By Jay Radzinski and Daniel Nisman — Originally published in Alaska Dispatch “I pointed out to you the stars, and all you saw was the tip of my finger.” This Tanzanian proverb should resonate deeply with anyone who fears the spread of Islamic extremism in Africa. On Tanzania’s island paradise […]
Tag: Christian persecution
Eritrea jails 125 Christians in campaign against ‘illegal’ worship
At least 1 500 Christians remain detained Originally published in Worthy News There was uncertainty Tuesday, March 5, about the situation of 125 Eritrean Christians who were “beaten and detained” in western Eritrea as part of a new government campaign against Christians worshiping outside the state-backed churches, rights investigators said. […]
Concern mounts over Christian pastors in Iranian prisons
Originally published in The Baptist Times A British charity has expressed its concern over the deteriorating health of a pastor imprisoned in Iran. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has learned that Pastor Benham Irani, currently held in Ghezal Hesar prison in Iran, is now unable to walk and that medical assistance […]
Empire strikes back: China assaults home churches
By Lyn Leahz — Originally published in Christian News Source for Life China’s crackdown against its thriving home-church movement is surging, only a few months after it was reported the communist nation’s attacks on Christians had subsided, according to a new report from the Chinese-focused human rights group China Aid. […]
Mass arrest and torture of Christians in Libya
Originally published by Front Page Magazine Last week’s news of four Christian missionaries in Libya placed under arrest, possibly facing the death penalty for “proselytizing,” is apparently the tip of the iceberg. Yesterday, Arabic media reported that over 100 Christian Copts from Egypt, who appear to have been living and […]
Christians miraculously survive Boko Haram terror attacks
By Obed Minchakpu — Originally published in Charisma News Some Christian survivors of attacks by members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, on Monday, Feb. 4, in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, recounted how 17 Christians were murdered in cold blood by Boko Haram Islamists and how they survived the […]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram denies ceasefire
Originally published in Mission Network News Boko Haram, the Islamist group responsible for numerous deadly attacks on Christians and churches in northern Nigeria, has finally clarified the question of a ceasefire: according to them, there isn’t one. The BBC reported that Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital (and stronghold […]
Swaziland police break up church meeting
By VOA News – via Contact Online Weblog The national coordinator of Swaziland’s United Democratic Front, (SUDF) says the country’s police violated the constitution by disrupting church prayers organized by the group. Wandile DluDlu says despite repeated requests, the police refused to show any court order or warrant that authorized […]
Saudi Arabia Arrests 53 Ethiopian Christians at Private Worship Service
By Jeremy Reynalds — Originally published in ASSIST News Service Saudi authorities on February 8 arrested 53 Ethiopian Christians, mostly women, who were attending a worship service in the private, rented home of an Ethiopian believer in Dammam, the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. That’s according to […]
Hindu fundamentalists attack Christians — even in their homes
By Nirmala Carvalho — Originally published in AsiaNews Two more anti-Christian incidents in Madhya Pradesh illustrate the latest trend among Hindu fundamentalists. In addition to filing false charges over forced conversions, they are now attacking Christians in the privacy of their homes even though “praying in one’s home is not […]