CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Urges Attendance of Side-Events to the Polish Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
Save the Persecuted Christians | November 18 2020 ‘Christians Have a Responsibility to Inform Themselves’ WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a leading international human rights advocacy group that
UGANDA – UGANDAN BOY KIDNAPPED BY WITCH DOCTOR, KILLED AS SACRIFICE
TAB Media | November 16, 2020 A boy was killed as a human sacrifice in Uganda after a woman opposed to the boy’s Christian father
Bangladesh – Muslim mob attacks predominantly Christian village in Bangladesh
Christian Post | Anugrah Kumar | November 14, 2020 At least one person was injured and a chapel and several homes were ransacked in a
NIGERIA – Four Killed and Others Abducted in Recent Fulani Militant Attacks
International Christian Concern | November 13, 2020 Luka Binniyat of the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) has reported another attack in Southern Kaduna. This attack
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Encourages Attendance Side-Events to the Polish Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
For Immediate Release | November 10, 2020 ‘Christians Have a Responsibility to Inform Themselves’ WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a leading international human rights advocacy group which works
CHINA – China’s threats to religious freedom worrying
Catholic Register | Brian Dryden | November 4, 2020 Religious and human rights groups have applauded a parliamentary committee’s condemnation of the Chinese government for
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Applauds Resolution to Designate China’s Abuses Against Uyghurs & Others as Genocide
For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | November 4, 2020 Calls for Broad Support of this Resolution and Other Congressional Actions Exposing China’s
PAKISTAN – 13-year-old Christian girl forced to accept conversion, marriage before camera in Pakistan
DNA | Ravinder Singh Robin | November 2, 2020 Not only the abduction, forced conversion and marriages of minor girls of minority communities including Christian,
NIGERIA – ‘Why are you killing Christians?’ Trump asked Nigeria’s president
World Israeli News | November 2, 2020 “Why are you killing Christians?” US President Donald J. Trump apparently shocked his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, by
FRANCE – 3 dead, others injured in suspected terrorist attack at French church
NBC News | Saphora Smith, Nancy Ing and Tim Stelloh | October 29, 2020 The suspect in an attack on a church that left three people dead was
SRI LANKA – Sri Lankan pastor forced to close church amid escalating threats from Buddhist monks, police
Christian Post | Jackson Elliott | October 28, 2020 A Sri Lankan pastor has been forced to shut down his church and end his ministry
RELEASE – STPC Draws Attention to Hidden Genocide and Christian Persecution in Nigeria
For Immediate Release | October 27, 2020 Nigerian Christians Join #EndSARS Protests toShine Spotlight on Nigerian Government’s Problems WASHINGTON — Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf
INDIA – Christian shot dead inside Indian church as persecution intensifies
UCA News | October 26, 2020 A Christian man was shot dead and three people were injured when assailants entered a Pentecostal church and opened
CHINA – Christian orgs in China drop ‘Jesus’ from book titles to circumvent internet censorship
Christian Post | internet censorship Christian orgs in China drop ‘Jesus’ from book titles to circumvent internet censorship Christian Post | Anugrah Kumar | October 26,
INDIA – Hindus extremists in India torch church after warning Christians to stop meeting
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | October 24, 2020 Suspected Hindu extremists set fire to a church in India’s Andhra Pradesh state, burning it
CHINA – Chinese Communist Party is transnational criminal organization, US must respond
The Hill | Rep. Scott Perry | October 22, 2020 Here’s an incontrovertible fact: the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is an aggressive criminal organization, and
IRAQ – Iraq Government Continues to Deny Access to Humanitarian Aid
International Christian Concern | October 21, 2020 The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have continued
MALI – Missionary in Mali Killed after Years in Captivity
International Christian Concern | October 20, 2020 This past week, Switzerland confirmed that an evangelical missionary named Beatrice Stockli has been killed in captivity. Beatrice,
RELEASE – STPC Commends Jubilee Campaign’s Call for CCP to Cease Violence Against Children in China and Ensure Their Right to Freedom of Religion and Belief
Save the Persecuted Christians | October 20, 2020 Recap of Jubilee Campaign’s Side Event with the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva; Plans for Second Event Nov.
LAOS – Lao Christians Detained in Jail for Planning Christian Funeral
International Christian Concern | October 19, 2020 For over three months, four Lao Christians have been jailed in the country’s Khammouane province for planning a
CHINA – Religious Persecution in China Must Be Called Out
The Heritage Foundation | Olivia Enos & Emilie Kao | October 14, 2020 n the matter of religion in China, Beijing has made one thing perfectly