NIGERIA – As Horrific Persecution against Nigeria’s Christians Continues, IRD Joins in Urging for Special Envoy

Juicy Ecumenism | Faith McDonnell | January 30, 2020 Persecution of Christians in Nigeria is not a new thing. Attacks on churches, imposition of Sharia, killings of individuals – even…

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IRAQ – 4 aid workers with French charity Christians of the Middle East disappear in Baghdad

Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | January 29, 2020 Four members of the French nongovernmental organization Christians of the Middle East, a charity that seeks to "help Christian communities…

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NIGERIA – We want our daughter alive, with or without baby –Leah Sharibu’s family

Punch | Gbenro Adeoye, Friday Olokor  and Hindi Livinus | January 26, 2020 The family of Christian teenage schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in 2018, Leah Sharibu, has described reports…

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WORLDWIDE – The ‘double vulnerability’ of persecuted Christian women

Christian Today | January 22, 2020 Last year, the Bishop of Truro published a monumental review into the persecution of Christians. The findings were stark: anti-Christian persecution is spreading and increasing in severity…

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NIGERIA – Leah Sharibu alive, doing well in Boko Haram custody— Freed aid worker

News Express | Gyang Bere | January 20, 2020 A 26-year-old medical aid worker working with Alliance For International Medical Action, Jennifer Ukambong Samuel, who regained freedom from the Boko…

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