CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
ALGERIA – Campaign against Algerian church continues
Aug. 21, 2019 | Middle East Concern Algerian Christians request prayer for the continued campaign by the authorities to close churches. On Sunday, 18 August,
AFGHANISTAN – Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Afghanistan and an Opportunity for the West
Aug. 21, 2019 | Gatestone Institute | Lawrence A. Franklin In its effort to sustain a pro-Western regime in Afghanistan, the United States might instead
RELEASE – Faithful Worldwide Recognize Persecuted Brothers and Sisters on Special Observance Thursday
August 21, 2019 | For Immediate Release Save the Persecuted Christians Works to Raise Awareness About Those Under Attack for Their Faith—Especially Women and Children
NIGERIA – Nigerians cry foul after policemen felled by Nigerian Army
Aug. 19, 2019 | Metro Voice News | Douglas Burton & Magnafaith Kimri Nigerians are recoiling in shock about the killing of three Nigerian cops
NIGERIA – First-Hand Report: Why is the World Ignoring This Genocide?
Aug. 19, 2019 | Clarion | By Mario Alexis Portella At least 1,200 people were killed and close to 200,000 were displaced in northeast Nigeria
CHINA – Sichuan Church Elder Li Yingqiang Released on Bail
Li Sent Back to Hometown After Eight Months Imprisonment Aug. 19, 2019 | International Christian Concern International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that over the
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians: Three Imprisoned Religious Leaders in China Are Small Fraction of Christians Who Suffer in Silence
August 19, 2019 | For Immediate Release Organization Urges Christians Here in the U.S. to Not Only Pray for Their Chinese Brothers and Sisters in
IRAQ & SYRIA – The Extinction of Christians in the Middle East
Aug. 18, 2019 | Gatestone Institute | By Giulio Meotti Convert, pay or die. Five years ago, that was the “choice” the Islamic State (ISIS)
WORLDWIDE – Why Christian Women are the Most Persecuted Group in the World
Aug. 15, 2019 | Christian Broadcast News | Chelsea Patterson Sobolik COMMENTARY “Christian women are the most persecuted group in the world.” The first time
BURKINA FASO – An Appeal for Burkina Faso
Aug. 15, 2019 | Juicy Ecumenism | By Scott Morgan Since January 2019, twenty people have been killed and several churches have been destroyed by
Kenya – Muslims thwart terrorist attack against Christians, saving 20 believers from death
Aug. 12, 2019 | Christian Post | By Leah MarieAnn Klett A group of Muslims thwarted a terrorist attack planned against Christians in Northern Kenya,
CHINA – Sichuan Church Condemns Forced Lawyer Appointment | Persecution
Aug. 12, 2019 | International Christian Concern Imprisoned Pastor Wang Yi Continues to Face Legal Persecution International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on August
ISRAEL – Clashes break out on Temple Mount between Muslim protesters, Israeli police
Police use tear gas, riot control weapons on flashpoint holy site after worshipers make ‘nationalistic calls’ and riot; 4 cops, 61 protesters injured Aug. 11,
NIGERIA – It’s democracy versus Sharia ideology
Aug. 11, 2019 | Vanguard News Nigeria • ‘ How to resolve conflict to end national crisis’ In a paper dated July 31, 2019, National
TURKEY – Public school textbook in Turkey justifies 9/11, slams NATO, brands EU as Christian club
Aug. 9, 2019 | Nordic Monitor | Abdullah Bozkurt The 12th grade modern history book that is being used in public schools in Turkey is
SYRIA – Kurdish-Syrian ‘feminists’ form giant human shield to resist Turkish incursion
Aug. 9, 2019 | FoxNews | Hollie McKay When the threat of an attack looms, scores of Kurdish women in every major township in their
SYRIA, TURKEY, ISIS – Database: over 40 former ISIS members now part of Turkish-backed forces
Aug. 8, 2019 | Rojava Information Center Over 40 former ISIS members now working in Afrin as part of Turkish-backed forces have been identified in
IRAQ – intimidation of Nineveh Plain Christians
Aug. 8, 2019 | Middle East Concern Iraqi Christians asked us to pray for the town of Bartella, a predominantly Christian town in the Nineveh
CAMEROON – Militants cut off the ears of women in horrific attack on Christian village
Aug. 8, 2019 | Christianity Today The barbarism of Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group, has reached new heights after reports of women having their
NIGERIA – Nigerian Army lied, our officers were murdered unjustly
Aug. 8, 2019 | Premium Times Nigeria The police on Thursday ramped up public criticism of the Nigerian Army over the killing of three officers
NIGERIA – Nigerian Church Leader Calls for Gov’t Protection After Gunmen Kill Pastor, Abduct His Wife
Aug. 8, 2019 | Christian Post | By Steve Warren A Nigerian pastor was reportedly killed and his wife abducted for ransom by unknown assailants