During the first seven months of 2024, blasphemy cases in Pakistan spiked, more than tripling the full-year total for 2023, according to a human rights group.
A teenage Christian girl who was kidnapped, raped and forced to convert to Islam and marry her captor has been returned to her parents.
A Pakistani Christian was arrested on an accusation of blasphemy, prompting many other Christians in the area to flee their homes in fear.
A Somali man has been attacked by relatives three times since early May for being a Christian and leading Bible studies and prayer groups.
Three Christians facing blasphemy charges in Pakistan have recently been granted bail.
Twenty-four Christians have been slain and nine kidnapped in recent weeks in Nigeria in continued attacks upon believers.
Suspects in the 10-day gang rape of a 17-year-old girl have issued threats against her family to try to get charges dropped, according to the girl’s father.
Four Christians were killed in Nigeria’s Benue State during the first part of October as persecution against Christians in that country continues unchecked.
