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China Frees Five Jailed Bible Study Christians

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2023

Five Christians detained since August 2022 for leading Bible studies have been freed on bail by authorities in China’s Yunnan Province, well-informed Christians Wednesday.

Christian Man Survives Lynching In Pakistan

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2023

A Christian man is recovering from his injuries in Pakistan’s Punjab province after he was nearly killed by an angry crowd for “returning to Christianity” after he “accepted Islam” to marry a Muslim woman, Christians said.

Nigeria: Two Christian girls abducted by Boko Haram rescued after 9 years in captivity

Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Two young Christian women in Nigeria have been rescued after being abducted by Boko Haram terrorists over nine years ago, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

India: Six killed and 25 churches burned down in Hindu nationalist violence

Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2023

At least six people were killed and 25 churches burned down during Hindu nationalist violence in India’s Manipur state this month, Christian Headlines (CH) reports.

India: Dramatic escalation of violence in Manipur, 58 dead, 50 churches burned

Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Christian leaders in India’s Manipur state have accused the Hindu nationalist government of supporting the violent attacks carried out by ethnic Hindu Meitei rioters, which began last week, and which have now resulted in the destruction of 50…

Thousands Of Christians Flee Deadly Attacks In India; Churches Torched

Posted on Friday, May 5, 2023

Indian troops are deployed to India’s north-eastern state of Manipur with orders to “shoot on sight” after thousands of people, mostly Christians, fled Hindu mobs, killing six people and burning at least 25 churches, officials said Friday.

US Commission on International Religious Freedom publishes annual report, lists worst violators

Posted on Wednesday, May 3, 2023

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday published its annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world, listing those nations which it found to be the worst violators of such freedom,…

Sudan: Christians killed, churches destroyed in ongoing violent conflict

Posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2023

While it is not yet clear if Christians are being specifically targeted in the violent civil conflict in Sudan, four churches have been destroyed and Christians have reportedly been killed, wounded, turned away from state hospitals, and barred…

Uganda: Christian college student murdered for sharing the Gospel

Posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2023

A 24-year-old Christian college student in northern Uganda was murdered last month by a suspected radicalized Muslim because he had been sharing the Gospel on his school campus, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. While Christianity is legal in…

Nigeria: Slaughter of Christians continues, “We lost hope in the Nigerian Police”

Posted on Monday, May 1, 2023

Christians in Nigeria are continuing to be slaughtered by Islamic militants as the authorities appear unwilling or unable to do anything to stop the slaughter and the international community does nothing to hold the Nigerian government to account.

Concerns About Abducted Christians In Nigeria After Killings

Posted on Friday, April 28, 2023

Seven people were abducted after returning from a church service in north-central Nigeria amid massive attacks against Christians that killed more than 130 believers, Christian aid workers confirmed.

Nigeria: Christian community devastated by jihadist attacks worships God in burnt-out church on Good Friday

Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2023

A Nigerian Christian farming community that was devastated in brutal attacks by Fulani militant herdsmen on the Easter weekends of both 2021 and 2022 gathered to worship God in the burnt-out roofless shell of their former church building…

100 Christian Families Freed From Pakistan Brick Kilns

Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2023

A Christian aid group said Wednesday that it managed to free some 100 Christian families in Pakistan from brick kilns where they were effectively held as enslaved people by Muslim owners.

Nigeria: Mass slaughter of Christians continues; 134 murdered by Fulani jihadists in Benue state

Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2023

The mass slaughter of Christians in Nigeria continues unabated and with impunity: radicalized Fulani Muslim herdsmen murdered 134 Christians in Benue state in the first week of April, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Eritrea: Police round up and imprison 103 Christian college students

Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Eritrean police arrested and detained 103 Christian college students at a worship event in the capital city of Asmara last month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Pakistan Detains Christian Widow For ‘Burning’ Koranic Pages

Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2023

An illiterate Christian widow has been jailed in Pakistan’s Punjab province for accidentally burning verses of the Koran, deemed a holy book by Muslims, several Christian sources told Worthy News.

Sudan: Church leaders ask for prayer amid escalating violence and fears of return to Islamic extremist law

Posted on Monday, April 24, 2023

Church leaders in Sudan are asking for prayer as the nation reels under yet another bout of deadly violence and instability that Islamic extremists may use to bring about the return of harsh Islamic law in the country,…

Eritrea Forbids Burial Of Evangelical Church Leader In Anti-Christian Campaign (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2023

A popular Eritrean Christian leader who died this month is being denied a burial place because of his Evangelical beliefs amid an ongoing government crackdown on devoted Christians in the Muslim-majority Horn of Africa nation, rights investigators said…

Libya: Nine Christians including Libyans, AoG American missionaries, and a Pakistani face possible execution after arrest for apostasy and evangelism

Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2023

Nine Christians, including six Libyans, two Assemblies of God American missionaries, and a Pakistani have been arrested by Libya’s Internal Security Agency, and face possible execution on charges of apostasy from Islam and preaching Christianity, the Catholic News…

China: Government plans to bring in new measures requiring churches to include CCP propaganda in services

Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2023

China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) is planning to bring in new regulatory measures that would require all churches and other places of worship to implement CCP propaganda as part of their services, the Bitter Winter Chinese human rights…

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