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 sold the boy to a…
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 predominately Christian village in northern…
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 reportedly took place on Friday,…
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 its “genocide” on religious minorities.…
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, Hindu and Sikhs in Pakistan continues unabated…
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 asking this question the first…
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 identified by authorities Thursday as…
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 work after being detained by…
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 fire indiscriminately in India's Punjab…
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, 2020 Internet censorship targeting Christians…
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 to the ground because local…
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 while it’s taken far too…
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 to not receive national access…
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, from Switzerland, has been an…
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. 16-20 WASHINGTON — Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which…
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 Christian funeral that is contrary…
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 clear: No religious group lies…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Jihadists Kill 14 Farmers in Northeast Nigeria
The Defense Post | October 13, 2020 Fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist group killed 14 farmers in restive northeast Nigeria, members of a government-backed militia said Tuesday. The sources…
CHINA – The Chinese Government Is Removing Church Crosses Because ‘Christianity Does Not Belong In China’
Relevant Magazine | October 13, 2020 For the last several months, the Chinese government has been removing crosses and religious symbols from state-approved churches in China. The move is an…
CHINA – Vatican under fire for moving to renew deal with the Chinese Communist Party
New York Post | Hollie McKay | October 13, 2020 The Vatican is in the process of renewing a deal with the Chinese Communist Party, raising concerns among U.S. officials…
INDIA – Christians call on NIA to release 83-year-old pastor
Christian Post | Anugrah Kumar | October 12, 2020 Church groups and civil society leaders in India are protesting against the arrest of an 83-year-old Jesuit priest by the country’s…
RELEASE -14 US Senators Sign Letter to Name India One of Worst Offenders of Religious Freedom
Save the Persecuted Christians | October 11, 2020 Senators Demand “Targeted Sanctions” Against Indian Agencies and Officials Responsible for Increased Persecution of Minorities WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians, which advocates on behalf…
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Court Acquits Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
International Christian Concern | October 6, 2020 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Lahore High Court has acquitted Sawan Masih, a Christian man sentenced to death under Pakistan’s…
CHINA – Chinese Christian children face bullying, discrimination from Communist gov’t, schools
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | October 6, 2020 A Chinese Christian has opened up about the severe persecution he and other Christian children have endured for their faith,…
CHINA – Church elder, family suffer daily harassment by officials in China
Christian Post | Anugrah Kumar October 5, 2020 The communist government of China is harassing and keeping an eye on Li Yingqiang, an elder of the persecuted Early Rain Covenant…
VIETNAM – Vietnamese pastor released four years after arrest
UCA News | October 5, 2020 Vietnam's communist regime has released an evangelist pastor arrested four years ago accused of helping people escape abroad illegally, said an international rights group.…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Applauds Congressman Scott Perry’s Bill to Designate the Chinese Communist Party as a Transnational Organized Crime Group
Save the Persecuted Christians | October 5, 2020 The Bill, Introduced Oct. 1 following ‘Resist China’ Event in DC,Aims to Protect Americans from Chinese Criminal Activity WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a leading international…
ERITREA – ERITREA RELEASES 69 CHRISTIAN PRISONERS AFTER YEARS IN JAIL
BosNewsLife| Stefan J. Bos | October 4, 2020 Eritrea released at least 69 Christian prisoners in recent weeks, including many detained in horrific circumstances for their faith “for up to…
CHINA – China Aid President Bob Fu warns that China’s aim is to exterminate any independent faiths
Christianity Today | Jin Yoo | October 4, 2020 China Aid President, Bob Fu, urged gatherers at The Return: A Global Day of Prayer, an event that calls for everyone…
CHINA – China’s War on Religion
International Christian Concern | Meg Midwood | October 2, 2020 The last time Pastor Wang Yi’s family saw him was before his sudden arrest in December 2018. Without warning, Chinese…
CHINA – China Teaches Students that Jesus Stoned Woman to Death, Changes Biblical Passage in Textbook
CBN News | Andrea Morris | September 28, 2020 The ending of a biblical story where a woman was forgiven by Jesus after committing adultery has been altered in a…
NORTH KOREA – North Korea Christians Facing Greater Persecution Due to Covid-19
Vision | September 28, 2020 With borders closed and security increased, Covid-19 has made it harder than ever for North Korean refugees – including those fleeing due to religious persecution…
MEDIA ADVISORY – Save the Persecuted Christians to Protest at Oct. 1st ‘Resist China’ Event in DC
For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | September 28, 2020 At Issue is China’s Imperialism Worldwide andMalign Influence in the United States WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a leading international human…
SRI LANKA – Christians told to cease worship by villagers in Sri Lanka
CHVN | Libby Giesbrech | September 27, 2020 Christians in a Sri Lankan village are being told by others in the village they cannot continue to worship. In late June,…
PAKISTAN – The Disappearing Religious Minority Women And Girls In Pakistan
Frobes | Ewelina U. Ochab | September 27, 2020 In recent months, media outlets covered a number of stories involving young girls who have been abducted, forcibly converted, forcibly married…
CHINA – China’s Approved Churches Still Face Persecution
International Christian Concern | September 23, 2020 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promised churches affiliated with the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CPCA) that if they follow certain provisions, they could…
CHINA – China’s Christian children in the crosshairs
Christian Post | Rod Anderson | September 23, 2020 A court in China’s southern Fujian province has summoned a house church preacher and his wife for not sending his children to…
INDIA – Hindu extremists kill church planter, dump body in woods
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | September 23, 2020 A church planter in India’s Maharashtra state was brutally killed by Hindu extremists after suffering years of abuse for his…
ERITREA – Eritrean government releases on bail 69 Christians imprisoned for their faith
Barnabas Fund | September 22, 2020 A Barnabas contact has confirmed the Eritrean government has, at the time of writing, released 69 Christian prisoners, many of whom have been in…
INDIA – Police Force Indian Pastor to Stop Worshipping at Home
Faithwire | Andrea Morris | September 22, 2020 Police in northern India told a pastor to stop worshipping inside his home and forced him to sign a document assuring that…
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