Originally published in Persecution International International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on September 22 Iran’s judiciary affirmed the jail sentences of two Christians. The verdict wrote that believing in the Bible’s authority and Jesus as Lord are attacks against Islam. Saheb Fadaie was sentenced to 18 months and Fatemeh […]
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Leah Sharibu’s mother pleads with Nigerian president as kidnappers threaten to kill daughter
Originally published in World Watch Monitor The mother of the Christian girl detained by Boko Haram for over seven months has called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to secure her daughter’s release. Leah Sharibu, 15, was one of 110 girls kidnapped on 19 February 2018 from a school in Nigeria’s […]
Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Egypt’s Christians
Originally published in International Christian Concern Egypt’s Christians have received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, in what is believed to be the first time an ethno-religious group has received the nomination. They were nominated because of their refusal to retaliate against the violent persecution which targets them because […]
Boko Haram executes aid worker in video, says Christian girl Leah Sharibu Is next
Originally published in Urban Christian News Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria have executed a female aid worker on video and warned that others, including a Christian teen girl, are next. The video, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, was released by the Barnawi faction of Boko Haram. In it, the terrorists […]
China closes one of Beijing’s largest churches amid ongoing crackdown on Christianity
Originally published in The Gospel Herald – Breaking Christian News The growing crackdown on unofficial churches in China deepened on Sunday when authorities closed one of the largest churches in Beijing, according to reports. The Beijing Chaoyang District Civil Affairs Bureau informed Zion Church that it was “legally banned” for […]
Christian slayings continue in Nigeria as president blames violence on ‘climate change’
By Elizabeth Kendal — Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin On August 28 the Christian stronghold of Nunman LGA in Adamawa State was rocked by a Fulani-led political assassination (beheading). Meanwhile, massacres continue in Plateau State and a growing number of Nigerian civic, political and religious leaders are convinced […]
Fulani violence curbs evangelism, threatens Rwanda-like crisis, says Nigerian pastor
For more than 25 years Rev Koppah Seboh Shiktuun has been sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria but an escalation in Fulani — and other — violence in the nation has put a hold on his evangelism outreaches and he is concerned that if the […]
Egyptian teen embraces Christianity after Muslims murder faithful father
Originally published in The Christian Post An Egyptian teen embraced Christianity after witnessing the faith of his father, who was brutally murdered by Muslim extremists for refusing to convert to Islam. Seventeen-year-old Marqos told persecution watchdog Open Doors USA that just a few years ago, his family lived at peace […]
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu ‘appeals for rescue in audio recording’
Originally published in Morning Star News In an audio recording revealed this week, kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu appeals to the government of Nigeria to win her release from Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, according to several published sources. Boko Haram released more than 100 schoolgirls about four weeks after […]
Church near Kampala closes after months of Muslim attacks
Originally published in Morning Star News A church outside Kampala, capital of Uganda, has closed after months of area Muslims pelting its gatherings with rocks, sources said. The final blow came on AugUST 4, when a stone thrown through a window struck Pastor Moreen Sanyu of Greater Love Church in […]