CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
NIGERIA – 20 Christians killed, others injured or missing in Fulani attacks that displaced 20,000
Christian Post | Samuel Smith | May 28, 2020 Armed Fulani herdsmen attacks on farming villages in the Kaduna state of Nigeria have continued as
MIDDLE EAST – Middle Eastern Christians: cautiously hopeful in the face of adversity
Mercatornet | William Huang | May 27, 2020 After months of restrictions and a war of words between bishops, pastors and governments, church services have
VATICAN – Ex-Muslims Unmask Abu Dhabi ‘Deception’
Church Militant | Jules Gomes | May 27, 2020 A network of Muslim converts, who face the death penalty for apostasy from Islam, are denouncing
CHINA – The real virus to the Chinese Communist Party: religious freedom
The Hill | Rep. Michael Waltz | May 27, 2020 The lockdowns and death in China began long before the first case of COVID-19 was
LAOS – Pastor’s Daughter in Laos Trapped with Dilemma
International Christian Concern | May 27, 2020 Communist nations in South East Asian countries are persecuting Christians because they consider Christianity a threat to their
NIGERIA – Senators Ernst and Grassley Ask Trump to Deploy Special Envoy to Nigeria to End Christian Genocide
CBN | Steve Warren | May 26, 2020 Two Republican senators are asking President Trump to protect Christians facing ongoing brutal persecution from Islamic groups
NIGERIA – Boko Haram razes 90 houses, Church, clinic, shops in Borno communities
Vanguard | Ndahi Marama | May 26, 2020 No fewer than 90 residential houses, a Church, clinic, nine shops and other properties worth millions of
RELEASE – Senators Ernst and Grassley Urgently Requesting President Trump to Consider U.S. Special Envoy to Bring Christian Genocide to an End in Nigeria
Save the Persecuted Christians | May 26, 2020 WASHINGTON—This May, Senator Joni Ernst and Senator Charles Grassley delivered letters to President Trump and key political
NIGERIA – COMECE urges defence of Christians in Nigeria
The Tablet | Jonathan Luxmoore | May 25, 2020 The commission representing the European Union’s Catholic bishops, COMECE, has demanded international measures to protect Christians
CHINA – Wuhan pastor interrogated after Zoom evangelism event: ‘I will only live for Christ’
Christian Post | Anugrah Kumar | May 25, 2020 A local pastor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the origin of the novel coronavirus, was
INDIA – How COVID-19 Burial Restrictions in India Are Affecting the Christian Community
International Christian Concern | May 25, 2020 An ordinance issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai had many Christians, Muslims, and Parsees concerned about
NIGERIA – From homeless refugee to chess prodigy, 9-year-old dreams of becoming youngest grandmaster
ESPN | Aishwarya Kumar | May 23, 2020 IT’S 9 P.M., and 8-year-old Tani Adewumi is wired, like he’d just swallowed a bag of sugar. He
INDIA – One Christian family’s story of unending persecution in India
Christian Post | Lela Gilbert and Arielle Del Turco | May 23, 2020 For many westerners, India is an exotic travel destination, offering colorful cultural
NIGERIA – Muslim Fulanis Kill Two Christians, Kidnap Two Others in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Morning Star News | May 22, 2020 Armed Muslim Fulanis killed two Christians in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Saturday (May 16), days after two others
KENYA – Church in Kenya Crushed by Community and COVID-19
International Christian Concern | Nathan Johnson | May 22, 2020 Distraught by the plight of his church family, John, a pastor in Mandera, Kenya, says
UGANDA – Muslim Father in Uganda Burns Daughter for Becoming Christian
Morning Star News | May 21, 2020 Unable to return to her home in western Uganda due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Rehema Kyomuhendo was in
NIGERIA – Fulani militants use lockdown “leeway” to kill eight Nigerian Christians 24-hours after earlier atrocity
Barnabas Fund | May 21, 2020 Fulani militants killed at least eight Nigerian Christians and injured scores of others in the Kajura Local Government Area
NIGERIA – Ese Oruru: Court sentences Yunusa ‘Yellow’ to 26 years imprisonment
Daily Trust | Bassey Willie, Yenagoa | May 21, 2020 The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has sentenced Yunusa Dahiru (AKA Yellow),
RELEASE – Tennessee Pastor Bryan Nerren Is Finally Home!
Save the Persecuted Christians | May 20, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Applauds National and Community Efforts to Bring Home Pastor Who Was Detained in India
NIGERIA – Herdsmen Kill 12 Christians, Kidnap One in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria
Morning Star News | May 20, 2020 Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 12 Christians and kidnapped another in attacks in Benue state earlier this month, sources