CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
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
CHINA – Xi’s Chinese Communist Party Banishes and Shames Christian Children
Townhall | Elizabeth Yore | June 26, 2020 Imagine, within one generation, religion could be completely wiped out in the People’s Republic of China. Ponder
TURKEY – UNESCO sent letter to Turkey regarding turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque
Greek City Times | June 26, 2020 Ernesto Ottone Ramírez, Assistant Director-General for Culture said that UNESCO sent a letter to the Turkish authorities at the
INDIA – Incidents of Christian Persecution Spike as India Emerges from Lockdown
International Christian Concern | June 26, 2020 As India gradually emerges from its national lockdown, International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented a sudden spike in
NIGERIA – Nigerian Christians Like Sheep to the Slaughter
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CHINA – The Chinese Communist Party
Stand in the Gap Today | June 25, 2020 The Chinese Communist Party: Leading the Way to Persecution and Death. We are joined by Dede
AFRICA – Religious persecution focus shifts to Africa
The Catholic Register | Michael Swan | June 25, 2020 Aid to the Church in Need and its 330,000 donors world-wide are responding to the
NIGERIA – Jim Hart Remembers Martyred Friend, Nigerian Pastor, Church Planter Emmanuel Bileya
Juicy Ecumenism | Faith McDonnell | June 25, 2020 On Monday, June 1, 2020, Nigerian pastor the Reverend Emmanuel Saba Bileya, his wife Juliana, and