NIGERIA – ‘This is the worst place in the world’: US faith leaders meet victims of Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen

Christian Post | Samuel Smith | February 28, 2020 American faith leaders met with representatives of Nigerian communities devastated by Boko Haram and Fulani tribesmen as well as key figures…

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IRAN – Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian convert Mary (Fatemeh) Mohammadi who is now known to be in Qarchak women’s prison, suffering from physical abuse she has received while in detention.

MEC | February 14, 2020 Mary (21) was arrested on 12 January near Azadi Square in Tehran while protests were underway following the downing Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 by…

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USA – Museum of the Bible Exhibit Tells the Stories of Persecuted Middle East Christians

National Catholic Register | Lauretta Brown | February 11, 2020 The haunting faces of Christian refugees surround desecrated religious books and statuary at the new “Cross in Fire” exhibit at…

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INDONESIA – Ministry apologizes for appointing Muslim as acting Catholic affairs director-general

The Jakarta Post | February 11, 2020 A bureaucratic blunder caused the Religious Affairs Ministry to appoint a Muslim official as acting head of the Catholic Community Guidance Directorate General,…

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IRAN – Meet the two women who spread Christianity to hundreds in Iran’s Evin prison

Al Arabiya English | Emily Judd | February 11, 2020 When Iranian authorities sentenced two women to death in 2009 for spreading the message of Christianity, international observers feared the…

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USA – No Room for Pro-Lifers: Bernie Sanders Says Being Pro-Abortion Is ‘Absolutely Essential’ for Democrats

Faithwire | Tré Goins-Phillips | February 10, 2020 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is in lockstep with Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez when it comes to the pro-life movement. Much…

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PAKISTAN – Judges Rule Against Kidnapped 14-Year-Old Christian Girl: ‘Unable to Treat Christians as Pakistani Citizens’

CBN News | Steve Warren | February 10, 2020 A Pakistan high court has handed down a ruling based on Islamic "sharia" law that says men in Pakistan can marry…

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IRAN – Persecuted Middle East Christians Petition International Community: ‘Stand Up for Your Brothers and Sisters’

Decision | Becca Coon | February 10, 2020 “My fear is that we’re too quiet,” said Dabrina Bet-Tamraz, an Iranian Christian whose father, mother and brother are imprisoned in Iran…

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