CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
USA – President Trump stands up for religious liberty
Enter Stage Right | Robert Owens | July 6, 2020 US President Donald Trump addressed a United Nations event on Religious Freedom. In his speech he boldly
IRAN – Iran Continues to Persecute Christian Converts With Arrests, Prison Sentences and Financial Penalty
Iran HRM | July 6, 2020 At least 12 Iranian Christian coverts have been arrested by the intelligence agents of the Revolutionary Guards Corps in
NIGERIA – Five-Year-Old Killed In Boko Haram Attack On UN Chopper
New Telegraph | July 5, 2020 Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in Nigeria, Edward Kallon has condemned a recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents
TURKEY – Caught in the Middle
International Christian Concern | Claire Evans | July 3, 2020 They climb mountains, cross valleys, and swim across the sea. Sometimes all of their earthly
NIGERIA – European bishops call for EU support of persecuted Christians in Nigeria
Catholic News Agency | Courtney Mares | July 3, 2020 The president of the European bishops’ commission has promised persecuted Christians in Nigeria that he
NIGERIA – European Bishops Decry ‘Criminal Persecution’ of Nigerian Christians
Breitbart | Thomas Williams | July 3, 2020 The president of the Commission of European Bishops’ Conferences (COMECE) has decried the ongoing violence and targeted
IRAN – Iran downplays explosion at major nuclear facility as ‘incident’
World Israel News | Paul Shindman | July 2, 2020 A fire and an explosion struck a building above Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility,
NIGERIA – Boko Haram kidnap women, girls in Biu, Borno State
Elombah News | July 2, 2020 The terrifying sound of military assault rifles heralded the arrival of a group of Boko Haram insurgents on Friday
NIGERIA – Boko Haram: We lost 8,370 members – EYN church
The Gazette | July 2, 2020 The leadership of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, otherwise addressed as Ekklesiyya Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) in
NIGERIA – 395 Nigerians Killed, 48 Injured In 39 Attacks In June 2020—CML Report
Sahara Reporters | Sarah Roberts | July 1, 2020 As insecurity worsens, no less than 395 Nigerians were killed in different attacks across the country
CHINA – China demolishes government-run church after 7-year standoff
Fox News | Caleb Parke | July 1, 2020 Authorities in China raided a government-run church in June, beat members and demolished the building, ending a seven-year standoff, a persecution watchdog
NIGERIA – Islamist Militants Abducted Four Aid Workers in Northeast Nigeria
International Christian Concern | July 1, 2020 Four aid workers and a private security worker have been abducted by Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria. In
UGANDA – Firsthand Witnesses in Uganda
International Christian Concern | June 30, 2020 We were amazed by the testimonials of a group of MBBs in Africa, who continue to live in
CHINA – Chinese seniors told to remove Christian images or lose their stipends
World Tribune | June 30, 2020 Elderly Christians in China are being forced by the communist government to choose between their faith and survival, a
ISRAEL – Messianic church in Israel wins restraining order in case against anti-evangelism group
Christian Post | Samuel Smith | June 30, 2020 A Messianic Jewish congregation of about 350 people in Israel has won a restraining order against
IRAQ – Iraqi Christians Worry Over Militia Power Struggle
International Christian Concern | June 29, 2020 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the night of June 25, 2020, Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Services (ICTS)
INDIA – Pastor Beaten by Mob, Church Set on Fire as Violent Christian Persecution Escalates in India
CBN News | Andrea Morris | June 29, 2020 India has seen a sudden increase in attacks on Christians as more people are circulating since
TURKEY – Erdogan’s agenda: Neo-Ottoman ambition or pan-Islamist zeal?
The Jerusalem Post | Lela Gilbert | June 28, 2020 Turkish aggression in at least five countries has been headlined in international news reports just
USA – Fr. Thomas Haake was assaulted while in Washington DC
Gloria | June 27, 2020 [Fr. Thomas Haake] was walking down the street praying his Rosary. Haake arrived in Washington to lead retreats in St
CHINA – Communist Officials Raid Christian Church in China, Beat Faithful
Breitbart | Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. | June 27, 2020 Some 200 communist officials raided the Sunzhuang Christian Church in China’s Henan province earlier this
USA – Hawley blasts big tech for ‘censoring’ Christian worship leader
Fox News | Nick Givas | June 26, 2020 Sen. Josh Hawley called out Instagram Wednesday night for censoring videos of a Christian activist participating in peaceful prayer gatherings at protest