Originally published in The Christian Post Six Kenyan merchants killed by suspected militants from the Islamic extremist Al Shabaab last Friday in the Somali border town of Dhobley were likely attacked for spreading Christianity, sources said. The six secret Christians had been selling plastic utensils and other household goods in […]
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Pastor, his family and other Christians killed in Nigeria
Originally published in Morning Star News Terrorists on March 13 ambushed and killed an African Church pastor, his wife and son along with several other Christians on a highway in Taraba state, northeastern Nigeria, sources said. The Rev Abah Jacob, wife Marian Abah and their son were slain with the […]
Note found on body of Christian slain for leading Muslims to Christ
Originally published in Morning Star News Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda on March 8 killed a Christian for leading Muslims to faith in Christ, sources said. Kiisa Masolo, 45, had returned to his home in Nakitiku village, Bunabuka parish, Bubeza Sub-County in Sironko District at 7pm after preaching on the […]
Christian women, girls face complex persecution, gender report finds
By Open Doors The gender-specific religious persecution (GSRP) faced by Christian women and girls is consistently more complex and multifaceted than the persecution faced by men and boys. Violent forms of insecurity tend to see women and girls more vulnerable to sexual violence, whereas men and boys face a heightened […]
Human rights organisation has freed thousands of Christian slaves in Sudan
Originally published by Faithwire An organisation combatting Christian persecution across the globe recently announced it helped free 1 500 Sudanese slaves last year, bringing the total liberated over the past three decades to over 100 000. Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications at Christian Solidarity International (CSI), told CBN News […]
Christian sentenced to life in prison under Pakistan’s blasphemy Law
Originally published in Morning Star News A judge sentenced a Christian to life in prison under Pakistan’s blasphemy statutes for a social media message that relatives say was posted using a phone stolen from him, sources said. Fanson Shahid, 56, had been beaten in his home in Lahore when arrested in March […]
Christian Couple murdered in latest attack on converts from Islam in Uganda
Originally published in Worthy News Christianity is legal in Uganda, but believers who left Islam for Christ are increasingly vulnerable to extreme violence by radicalised Muslim relatives and neighbours. In the latest such incident, a formerly Muslim couple in eastern Uganda were hacked to death on February 2, Morning Star […]
Sudanese woman attacked by Muslim husband because of her faith In Jesus
Originally published in Worthy News A Christian mother of seven living at an internally-displaced-persons camp in Sudan was badly beaten by her Muslim husband after he heard about her new faith in Jesus, Morning Star News reports. Already devastated and war-torn, Islamic-majority Sudan again descended into civil war in April […]
Three of ‘worst persecutors of Church’ not flagged by US State Department
Originally published by Juicy Ecumenism Advocacy group International Christian Concern (ICC) has made available to the public its report on the worst persecutors of the church in the year 2023. The report assumes a similar approach to the US State Department in its list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) and Special Watch […]
Vietnamese man given four-and-a-half years in prison for hosting prayer meetings
Originally published in Premier Christian News A 48-year-old Vietnamese Montagnard Christian, Nay Y Blang, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for conducting prayer meetings in his home. A member of the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ, Blang was convicted on January 26 without access to legal representation. […]