Originally published in UG Christian News The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared three days of prayer and fasting starting on January 31 in the wake of extremist violence against believers in Christ across the west African nation. In a statement released by Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer, […]
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Islamist child terrorist executes Christian student in Nigeria
Originally published by CSW The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), an offshoot of the Boko Haram terrorist group, has released a video showing the execution on Monday (January 20) of a 22-year-old Christian student from Plateau State, Nigeria, by a minor. Ropvil Daciya Dalep from Jing village in Pankshin […]
Boko Haram executes brave Nigerian Christian leader
Originally published by CSW The Abubakar Shekau faction of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram executed the chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa state, Reverend Lawan Andimi yesterday. Rev Andimi was abducted on January 2, when terrorists wearing military fatigues ransacked Michika town and forced him […]
One in every eight Christians face high levels of persecution — World Watch List 2020
260 million Christians worldwide experience levels of persecution measured as extreme, very high or high, says Open Doors International in its 2020 World Watch List (WWL) that was published today. North Korea, which since 2002 has continuously topped the annual list of the 50 countries where Christians face the worst persecution […]
11 Christians killed in Islamist bus attack in Kenya
Originally published in The Christian Post As many as 11 Christians were killed in a December 6 bus attack carried out by the Somali-based radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab in Kenya, according to a Christian persecution watchdog group. Police said a group of armed men ambushed a bus travelling from […]
Christian TV channel getting around Iran’s internet blackout
Originally published in Premier A Christian broadcaster in the Middle East and North Africa said it has been catering its programming for viewers in Iran as the country suffers violent anti-government protests. It is believed at least 208 people had been killed in the protests and the crackdown that followed, […]
5 Christians wrongly imprisoned for over a decade released by India Supreme Court
By Samuel Smith — Originally published in The Christian Post Five Christians who’ve been imprisoned for over a decade in India for a crime that they and advocates say they didn’t commit were granted bail last week by the country’s Supreme Court. The five Christian men were among seven men […]
14 worshippers massacred at Burkina Faso church service; Islamic persecution of Christians accelerating
By Deborah Bunting — Originally published in CBNNews.Com At least 10 gunmen stormed a Protestant church last Sunday in the West African nation of Burkina Faso, killing 14 people. The attack occurred during the church service when the worshippers were most vulnerable. Agence France-Presse quotes a source saying that approximately […]
Buildings lit red for persecuted Christians on ‘Red Wednesday’
Originally published in Breitbart The British Foreign Office has joined other governments and groups in the annual “Red Wednesday” global campaign to protest Christian persecution by lighting up monuments and landmarks in red. Red Wednesday is promoted by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) […]
UK Government challenges Iran on treatment of Christians
Originally published in Christian Today The UK Government has challenged Iran on the treatment of Christians and other minority faith groups. In a statement to the UN during its 34th Periodic Review on human rights, Miriam Shearman, representing the Government in Geneva, said that it was “deeply concerned” about Iran’s […]