CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MEDIA ADVISORY – Save the Persecuted Christians Urges Countries to Call Attention to Christian Persecution at 75th UNGA
For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | Sept. 22, 2020 We Pray that World Leaders Will Speak Out Specifically Against Genocidal Violence Against
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
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
NIGERIA – Twin Sisters Kidnapped, Pastor and Three Other Christians Killed in Nigeria
Morning Star News | September 22, 2020 A church elder was shot as his daughters were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Friday (Sept. 18), days
PAKISTAN – Nadeem Joseph’s family awaits justice
Sabaat | Kashif Nawab | September 21, 2020 Nadeem Joseph died after being shot injured along with some family members in June this year in an
INDIA – Mother of four killed in India while protecting daughter from attack
TAB Media | September 20, 2020 A Christian mother of four was killed in July for refusing to let her daughter be raped by Hindu
NIGERIA – Christian Leaders and Congressmen Call for Action in Nigerian Christian Genocide
Decision Magazine | Jerry Pierce | September 17, 2020 As Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen continue murders and kidnappings, groups press for U.S. special envoy
WORLDWIDE – Christian persecution at all-time high, say experts at Alexandria conference
Catholic Herald | Zoey Maraist | September 16, 2020 Shakeel Raphael projected an image of his brother Nadeem Samson on the screen, prison bars superimposed
NIGERIA – 7,000 sign petition asking EU, UK to bar el-Rufai
Punch | Eniola Akinkuotu | September 16, 2020 Amid reports that the United States Government has placed a visa restriction on Kaduna State Governor, Nasir