Originally published by Barnabus Fund. Islamist fundamentalists allegedly murdered at least 57 people and smashed their way into a church in an upsurge of violence at the beginning of April in Mozambique’s northernmost province of Cabo Delgado. A further five deaths were unconfirmed in the province, which is Muslim-majority. On April […]
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Iranian Christian human rights leader sentenced to flogging and prison
Iranian Christian human rights activist Mary Fatima Mohammadi (PHOTO: International Christian Concern) Originally published in International Christian Concern. International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on April 21, Christian human rights activist Mary Fatima Mohammadi received a suspended prison sentence of three months by the Iranian government. The sentence included […]
Easter devotion and call to pray into ‘Silent Slaughter’ of Christians in Nigeria — Elizabeth Kendal
By Elizabeth Kendal — Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin. EASTER DEVOTION: Justice and salvation will reach ends of the earth Isaiah’s Servant Songs cannot but elicit a response. We all, like sheep, have gone astray; trusting in idols and walking in rebellion. Lost, captive and condemned to death, […]
Militants in Nigeria use national lockdown as cover to launch deadly attacks on Christians
Compiled from reports in Barnabas Aid and International Christian Concern. Nineteen people were killed by Fulani militants in attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria early this month and at least eight people died in a Boko Haram attack near Auno village in Borno State on April 12. In one Plateau State […]
Christian Nigerian teen escapes captors after being forced to convert to Islam
Originally published in The Christian Post. A Nigerian Christian girl, who was abducted in January and forced to convert to Islam, has finally been reunited with her family in the country’s northcentral Kaduna state. The Hausa Christians Foundation (HCF) told the independent daily newspaper, Vanguard, that Sadiya Amos has escaped […]
Christian leader in Madhya Pradesh, India run over by motorcycles
Originally published in Christian Headlines Violence against Christians in India hit a new level on Tuesday March 3 when Hindu extremists ran their motorcycles over a key evangelical leader after beating him, sources said. Armed with bamboo rods and a thick metal chain with a heavy lock on it, the […]
Christians in Iran proclaim testimonies on satellite TV
Originally published in Urban Christian News An interactive satellite television programme called Signal is giving a voice to persecuted Christians in Iran. “For quite some time before we started producing and broadcasting the programme, we were always trying to find a unique approach for the Christians, especially those residing inside […]
Iran’s supreme leader approves sentencing of Christian pastor without court hearing
Originally published in Persecution.org Pastor Matthias Hagnejad found that his five-year prison sentence was upheld after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamanei, gave the judges reviewing his verdict special permission to bypass court procedures. The sentence was issued after he had been convicted for “acting against national security”. Pastor Matthias was […]
Terrorists destroyed building but church still gathers
Originally published in UG Christian News Uganda Christian News has learnt of Christian worshippers in Nigeria who still come together for prayer despite their church building being razed by terrorist group Boko Haram. The Barnabas Fund, an international Christian aid agency, reports that four church elders in the village of […]
Prayer, pleas and protest on second anniversary of Leah Sharibu’s kidnapping
Wednesday marked two years since Leah Sharibu and fellow students were kidnapped from their school in Dapchi, Borno State, Nigeria by Boko Haram. All the girls were released one month later (except for five who died during the ordeal), but Leah, 16, remains in captivity because she refuses to deny […]