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Christian mother of 5 falsely imprisoned for over a year receives freedom award

The Christian Post·Oct 25, 2026 · 11:40 AM CT
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Rhoda Jatau, a Christian mother of five from Nigeria who spent more than 19 months in jail on a blasphemy charge before being acquitted, received the First Step Forum's Shahbaz Bhatti Freedom Award on Friday. She was nominated by ADF International. The award honors Bhatti, a Christian Pakistani lawmaker assassinated in 2011 for opposing his country's blasphemy laws.

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