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China: Church Leader Chooses to Remain in Prison Rather Than Plead Guilty to Alleged Fraud and Be Released

Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2024

An evangelical church leader imprisoned in Sichuan province, China, on charges of fraud, insists he is innocent and has refused to accept the prosecution’s offer to release him if he would just plead guilty, China Aid reports.

Mauritania Christians Thank God for Release of 15 Brethren Arrested After Circulation of Baptismal Video

Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2024

Local Christians are thanking God as Mauritania authorities have now released 15 believers who were arrested after video footage of their participation in a baptismal ceremony in November triggered local Muslims to demand their imprisonment on the grounds…

Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills Two Christians in Christmas Day Attack

Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The Boko Haram Islamic jihadist terror group killed two Christians during a murderous rampage through a predominantly Christian village in Nigeria’s Adamawa state on Christmas Day, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Uganda: Islamic-State Affiliates Slaughter 10 Christians in Run-Up to Christmas, “The Christians Will Not Celebrate the Birth of Issa [Jesus]”

Posted on Monday, January 1, 2024

As swathes of Africa succumb to Islamic jihadist terrorists intent on slaughtering Christians and other “infidels,” members of the Islamic-State affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) murdered 10 Christians in western Uganda on Dec. 19, Morning Star News reports.

‘Muslim Son Kills Mother In Uganda For Praying To Jesus’

Posted on Sunday, December 31, 2023

Christians said Saturday that a woman who turned to faith in Christ has been murdered in eastern Uganda by her Muslim son.

Nigeria President Orders Arrests After Massacre of 160 Christians

Posted on Thursday, December 28, 2023

Nigeria’s president has ordered a “manhunt” for suspected Islamic fighters who killed up to 160 Christians on Christmas Eve in the nation’s central Plateau state, forcing thousands to flee their homes.

Canada: 15 Churches Were Torched in 2023, Four in Alberta Alone

Posted on Thursday, December 28, 2023

Fifteen churches in Canada have been subjected to suspicious fires this year, with four being burned in Alberta alone during the run-up to Christmas, Post Millennial (PM) reports. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been investigating the incidents.

Nigeria: At Least 160 Christians Massacred in “Well Coordinated” Genocidal Christmas Attacks

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Islamic terrorists slaughtered at least 160 Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state during “well-coordinated” genocidal attacks carried out from Saturday night through Christmas Day, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

China: Government Directs Christian Groups to Emphasize Identification with Chinese Culture

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2023

China’s governing Communist Party has instructed state-approved Christian church organizations that they must “strictly” manage their religious affairs in a manner that emphasizes their identification with the Chinese communist government and with Chinese culture and nationalism, the South…

Arizona: Street Evangelist Who Was Shot in the Head is Making “Miraculous” Steps Toward Recovery, Wife Says

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2023

A US military veteran who was shot in the head while street preaching in Arizona last month is making such remarkable steps toward recovery that his wife has described them as “miracles,” CBN News reports.

Mauritania: Authorities Arrest 15 Christian Leaders After Circulation of Baptism

Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania arrested 15 Christian leaders and their families earlier this month after a video showing a local baptismal service was leaked and circulated, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Indonesia: Rights Advocates Call for Amendment/Revocation of Blasphemy Law Against Islam

Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Rights advocates are calling for Indonesia’s blasphemy laws to be amended or revoked, as the number of Islamic fatwas and arrests for blasphemy against Islam have increased at an alarming rate, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Uganda: Two Christians Jailed, Charged With Blaspheming Islam by Preaching Gospel

Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Although Christianity is constitutionally legal in Uganda, two Evangelists who preached the Gospel to Muslims in the East African country are now in prison awaiting trial for blasphemy against Islam, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Vietnamese Christian Refugees Facing Arrest and Harassment in Thailand

Posted on Friday, December 22, 2023

Worryingly, Christian refugees from the Vietnamese Hmong and Montagnard minority groups are now facing arrests and harassment from officials in Thailand, where they have come seeking refuge from persecution in Vietnam, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Nigeria: Slaughter of Christians Continues, 8 Murdered in Plateau State

Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2023

Fulani Islamic terrorists killed eight more Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state last month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Nigeria leads the world for the number of Christians murdered on account of their faith: well over 50,000 have been…

Syria: Aleppo Christian Community Has Dramatically Decreased Since Civil War

Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2023

As Syrians struggle to cope with the devastating consequences of a catastrophic civil war, the number of Christians in the previously formidable Syrian city of Aleppo has now decreased from around 250,000 to just 50,000, International Christian Concern…

Indonesia: Elderly Christian Man Serving Second Prison Term for Blasphemy Against Islam

Posted on Monday, December 18, 2023

An elderly Christian man in West Java province, Indonesia is now serving a second prison term for blasphemy on the grounds he insulted the Muslim prophet Mohammed in social media posts that were critical of Islam, International Christian…

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Burkina Faso: Islamic Jihadists Attack, Murder Terrorize Christians

Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2023

Reports have been filed that, in early October, Islamic jihadists in Burkina Faso slaughtered two Catholic priests in the church sanctuary of a Christian village in Sourou province and then gave the entire village just two hours to…

Mauritania: Authorities Arrest 15 Christian Leaders After Circulation of Baptism Video

Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2023

Pakistan: Christian Man Charged With Blasphemy for Posting Scripture on Facebook, Finally Released on Bail

Posted on Wednesday, December 13, 2023

A Christian man in Punjab, Pakistan, has gone into hiding with his family after finally being released on bail pending trial for alleged blasphemy against Islam, the British Asian Christian Association (BACA) reports.

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