CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
NIGERIA – Knights of Columbus to report on Christian persecution in Nigeria
Catholic News Agency | August 6, 2020 The Knights of Columbus announced a new initiative Thursday to report on Christian persecution in Nigeria, where at
CHINA – Chinese Christian Detained for Street Evangelism
International Christian Concern | August 6, 2020 On August 3, a Christian in China’s Hunan province was sentenced by the authorities to 10 days in
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Court Orders 14-Year-Old Christian Girl to Be Returned to Her Abductor
International Christian Concern | August 6, 2020 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Lahore High Court has ordered Maria Shahbaz, a 14-year-old Christian
NIGERIA – 14 Baptist church members killed during suspected Fulani massacre in Nigeria
Christian Post | Blake Fussell | August 5, 2020 Fourteen members of a Baptist church in the Kogi state of Nigeria were reportedly killed during
NIGERIA – Scrap aid to Nigeria until Christians are safe
The Conservative Woman | Kathy Gyngell | August 4, 2020 BRITAIN’S foreign aid programme, as we’ve written before in these pages, is riddled with a
LEBANON – Lebanese priest: ‘We need your prayers’ after Beirut explosions
Catholic News Agency | August 4, 2020 A Lebanese Catholic priest has asked believers around the world to pray for the people of his country,
NIGERIA – ICON Launches New Report Proving Nigerian Genocide
Missions Box | August 3, 2020 The International Committee on Nigeria (ICON), a nonprofit working to secure a future for all Nigerians, launched a new
INDIA – Persecution in India is ‘intensifying’ – Christian group
Christianity Today | August 3, 2020 The persecution of Christians in India intensified to “alarming” levels in the first half of 2020, a human rights
RELEASE – Slaughter of Nigerian Christians Continues as Authorities Stay Silent or Complicit
Save the Persecuted Christian | August 3, 2020 International Committee on Nigeria Report: Cell Phone Could Tie Authorities to Direct Involvement in Fulani Militant Attacks
NORTH KOREA – There Shall Be No God But Kim Jong Un
National Interest | James W. Carr, Frederick A. Davie | August 2, 2020 For years, Deacon Jang Moon Seok ministered to North Koreans living in Changbai, China until
CHINA – U.S. Ambassador for Religious Liberty Warns Vatican: China Is ‘at War with Faith’
Breitbart | Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D | July 31, 2020 Sam Brownback, U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, said China’s hacking of Vatican computers should
RELEASE – Reports Confirm Undeniable Genocide against Christians, Says International Committee on Nigeria
Save the Persecuted Christians | July 31, 2020 STPC’s Frank Gaffney: ‘Nigeria Is Imploding. We Have a Chance to Keep It from Going Completely Bad’ WASHINGTON
CHINA – Feinstein Says China Is ‘Growing Into a Respectable Nation’ As it Continues Persecuting Christians, Muslims
Faithwire | Tré Goins-Phillips | July 30, 2020 Despite China’s ever-expanding persecution of Christians and Muslims, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Thursday the Communist country
CHINA – There are no longer a safe place for Chinese Christians
Christianity Today | Lina Kim | July 30, 2020 Chinese believers stated there is no longer a safe place for Chinese Christians as religious persecution
INDIA – PRESS RELEASE OF PERSECUTION RELIEF HALF YEARLY REPORT 2020
Persecution Relief | July 29, 2020 ‘CHRISTIAN MINOR LYNCHED, WOMEN & MEN MURDERED, EXCOMMUNICATION IS AT ALL TIME HIGH, CHURCH BUILDINGS BURNED, PRIESTS ATTACKED, THE
INDIA – Anti-Christian violence on the rise in India
UCA | July 29, 2020 Two women were raped and killed among six Christians murdered for their faith in India in the first half of
CHINA – No safe place to be a Christian in China, report says
Baptist Standard | July 28, 2020 China persecutes Christians to gain leverage in future diplomatic relations with the United States, a Christian seeking U.S. asylum
NIGERIA – Pastor, 5-Year-Old Boy among 10 Christians Killed in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria
Morning Star News | July 28, 2020 Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Friday (July 24) killed a church pastor, a 5-year-old boy and eight other Christians
NIGERIA – ‘Beyond reprehensible’: Christian aid workers executed in Nigeria
Catholic News Agency | July 28, 2020 The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released a statement on Tuesday condemning the execution of five
YEMEN – Persecuted Yemeni Christians Request Prayer
International Christian Concern | July 28, 2020 Christians living in Yemen request prayer as they experience persecution amidst ongoing war, food shortages, and COVID-19.
CHINA – Group says China hackers infiltrated Vatican ahead of expected talks
The Hill | Tal Axelrod | July 28, 2020 A cybersecurity firm has concluded that Chinese hackers penetrated the Vatican’s computer networks in recent months