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Originally published in The Christian Post Some 45 people attending Christian gatherings have reportedly been arrested in recent months in the capital city of Eritrea, a country ranked as the sixth worst in the world when it comes to Christian persecution. Rights groups are raising the alarm as recent reports […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian civil society group estimates that 1 202 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in the first six months of 2020 by jihadists, radicalised herdsmen and others as 22 more Christians were reportedly killed in the Kaduna state last weekend. As rights groups […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The transitional government in Sudan passed a series of amendments that repeal the death sentence for apostasy, public flogging and female genital mutilation, giving Christians hope for the future following the toppling of the Islamist regime of President Omar al-Bashir last year. Sudanese Minister […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Hard-line Muslims in Isiolo, Kenya last month beat unconscious a 21-year-old Christian woman, a member of a family from Somalia that fled persecution in Nairobi in 2019, sources said. In the June 4 attack on Fozia (surname withheld), seven assailants also broke two teeth […]
Originally published CBN News A new report out of the UK is sounding the alarm about the potential genocide of Christians in Nigeria. A coalition of British parliamentarians launched an extensive study into violence there and found that Islamist Fulani herdsman killed more than 1000 Christians last year and 6 […]
Originally published in Church Times The rise of Islamic fundamentalism has led to the killing of more than 7 000 Christians in Nigeria by religious militants since 2015, a situation compounded by climate change, competition over resources, the spread of misinformation, and access to firearms. These are the key findings of a report, Nigeria: Unfolding genocide?, released […]
Originally published in Fox News China’s blueprint for national security in Hong Kong puts pro-democracy activists, including pastors and religious leaders, at risk of being extradited to and tried in mainland China, a Christian persecution watchdog warns. A draft of the new national security laws was passed by China last […]
Originally published in International Christian Concern. A former sheikh (Muslim teacher) in eastern Uganda who secretly became a Christian on Christmas Day last year, decided to tell his family about his new faith last month. Marijan Olupot invited his pastor to his home in Obokora village, Obokorasub County, Kibuku District […]
Originally published in Religion News Service. A satellite television broadcaster in the Middle East is using its unique platform to show that Christians are not a threat as angry protesters attack churches and some blame Christians for Covid-19. After a recent arson attempt on a church in Istanbul — Turkey’s […]
Originally published in CBN NEWS. Despite an Islamic government that systematically harasses and imprisons Christian converts and indoctrinates its youth into Islam, Christianity is growing at unprecedented rates in Iran. Islamic Clerics are warning against the spread of Christianity, authorities are routinely targeting house churches, and conversion to Christianity is […]