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Freed US Missionary ‘In Hell’ During Captivity

Posted on Monday, June 19, 2023

An evangelical American missionary recently freed after more than six years of captivity by Islamic extremists said Monday he had endured hell in part because he refused to convert to Islam.

Indonesian Mayor Opens His Office For Church After Muslim Protests

Posted on Sunday, June 18, 2023

The mayor of Indonesia’s central city of Medan has allowed an evangelical congregation to worship in his office after angry Muslims and local officials prevented gatherings at a mall.

Islamists Kill Dozens of Students In Uganda

Posted on Sunday, June 18, 2023

Islamic militants linked to the Islamic State terror group have killed at least 40 people at a school in western Uganda, one of the deadliest terrorist attacks to hit the East African nation in years, officials confirmed Saturday.

Indonesia: Muslim protesters prevent church from holding services in rented room

Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2023

Following a large protest by members of the Indonesian Muslim Alliance (AUI), a church in Medan, Indonesia has been prevented from holding worship services in a room it rented at a shopping mall for this purpose, International Christian…

Nigeria: Fulani terrorists murder 21 people, including a pastor, in coordinated attacks in Plateau state

Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Fulani jihadists in Nigeria murdered 21 people in Plateau state on Sunday in coordinated attacks on the Rim, Jol, and Kwi communities of Riyom and the Gana-Ropp community in the Barkin Ladi local government area, International Christian Concern…

Manipur, India: Hindu extremists are committing “genocide” against Christians in tribal conflict, Christian leader says

Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Amid the ongoing deadly and destructive tribal conflict in India’s Manipur state, a local Christian leader has pleaded for help saying Hindu extremist members of the Meitei tribe are committing “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” against Christians from the…

Nigeria Pastors Want Christian Parliament Speakers As Violence Spreads

Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2023

Nigerian pastors and bishops have urged legislators to choose Christians as speakers of the Senate and House of Representatives of the bicameral parliament after Muslims were chosen as the nation’s president and vice president.

Iraq: Persecuted Christians  launch TV channel in Syriac language derived from Jesus’ Aramaic

Posted on Friday, June 9, 2023

The much-persecuted, tiny Christian community in Iraq has taken the historic step of launching a new public television channel broadcasting only programs conducted in their native Syriac language, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Syriac is an ancient language…

Nigeria: Mass grave for Christian women and children, “Let us not put our hope on weapons to defend ourselves, our weapon is in Christ”

Posted on Friday, June 9, 2023

Having buried women and children in a mass grave following yet another Fulani Islamist attack on Christian communities in Nigeria’s Plateau state last month, local church leaders are encouraging their communities to stand in faith and are praying…

India: Hindu nationalists close churches, jail pastors in Uttar Pradesh

Posted on Thursday, June 8, 2023

Pastors have been jailed, and churches have been closed in India’s Uttar Pradesh state by Hindu nationalists intent on stifling Christianity and the spreading of the Gospel in their region, Morning Star News reports. 

South Sudan: Christian leaders urgently call for peace following abduction of Bishop

Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Christian leaders in South Sudan have issued urgent calls for peace after the Bishop of Morobo and his driver survived a violent abduction by armed insurgents on Monday, Christian Today (CT) reports. The kidnappers claimed to be members…

Nigeria: 43 more Christians murdered in Nasarawa state, “Where is the outcry? Where is effective action?”

Posted on Monday, June 5, 2023

As the genocidal slaughter of Christians in Nigeria continues, Fulani Islamic jihadists murdered 43 Christians, including a pastor and his wife, in Nasarawa state last month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. 

Christians in Syria at risk of “genocidal” attacks from NATO member Turkey

Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2023

Christians in Syria continue to face “genocidal” attacks not only from jihadists inside the country but also from Islamist-affiliated, NATO member Turkey, Algemeiner reports.

Pakistan: Young Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy, “Our faith in Christ has not waivered”

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

In a move described as the “murder of justice,” a court in Pakistan on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year old Christian man to death after finding him guilty of an unsubstantiated charge of blasphemy, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Nigeria: 50 members of Plateau Baptist Convention murdered by jihadists

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Fifty members of the Baptist Conference in Nigeria’s Plateau state have been killed in a recent spate of attacks by Islamic jihadists in Mangu and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Indonesia: Muslim extremists disrupt two church services; “If a church is seen to spreading the gospel, they soon run into opposition”

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Christians on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island were recently prevented from worshiping when mobs of Muslim extremists disrupted two separate services in Binjai, North Sumatra Province, and in Riau, Pekanbaru Province in southern Sumatra, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Nigeria Christians Fear New Muslim President And Muslim VP (Worthy News-Focus)

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Nigerian Christians expressed concern Monday after two Muslims were sworn in to lead volatile Nigeria as president and vice president.

North Korea: Two-year old boy sentenced to life in prison after parents found with Bible

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

A two-year-old boy and his entire family in North Korea have been sentenced to life imprisonment after authorities found a Bible in the possession of the child’s parents, the US state department’s Commission on International Religious Freedom said…

Burkina Faso: 15 more civilians slaughtered as jihadist insurrection continues

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Fifteen people were murdered by Islamic jihadists in eastern Burkina Faso last Monday as the desperately poor West African country continues to suffer extreme violence and humanitarian catastrophe under the worst jihadist insurrections in the Sahel, International Christian…

Gunmen Attack Sudan Churches As Conflict Escalates

Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Sudanese Council of Churches has condemned attacks on church leaders and church buildings as the conflict in Sudan rapidly escalates.

What is Christian Persecution?

Christian persecution includes any form of harassment, discrimination, legal restriction, or violence targeted at believers because of their faith in Jesus Christ. It ranges from social and economic pressure to imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

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Today’s Top Christian Persecution Stories

• Pakistan Christians Fear Future After Killing And Church Attacks (Worthy News In-Depth)
• Former Ugandan Sheikh Beaten, Home Demolished After Converting to Christianity
• LEAD Ministries Demands Justice for Murdered Christian Laborer in Pakistan (Worthy News Investigation)
• Prayer House Shut Down in Indonesia Amid Church Closures, Mob Attacks (Worthy News Focus)
• Eritrea Pressured To Release 7 Church Leaders Jailed For Decades (Worthy News In-Depth)
• Wave of Anti-Christian Attacks Alarms Church Leaders Across Europe

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