RELEASE – Demonstration in Omaha to Free the Slaves of Nigeria
For Immediate Release June 3, 2021 Committee to Free Nigerian Slaves Calls for an End to Modern-Day Bondage WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Saturday, June 5, at 10 A.M., the Committee…
Christian teen Leah Sharibu, held captive by Boko Haram
NIGERIA – Three Years Later: Leah Sharibu Is Still Missing
Save the Persecuted Christians | February 17, 2021 Human Rights Activists Call on Nigeria to Secure Christian Teen’s Release from Boko Haram WASHINGTON, D.C. — Feb. 19, 2021 marks three years…
Susanna Liew, wife of abducted Malaysian pastor, Raymond Koh (PHOTO CREDIT: Open Doors USA)
RELEASE – NGOs Join Susanna Liew in Calling on the Prime Minister of Malaysia to Release Information on Her Husband Pastor Raymond Koh’s Abduction
For Immediate Release | February 12, 2021 WASHINGTON — February 13, 2021 marks four years since the highly orchestrated abduction of Pastor Raymond Koh – which was captured on CCTVs. Despite this, the…
IRAQ – With a Mass Funeral, Yazidi Survivors Honor Victims of ISIS
Seattle Times | Feb. 7, 2021 KOJO, Iraq — They had waited years to bury the remains of their husbands, sons and brothers. Cradling fresh earth draped in Iraqi flags,…
UGANDA – Family of Assaulted Pastor Attacked Again by Area Muslims
Morning Star News | January 28, 2021 NAIROBI, Kenya – Muslim villagers on Sunday (Jan. 24) attacked the wife and children of a pastor in eastern Uganda who is still receiving…
NIGERIA – Bishop Kuka Gets Fresh International Appointment From The Pope
Newspot Nigeria | January 19, 2021 The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah has been appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human…
RELEASE – United States Takes Action Against Violators of Religious Freedom
Save the Persecuted Christians | December 16, 2020 CONTACT:Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Nick DiFazio, 610.584.1096, ext. 104, or Deborah Hamilton, ext. 102 Save the Persecuted Christians Applauds the Designation of Nigeria as a…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Responds to Recent Attacks in Northeastern Nigeria
Save the Persecuted Christians | December 1, 2020 ‘There Must Be Accountability for These Violent Attacks’ WASHINGTON— Many civilians are dead after armed men on motorcycles gruesomely attacked agricultural workers in northeastern…
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,…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Encourages Attendance Side-Events to the Polish Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
For Immediate Release | November 10, 2020 ‘Christians Have a Responsibility to Inform Themselves’ WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a leading international human rights advocacy group which works on behalf of hundreds of…
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.…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Applauds Resolution to Designate China’s Abuses Against Uyghurs & Others as Genocide
For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | November 4, 2020 Calls for Broad Support of this Resolution and Other Congressional Actions Exposing China’s Crimes Against Humanity WASHINGTON—Save the…
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…
RELEASE – STPC Draws Attention to Hidden Genocide and Christian Persecution in Nigeria
For Immediate Release | October 27, 2020 Nigerian Christians Join #EndSARS Protests toShine Spotlight on Nigerian Government’s Problems WASHINGTON — Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of…
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.…
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…
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