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Nigeria: Jihadist slaughter of Christians continues; “We enjoin all Christians to cry for God’s mercy”

Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Leaders from the Church of Christ in Nations (CAN) denomination in Nigeria have called for all Christians to beseech God for His mercy on their land as Fulani Islamic jihadists murdered 11 more Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state…

Niger: A generation of children is growing up surrounded by Jihadist death and destruction, Amnesty International reports

Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2023

A generation of children in Niger in the Sahel region of Africa is growing up surrounded and targeted by the murder, violence, and destruction inflicted on them by Islamic Jihadists in the Sahel region of Africa, International Christian…

Nigeria: Pastor murdered and 7 congregants abducted in Ogun state attack

Posted on Monday, July 3, 2023

Amid the ongoing genocidal persecution of Christians in Nigeria by Islamic jihadists, unidentified gunmen on Saturday stormed the parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Ogun State, killing the pastor and abducting seven congregants, the Christian…

Pakistan:Islamic criminal confesses to brutal murder, rape of Christian widow

Posted on Monday, July 3, 2023

A locally renowned Muslim criminal in Lahore, Pakistan has confessed to being the lead perpetrator in the abduction, gang-rape and brutal murder of a Pakistani Christian widow who refused his demand to convert to Islam and marry him…

Christian Community Attacked In Pakistan After Believer Post Bible Verse

Posted on Sunday, July 2, 2023

Hundreds of Muslims have attacked a Christian village community in Pakistan’s Punjab province and tried to burn their homes after a believer published a Bible verse on social media service Facebook, well-informed sources said Saturday.

China introduces app forcing citizens to obtain approval to attend religious services

Posted on Friday, June 30, 2023

China’s ruling authoritarian Communist Party (CCP) has begun rolling out a new app that will require citizens to pre-register for approval to attend a religious service.

‘1 In 3 Countries Persecute Christians, Other Groups’

Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2023

A Catholic charity says more than half of the world’s population lives in countries where Christians and others face religious persecution.

North Korea Raids Secret Church, Five Detained

Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2023

Five Christians have been detained in North Korea and may face death after security forces raided a secret church service, well-informed Christian aid workers told Worthy News.

Nigeria: Dozens of Christian-owned farms destroyed by Fulani jihadists in Plateau

Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2023

In addition to murdering 700 Christians this month, Fulani jihadist herdsmen in Nigeria’s Plateau state also destroyed dozens of farms belonging to believers, with the intent of taking them over to raise livestock, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

India: Christians anticipate government neglect following heavy monsoon crisis

Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Christians in northeastern India may face government neglect in terms of aid as the country recovers from recent heavy monsoon rains that affected around half a million people, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Nigeria Islamists Release 16 Christians

Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2023

The “traumatic ordeal” of some 40 worshippers kidnapped from a church in Nigeria’s Kaduna State ended with the release of the remaining 16 captives, but elsewhere more than 20 Christians were killed, Christians confirmed Wednesday.

Indonesia: Muslims block two separate Christian services on the same day

Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Muslims in Indonesia disrupted Christian Sunday services at a house church in West Java Province and at a church site in Central Java Province on 18 June, arguing that such worship is illegal and should be prohibited, Morning…

Uganda: Islamic extremists hack prayer leader to death in church attack

Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Islamic extremists in western Uganda hacked a prayer leader to death and severely injured a number of others during a brutal machete attack on the Katikara Anglican Church in Kakumiro District last week, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.…

Nigeria: 700 Christians murdered in Plateau state in May, new report says

Posted on Monday, June 26, 2023

The ongoing jihadist slaughter of Christians in Nigeria has intensified to such an extent that 700 Christians were reportedly murdered in Plateau, one of the worst-affected Nigerian states, last month alone, the International Society for Civil Liberties and…

Vietnam: Persecuted evangelical Christians may be blamed for anti-government violence

Posted on Monday, June 26, 2023

Ethnic evangelical Christians in Vietnam are preparing to be violently blamed for recent anti-government unrest in which nine people were murdered by armed groups earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Kenya: Five villagers beheaded by al-Shabaab terror group, homes destroyed

Posted on Monday, June 26, 2023

Members of the al-Shabaab Islamic terror group beheaded five men and burned down several houses during attacks in Salama-Juhudi villages in Lamu, Kenya on Saturday, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Nigeria: 15 more Christians killed in Plateau state – but new governor gives message of hope

Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2023

While Fulani jihadists in Nigeria ignored a government curfew and murdered 15 more Christians in Plateau state this week, the region’s recently inaugurated governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang gave the grieving community a remarkable message of faith and hope,…

Turkey “weaponizes” law to block Protestant missionaries from entry

Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2023

According to a report by the International Christian Concern non-profit organization, Turkey’s government has been blocking Protestant missionaries from entering the country by “weaponizing” Turkish entry laws against Christians.

Uganda: Two newly Christian brothers beaten and disowned by Muslim family, “we need prayers so that God may comfort us”

Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Two brothers in eastern Uganda who recently accepted Christ were severely beaten and then disowned by family members enraged that they had left Islam, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Nigeria: Fulani murder 46 Christians in Benue state, “the whole land is thrown into wailing and mourning”

Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Nigeria’s government came under renewed fire for doing nothing to end the ongoing jihadist slaughter of Christians in the country after Fulani jihadist herdsmen murdered 46 Christians in Benue state earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.…

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