani herdsmen murdered a 25-year-old man on his way home from a Lutheran Church convention in Adamawa state, and cut off his fingers, Sahara Reporters said.

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Egypt: Three Coptic Christians murdered by Islamic extremists

A mob of six Islamic extremists slaughtered three Coptic Christian brothers in Egypt earlier this month, cutting up and mutilating the bodies in what the killers said was revenge for the death of a relative 70 years ago, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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Nigeria: Three more Christians murdered in Chibok

Three more Christians have been killed by suspected Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Chibok area of north-east Nigeria’s Borno state, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Nigeria ranked first in the world last year for the number of Christians murdered on account of their faith.

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Sudan: Church leaders arrested following Muslim complaints

Two leaders of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state were arrested and detained last month after Muslim extremists complained that the church was disrespectful to their religion, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

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Egypt: Coptic Christians charged with terrorism

Nine Coptic Christians in Egypt are in prison, charged with committing an act of terrorism after participating in a peaceful protest requesting permission to rebuild their destroyed church in the Minya Governorate, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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DRC: Christian trauma counselor murdered by Islamic terrorists

An Anglican Christian trauma counselor was among four civilians killed in an attack by Islamic Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists in Karuruma, eastern DR Congo on Thursday, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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Algeria: Christian man imprisoned for preaching the Gospel

Protestant Christian Mohammed Derrab has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in Algeria, after being arrested for preaching the Gospel and giving out a Bible in front of his church building in January, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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