202401.06
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A suspected torture victim called to testify against Jimmy Lai

January 5, 2024. Asia News. Original article. A team of international lawyers has filed a complaint with the UN in connection with the trial of the Apple Daily publisher. The prosecution wants Andy Li – a pro-democracy activist arrested trying to reach Taiwan on a boat – to testify against the former media mogul. Convicted…

202401.03
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Nigeria, blood and crucifixion on the Plateau, By Matthew Hassan Kukah

Mathew Hassan Kukah December 20, 2023 Original Article There is an urgent need to re-set the national security architecture. Enough is enough. By the banks of the Niger river, on the hills of the Plateau, across the lush savannahs of the Middle Belt, we have sat down and wept. We have questions crying for answers:…

202401.02
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8 Christians killed, homes destroyed in terror attack on Nigerian villages

Christian Daily International/ Morning Star News January 1, 2024 Original Article ABUJA, Nigeria — Unidentified terrorists on Thursday killed eight Christians in Taraba state, Nigeria, after 13 others were slain the previous week, sources said. The assailants attacked four predominantly Christian villages in Ussa County at about at about 4 p.m., residents said. “While we are…

202312.28
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With Nearly 200 Killed Over Christmas, Christian Villages in Nigeria Are Reeling After Dayslong Attacks

Peter Pinedo December 27, 2023 National Catholic Register Original Article  According to accounts by several local news sources and human rights activists, 198 Christians were killed in a series of terror attacks in 26 Christian communities in Plateau. Catholic and Nigerian leaders are demanding government action as Christian villages in the central Nigerian state of…

202312.28
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Nigeria: Over 140 people killed in Christmas Eve attacks on remote villages

Linda Bordoni December 27, 2023 Original Article Armed groups kill scores of villagers in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state in the long-running conflict between nomadic herders and farmers. At least 140 people were killed and others are missing after a series of attacks by gunmen on remote villages in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state. Officials and survivors…