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Nnenna Joseph

December 26, 2023

PSJ UK Press Release on Plateau Christmas Attacks

Over the last 48 hours, we have received disturbing reports of massacres of defenceless villagers in Bokkos and Mangu Plateau State, Nigeria – in areas where PSJUK volunteers have been […]

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December 26, 2023

Black Christmas in Plateau, Nigeria

The death toll in weekend attacks in the central Nigerian state of Plateau has risen to 150, a local official said on Monday, in a region where clashes between herders and farmers […]

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December 18, 2023

USCIRF Alarmed By Rising Cases of Violence Against Religious Groups in Nigeria

. Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the recent uptick of recurring Islamist insurgent attacks across Nigeria targeting communities based on religion. USCIRF reiterates […]

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December 11, 2023

Nigeria’s November 2023 Security Report By PSJ UK

In the period in review, November 1st to 30th 2023, we monitored the violent criminal activities of Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs), the efforts of the Nigerian authorities to neutralise these […]

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December 5, 2023

Deborah Samuel’s Killers Walk Free But Rhoda Jatau is in Jail For Condemning Her Killing

The Nigerian judicial system is in a curious state. In May 2022, a young Christian girl was lynched in a College of Education in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria, instigated by her […]

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November 24, 2023

IS THE AFRICAN UNION DOING ENOUGH TO ENSURE PEACE IN AFRICA? 

By Toyosi Clement It has been 12 months since the Tigray Peace Deal was signed between the Ethiopian federal government and the TPLF. The question is, how effective has the […]

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November 14, 2023

Nigeria’s October 2023 Security Report By PSJ UK

In the period in review, October 1st to 31st 2023, we monitored the violent criminal activities of Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs), the efforts of the Nigerian authorities to neutralise these […]

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October 26, 2023

Blasphemy Laws Violate Human Rights—UN Experts Seek Justice for Deborah Samuel and Rhoda Jatau

. In response to appeals from ADF International and other religious freedom advocacy organizations, United Nations experts have sent a joint allegation letter to the Nigerian government, highlighting the danger of blasphemy […]

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September 11, 2023

The Decline Of Religious Freedom Should Worry Us All

Though boasting Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria is in the midst of a security and economic crisis that threatens to turn it from a failing into a failed state. Successive governments […]

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August 30, 2023

Nigerian court affirms right to convert from Islam to Christianity

A court in northern Nigeria has granted a court order protecting an 18-year-old Christian convert from threats to her life by family members, a ruling that emphasizes the fundamental right […]

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