Originally published in The Christian Post. Authorities in the Borno state of Nigeria said Wednesday that at least 81 people were killed in an attack on a nomadic community believed to have been carried out by militants aligned with the Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa […]
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Kenya family denies man for standing with Christ
Originally published in International Christian Concern. After converting to Christianity, Yasin Bakari, a father of two living in coastal Kenya, fears that he will be killed. He heard the Gospel in March and was moved enough to abandon his old faith. Now, he receives threats daily from the Muslim faithful […]
Trump executive order provides R846m to advance religious freedom worldwide
Originally published in Christian Headlines Calling it a “moral and national security imperative”, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday providing R846-million ( $50-million ) to promote religious freedom around the world and to pressure countries that are the worst violators to change their policies. The order provides […]
Chinese government shuts down 48 churches in two weeks
Originally published in Christian Headlines As coronavirus restrictions lift in China, the communist government remains steadfast in its ongoing persecution of local Christians. In April, the local government in Yugan County shut down at least 48 Three-Self churches, according to Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious rights and human rights in […]
Civilians apprehend Muslim Fulani suspects in killing of five Christians in Nigeria
Originally published in Morning Star News. A Christian in north-central Nigeria who led a team of civilians that apprehended Muslim Fulani herdsmen after they allegedly killed five Christians on Thursday night (May 28) was blunt about their motives. “These Muslim Fulani herdsmen have been attacking our communities because we are […]
Turkish president Erdogan stokes fires of Islamic zeal
Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin. Turkey’s President Erdogan has been stoking the fire of Islamic zeal, putting the country’s mostly Greek, Armenian and Assyrian remnant Christians – whom he vilifies as enemies – in a perilous position. At the time of writing (May 26-27), the regime was hinting […]
Eritrea online protest targets massive detention of Christians
Originally published in BosNewsLife. Leading rights groups and church officials planned to hold Thursday May 28, their annual protest and prayer vigil against the reported massive persecution of Christians in Eritrea for the first time online, amid ongoing coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Britain. The protest usually takes place outside the […]
Iranian Christian convert given extra sentence at retrial
Originally published by Middle East Concern Friends and family of Iranian Christian convert Ismaeil Maghrebinejad are requesting prayer after a disappointing decision following a May 9 retrial. On February 27, Ismaeil had been sentenced to two years in prison for “membership of a group hostile to the regime”. He had […]
Online prayer event tonight to mark Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday
CSW will mark kidnappped Nigerian Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday with an online prayer event at 8.30pm (SA / Central African Time) tonight (Thursday May 14). Leah was the sole Christian among 110 schoolgirls abducted by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram from their school in […]
Nigerian family of four survive attack by gunmen while they were praying at home
Originally published in CSW A family of four was shot and injured on the evening of May 5 by armed assailants who invaded their home in Ghana Ropp, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area (LGA), Plateau state, Nigeria, and opened fire at close range as they were praying in their sitting […]