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Originally published in Assist News Service Working in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region day and night to help meet the needs of people displaced by the threats and violence of the Islamic State (IS) or (ISIS) in Mosul, and other areas, members of an Iraqi ministry team recently came into contact […]
Originally published in Christian Today The death sentence on Asia Bibi, who was first found guilty of blasphemy in November 2010, was confirmed today by the Pakistani High Court. She was defended by Christian lawyers including the Provincial Minister for Minorities Affairs and Human Rights, Tahir Khalil Sindhu. However, two […]
Prominent leaders of major Jewish and Christian global organisations this week announced an historic joint initiative calling on world leaders to take urgent, determined actions to halt the brutal persecution of Christians in the Middle East. The joint initiative was unveiled at a press conference on Monday (October 13) at […]
Christians in about 150 nations around the world will unite in prayer on the International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) on Sunday November 2 and Sunday November 9. More than 100 million Christians in some 66 countries worldwide face persecution for their faith in Jesus and IDOP, which […]
By Open Doors SA On Sunday, April 13, an estimated 275 girls reported to Chibok Government Secondary School. On Monday evening, April 14, Boko Haram insurgents broke into the school, burned down the administration block and classroom blocks of the school, destroying all school records, and abducted more than 250 […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Thousands of Christians gathered at sundown on Friday (October 10) in Ein Gedi, Israel to celebrate the first day of the 35th Feast of Tabernacles. Sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, the event – also known as Sukkot – gathers Christians from around the […]
Originally published by Worthy News A prominent Nigerian reverend has revealed Islamist terror group Boko Haram destroyed over 180 churches in the West African country following its capture of towns and villages in the north-eastern states of Borno and Adamawa. Reverend Gideon Obasogie, the director of Catholic Social Communication of […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph Plain-clothed security officers raided Shahram Ghaedi’s house and arrested him as well as two other Christian converts. All detainees were then transferred to the security ward in Dastgerd Prison in Esfahan. Mr. Ghaedi is a Christian actor who played the role of Jesus in the […]
Originally published in Christian Today Reports of rebels threatening churches with firing squards, storming church services and holding pastors hostage are just some of the stories that have emerged from rebel-held regions of eastern Ukraine in recent months. The threat to Ukraine’s evangelical churches is a lesser-knwon aspect of the […]
By Illia Djadi — World Watch Monitor The assassination of a French tourist by militants in Algeria has raised the fear of new terrorist attacks in the country. Hervé Gourdel, 55, was beheaded in the north-eastern region of Kabylie on September 24 by a radical Islamist group, ‘Soldiers of the […]