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Originally published in Morning Star News Two church leaders abducted in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains have been released, local sources said. The Rev Yaqob Ibrahim Tia and Zakaria Suliman Jana, both prominent leaders of a Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) congregation in Heiban, South Kordofan state, were freed on July 28 […]
Originally published in Anglican Ink Before you read this article, I want you to understand something: the person who wrote these words could pay a high price simply for choosing to speak. If my identity is revealed, I could face danger or even death — not because I have committed […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily Following Algeria’s closure of nearly all evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, sources said. Christians in the 99% Muslim country gather discreetly in homes, garages or under […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Christian congregations are expanding in some of the world’s most hostile countries even as an estimated 380 million believers face persecution each year for their faith, according to a report from the US-based persecution watchdog International Christian Concern. ICC’s report, Global Persecution Index 2026, found […]
Originally published in Christian Today International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its 2026 Global Persecution Index (GPI), a report that details the plight of persecuted Christians around the globe. The report looks at over 20 countries, most of which are in Africa or Asia, and shines a spotlight on three […]
Originally published in Harbinger’s Daily See also: https://gatewaynews.co.za/kidnapped-scripture-union-leaders-in-nigeria-remain-missing/ A new report suggests Nigerian Christians are suffering disproportionately compared to Muslim victims in targeted killings and massacres spearheaded by Nigeria’s Islamic terror groups. The study, published by Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), discovered that between October 2019 and September […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Fulani herdsmen attacked a Christian village in Plateau state, Nigeria, early Monday, killing 28 Christians, including a pastor, after reportedly being guided toward the homes of church leaders, according to Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. The assault took place at about 2am on June […]
Originally published in Christian Today In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a new monument honouring the victims of religious persecution in Nigeria has been erected in the nation’s Benue State. The monument was unveiled in Yelwata, which last year was the scene of a massacre […]
Originally published in Harbinger’s Dail Around 11am on Sunday June 14 communist authorities raided Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and arrested dozens of believers. Roughly 30 SWAT officers and another 60 police officers reportedly entered the hotel conference room where the church had gathered for worship, recorded the names of those in attendance, and […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News The fiancée of an Egyptian man who is facing trial over converting to Christianity has issued an urgent appeal for journalists to “break the silence” over what she describes as “state-sanctioned religious persecution”. 30-year-old Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek is due to stand trial at […]