CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
STATEMENT – Reports Surface That Kidnapped Nigerian Teen Leah Sharibu Has a Newborn Son
January 27, 2020 | Statement Save the Persecuted Christians: Family Begs to Have Leah Returned Alive WASHINGTON—Reports surfaced over the weekend that kidnapped Nigerian teen
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Delivers Letter to President Imploring U.S. Special Envoy to Nigeria
News Release | January 27, 2020 Letter with 141 Signatures Outlines Urgent Need, Especially in Light of Execution of Christian Chairman in Nigeria WASHINGTON—Save the
NIGERIA – UPDATED: FG, South-West govs ‘agree’ on Amotekun
Punch Nigeria | Sodiq Oyeleke | Jan. 24, 2020 The Federal Government and South-West governors have agreed that Operation Amotekun should be structured to align
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Receives Word That Christian Association of Nigeria Chairman Lawan Andimi Has Been Executed
For Immediate Release | Jan. 21, 2020 STPC Circulating Letter to President Trump About Urgent Needs for Nigeria, Including U.S. Special Envoy to Nigeria and
NIGERIA – Nigerian pastor who praised God in ransom video beheaded after refusing to deny Christ
Christian Post | Samuel Smith | Jan. 21, 2020 A pastor who made headlines earlier this month for praising God in a ransom video has
NIGERIA – Leah Sharibu alive, doing well in Boko Haram custody— Freed aid worker
News Express Nigeria | Gyang Bere, Jos | Jan. 20, 2020 A 26-year-old medical aid worker working with Alliance For International Medical Action, Jennifer Ukambong
NIGERIA – Boko Haram kills kidnapped CAN chairman
The Guardian | Timileyin Omilana | Jan. 21, 2020 Boko Haram insurgents have killed the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lawan Andimi,
INDONESIA – Pope’s possible visit to Indonesia, East Timor and PNG
Catholic Weekly | Guest Contributor | Jan. 20, 2020 A visit from Pope Francis to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor may happen in
TURKEY – Christian Couple Kidnapped in Turkey
Gatestone Institute | Uzay Bulut | Jan. 20, 2020 Since January 11, an elderly Assyrian Christian couple, Hurmuz Diril (71) and his wife Şimoni (65),
NIGERIA – Two Young Christian Women Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Morning Star News | Jan. 20, 2020 JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state,
AFRICA/NIGERIA – “We are under siege” says the Archbishop of Kaduna where 4 seminarians were kidnapped
Agency Fides | Jan. 20, 2020 Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “No other Country will tolerate this type of insecurity without calling for mass protests. Definitely
NIGERIA – Another Christian killed by 10-year old ISWAP member
The Guardian | Timileyin Omilana | Jan. 19, 2020 Islamic State West African Province has released a video that shows a Christian man being executed
WORLDWIDE – Christian persecution on rise: North Korea, Muslims to blame
Washington Times | Opinion | Cheryl K. Chumley | Jan. 18, 2020 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Once again, Open Doors, the nonprofit that tracks and reports religious persecution
RELEASE – 2020 Open Doors World Watch List Heightens Urgency of Persecuted Christians Worldwide
For Immediate Release | January 17, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Points to Nigeria’s Unchanged Ranking, Even Amid Especially Violent Year in African Nation WASHINGTON—Open
NIGERIA – ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
ABN TV | Jan. 16, 2020 Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Have More Checkpoints In North-East
IReportNews | Jan. 17, 2020 Following an increased number of checkpoints manned by Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East region of Nigeria, the United Nations
IRAN – Christian activist in Tehran arrested for tweets criticizing Iran
Discrn | Jordyn Pair | Jan. 17, 2020 Iranian news reports that Christian human rights activist Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi, who was working in Tehran, was
WORLDWIDE – Report: Radical Islam Still Driving Global Christian Persecution
Breitbart | Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. | Jan. 16, 2020 Islamic extremism is a primary driver of Christian persecution in eight out of the ten
CHINA – Christians see ‘alarming’ trend worldwide as China builds ‘blueprint of persecution’
Fox News | Caleb Parke | Jan. 16, 2020 Shortly before President Trump signed phase one of the historic trade deal with China, a Chinese
TURKEY – Family of Priest Abducted by ‘Unidentified Men’ in Turkey
Faithwire | Will Maule | Jan. 16, 2020 The parents of a Chaldean Catholic priest have disappeared in southeastern Turkey. According to Washington D.C.-based persecution
WORLDWIDE / CHINA – ‘Rise of Surveillance State’ Against Christians the Focus of 2020 World Watch List
Faithwire | Tré Goins-Phillips | Jan. 15, 2020 For a moment, imagine knowing you are being watched; imagine passing through facial recognition technology or fingerprint