Category: beaten

2 Elderly Pro-Life Activists Beaten Outside Baltimore Planned Parenthood

Two elderly pro-life activists were attacked outside an abortion clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday morning. The assault took place at around 10:30 a.m. outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic on North Howard Street. According to a Baltimore Police Department incident report shared with The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD News, a witness said 80-year-old…


Disputing Iran’s Version, Mother Says Teen Was Beaten to Death

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the head as part of the crackdown on anti-hijab protests roiling the country. Nasreen Shakarami also said authorities kept her daughter Nika’s…


Nigerian Student Beaten, Burned to Death Over ‘Blasphemous’ Text Messages

KANO, Nigeria—A female Nigerian student was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow students who accused her of posting “blasphemous” statements in a student Whatsapp group, two witnesses and police said. The school, located in Nigeria’s northwesternmost state of Sokoto, was immediately closed down following the attack. Two suspects were arrested in connection…


Severely Beaten and Left Alone to Die, Boy Becomes ‘Happiest Child’ After Rescue and Rehab

A battered child, outcast by his family on suspicion of being a witch, was on death’s door when an NGO found him alone on the streets of Nigeria. The child was so weak and sick, his rescuers feared he would die. Yet today, almost two years since Saviour’s rescue and rehabilitation, he is one of…