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Christians attacked in days prior to Trump’s first India visit
Posted on Monday, March 2, 2020
Significant attacks on Christians occurred in the days prior to US President Donald Trump's first visit to India, during which religious freedom was expected to be a main item in discussions with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Displaced Nigerian Christians describe Boko Haram terrorism
Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Nigerian Christians living in a refugee camp as a result of Boko Haram attacks recently described the onslaught believers have been enduring by the ISIS-linked terror group, which has left 2.5 million Nigerians in a state of internal…
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Rohingya Christians attacked by Muslims in refugee camp
Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Christians were harassed again at the end of January in the Rohingya refugee camps across the border from Myanmar, from which military persecution forced 700,000 Muslims and a smaller number of Christians to flee recently.
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Church Attack Kills 24 in Burkina Faso
Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Suspected Islamic gunmen interrupted a weekly worship service at a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso, killing 24 people, authorities confirmed late Monday, February 17. Another 18 people were wounded in Sunday’s attack rocking Pansy town in Yagha…

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