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India States Detain Pastors Over 'Forced Conversions,' Death

A pastor and his wife are among the first Christians to face prosecution under controversial anti-conversion legislation that has been introduced in India's southwestern state of Karnataka, while another couple faces similar charges elsewhere in India. Pastor V. Kuriyachan, 62, and his wife Selenamma, 57, were detained for two weeks shortly after Karnataka's governor signed the legislation on May 17, for allegedly converting Hindus to Christianity, police and Christians said.

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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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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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Nigeria number one in the world for jihadist murders of Christians

Nigeria ranked number one in the world last year for the number of Christians murdered by Islamic jihadists: 3,462 Nigerian Christians were slaughtered in what rights groups have described as a “killing field” for Christians. In its 2021 annual report, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warned of a “Christian genocide” if the Nigerian government does not protect its Christian communities.

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Nigeria: US and international community do nothing as slaughter of Christians continues

The international community remains almost completely silent as Christians in Nigeria continue to be slaughtered by Islamic jihadists intent on crushing Christianity and imposing Sharia law on the country.

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