Jaranwala, Pakistan, continues to grapple with persistent attacks, one year on.

Following a severe attack on their community a year ago, Christians in Lahore, Pakistan, are persistently seeking justice concerning the Jaranwala riots. Most of the detained individuals have been released on bond or granted bail. On Aug. 16, 2023, a mob of thousands of Muslims looted and vandalized over 25 churches and 85 Christian homes…

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Attacks by Hindu extremists forced the suspension of church services in India.

Hindu extremists attacked a church in a village in Madhya Pradesh state, India, resulting in the suspension of worship services since June 1. In Thuvadara village, Jabua District, a mob of around 20 villagers, comprising women and children, forcefully entered Pastor Madia Damor’s residence. They disrupted the ongoing worship service and violently attacked the group…

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Nigerian Christians expressed strong condemnation for the Gwoza attacks.

Muslim wedding ceremonies were the prime targets of suicide bombings. The suicide attacks in Gwoza, Borno State, which tragically claimed the lives of both Muslims and Christians, disturbed Christian leaders in Nigeria. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, voiced his displeasure over the resurgence of suicide bombings in the country and…

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Terrorist attacks led to the closure of seventy churches in Nigeria, but the priest escaped unharmed.

In response to terrorist attacks, a denomination in Plateau State, Nigeria, has closed seventy of its churches. The terrorists reportedly freed the kidnapped priest in the nation’s northwest on Sunday, July 7th, as per reports. He asserted that the December 2017 Christmas attacks had a profound effect on COCIN congregations. The Christmas attacks in December…

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