Tag: Christian persecution

Christians in area of Mauritania fear for their lives after protests against their presence

Originally published in Christian Daily International Authorities last week approved a demonstration by Muslims against the presence of Christians in a town of southern Mauritania that resulted in protesters exhuming the body of a Christian and dragging it through the streets, sources said. Christians in Sélibaby remain fearful following the […]

Rising from the remnants: restoring God’s kingdom and serving persecuted Christians in Nigeria

Originally published by Global Christian Relief Against the azure Nigerian sky, Milka stands with quiet confidence — a far cry from the terrified 12-year-old who fled through the night in 2014 when Boko Haram militants stormed her village. “We started running, running, running,” she recalled, her fluent English carrying the weight of memories still […]

ICC president sheds light on alarming 2025 persecution report: ‘Killing ground is Nigeria’

Originally published in The Christian Post Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern (ICC), has spent more than two decades fighting for religious freedom. But as ICC’s 2025 Global Persecution Index reveals, the crisis is worsening. “The main killing ground for Christians isn’t North Korea — it’s Nigeria,” the Last […]

‘Horrendous miscarriage of justice’, says advocate as top Nigerian court upholds death sentence for Christian farmer resisting attackers

Originally published in My Christian Daily The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday March 7 upheld the death sentence for a Christian who defended himself against an attack by Fulani herdsmen. Calling the ruling a “horrendous miscarriage of justice”, attorney and international human rights advocate Emmanuel Ogebe said in a […]