Originally published in The Christian Post A crowd of about 70 000 people overflowed the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Saturday as Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, gave a passionate sermon on the 50th anniversary of his father Billy Graham’s historic outreach in Seoul. […]
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Two-year-old jailed for life in North Korea after ‘parents found with Bible’
Originally published in Metro A young child was sentenced to life in a prison camp in North Korea because their parents owned a Bible. The two-year-old, whose entire family was also jailed, will never see life outside of the prison walls after the ruling was made. It’s one of many extreme cases […]
Christian outcry at “gruesome” violence in India
Originally published in Christian Today Christians in India are urging the government to speak out after dozens were killed in ethno-religious violence and thousands more forced to flee their homes. Most of the victims of the violence in Manipur are reported to come from minority tribes, including the largely Christian […]
Christians in India petition the Supreme Court to end wave of violence
Originally published in Christian News Christians in India facing a wave of violence from Hindu extremists have appealed to the nation’s Supreme Court for justice. A public petition submitted today demands that the government in Delhi prevents what it calls the “sinister phenomena of violence” and “targeted hate speech” against […]
Papua New Guinea to open embassy in Jerusalem
Originally published in CBN News Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister Justin Tkachenko confirmed to Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen last Sunday that his nation will open an embassy in Jerusalem. That would make the South Sea island nation only the fifth to establish an embassy in Israel’s capital since President […]
Pakistan: priest accused of blasphemy freed from prison after paying exorbitant bail
Originally published in Christian Today A Catholic who spent more than three years in jail on a baseless blasphemy charge had to pay an exorbitant amount of bail for release this month, just one example of gross injustices against him and other Christians, his attorney said. The maximum amount for […]
Report: ‘China seeks to erase churches’
Originally published in Worthy News China has launched an effort to “erase” all churches and last year saw an increase in the persecution of Christians in the Communist-run nation, according to a new report obtained by Worthy News. ChinaAid, a well-informed advocacy group supporting Christians in China, suggested that Chinese people […]
Afghan convert shares story of fleeing Taliban
Originally published in Missions Box Forty-year-old Abdulla*, his wife Nilufar* and their three children fled Afghanistan when the Taliban came to power in August 2021. Now living as a refugee in Central Asia, he shares his story about what life is like for Afghan people – and Christians – remaining […]
Human rights groups warn of genocide risk in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), call for international action
Originally published in Asbarez.com A group of human rights organisations has issued a collective genocide Warning for the population of Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh), a small, landlocked region between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “All 14 risk factors for atrocity crimes identified by the UN Secretary-General’s Office on Genocide Prevention are now present,” […]
Tribe waited 2 000 years for their own Bible
Originally published in God Reports After years of learning the language, developing an alphabet, teaching literacy, missionary Brooks Buser and team gave the YembiYembi tribe in Papua New Guinea copies of the Bible five years ago. “It has been a long time, almost 2 000 years, that we the YembiYembi […]