Egypt: Terrorism Circuit Court Considers Death Penalty for Two Men Who Bombed Protestant Church

Amid efforts by Egypt’s Islamic government to improve its relations with Egyptian Christians, the Cairo Criminal Court's terrorism circuit has referred the case of two men convicted of a church bombing to the Grand Mufti for his opinion on whether the death penalty should be applied, Watani International (WI) reports.

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Nigeria: Christians Plead for Help Amid Ongoing Islamic Slaughter, "We Are Dying, Please Hear Our Cry"

Nigerian Christians are pleading for help as Fulani jihadist herdsmen recently murdered 21 more Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State, one of several Nigerian states that have seen ongoing relentless Islamic violence against believers, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

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Rwanda Continues to Shut Down Churches Under New Standards Law

Enforcing a new law on standards for houses of worship authorities in Rwanda have conducted another round of inspections of churches and have closed down 70% of those they inspected, Baptist Global News (BGN) reports. Most churches targeted by the Rwandan government are smaller prayer houses affiliated with independent Pentecostal ministries.

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Burkina Faso: Christian/Muslim Village Survives Massive Terror Attack, "We Believe It Was the Lord's Intervention"

A peaceful village that is home to both Christians and Muslims in Rambo, Burkina Faso, survived a massive attack by al-Qaeda-affiliated militants earlier this month because residents had prepared to defend their home against surprise terror attacks, Global Christian Relief (GCR) reports.

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