WORLDWIDE – Pope dedicates March prayer intention to new Christian martyrs
ROME – During the month of March, Pope Francis has asked believers to pray for Christians around the world who may face death for making the sign of the cross,…
CHINA – Mass arrests of Chinese Megachurch members continue; some ‘Violently Beaten’
The Christian Post | March 4, 2019 Nearly 50 more members, including 11 kids, of a Chinese megachurch closed down by the communist government in December were arrested at two…
MESOPOTAMIA – Yazidis held captive by ISIL reunite with their families in Iraq
Aljazeera | March 2, 2019 A group of Yazidi women and children are reunited with their families in Iraq after five years in captivity at the hands of ISIL group fighters. They hug and kiss relatives…
ADVISORY – Experts Available to Discuss Ongoing Violence Against Christians in Nigeria
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** For Immediate Release | March 1, 2019 Save the Persecuted Christians Hosts CPAC Panel Friday Afternoon WASHINGTON—Hundreds of suspected Islamic Fulani gunman in Nigeria reportedly killed at least…
Save the Persecuted Christians Hosts Expert Panel at CPAC This Week
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** For Immediate Release | February 26, 2019 Moving Exhibit Titled ‘The People of the Cross’ Will Also Be Part of Conservative Political Action Conference Near Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON—Save…
NIGERIA – Killing of Christians Continues in Run-up to National Elections in Nigeria
Morning Star News | Tuesday, February 26, 2019 In the wake of a Muslim herdsmen attack on a church wedding that killed 12 Christians Kaduna state in December and Boko…
SYRIA – ISIS Beheads 50 Yazidi Sex Slaves as Parting Gift
Clarion Project | Feb. 25, 2019 In a final act of depravity, fleeing ISIS beheaded 50 Yazidi sex slaves, dumping their heads into trash bins for coalition soldiers to find.…
PAKISTAN – Four Christian Women Falsely Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan
Property Dispute Erupts into Mob Violence, Displacing 200 Christian Families 02/25/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four Christian women from the Farooq-e-Azam…
SYRIA – Mass grave discovered outside of Raqqa
Feb. 21, 2019 | Straits Times RAQQA, Syria (AFP) - Sixty centimetres deep, below a plot of farmland outside the Syrian city of Raqqa, lies a large and deadly legacy…
IRAN – Iranian Cleric Warns Against Spread of Christianity
International Christian Concern | Feb. 24, 2019 Iranian cleric Hujjat al-Islam Naser Rafiei delivered a speech in Qom (home to the largest Islamic seminary in Iran) which warned against the…
INDIA – Christian in India’s Odisha State Found Beheaded
International Christian Concern | Feb. 24, 2019 A Christian man in India’s Odisha state, formally known as Orissa, was found beheaded earlier this month. According to Persecution Relief, a local…
NIGERIA – In Nigeria, Delayed Election takes place amid Polling Glitches and Boko Haram Attacks
The Washington Post | Feb. 23, 2019 Tens of millions of Nigerians went to the polls on Saturday, a week after a last-minute election delay, as Africa’s most populous nation…
PAKISTAN – 13 Years Christian Girl Forcibly Converted To Islam And Deceptively Wedded
Christian Times PK | Feb. 23, 2019 GRV, Wichra Bangla (Pakistan Christian times) A Christian family’s 13 years old daughter Sadaf Masih was abducted on 6th Feb – 2019 by some…
MYANMAR – Pastor in Myanmar Abducted by Arakan Army
International Christian Concern | Feb. 20, 2019 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on February 13, Pastor U Thar Tun was taken from his home in Buthidaung township, Rakhine…
PAKISTAN – Christian Student in Pakistan Nearly Killed in Stabbing by Muslim Classmates
International Christian Concern | Feb. 21, 2019 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian student from Karachi, Pakistan was nearly killed after being stabbed in an attack by…
PAKISTAN – Intense Persecution of Pakistani Christians Continued into the Second Half of 2018
International Christian Concern | Feb. 21, 2019 Incidents of Christian persecution in Pakistan continued into the second half of 2018, painting a grim picture for the small minority community regarding…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Murders 18 People in Northeast Nigeria
International Christian Concern | Feb. 21, 2019 On February 18, Boko Haram(BH) militants in Borno State conducted an ambush on firewood merchants. During the attack, they killed 18 people. This…
NIGERIA – Fulani Militants Attack School and Abduct Cleric in Enugu
International Christian Concern |Feb. 20, 2019 On February 13, Fulani militants attacked the Technical Secondary School of Amofia Affa, Enugu State, Nigeria. During the attack, the gunmen killed one woman named Mrs…
SRI LANKA – Christian in Sri Lanka Arrested Under False Assault Charge
International Christian Concern | Feb. 19, 2019 According to Morning Star News, a Christian, who has remained unnamed for security reasons, was arrested by police in Sri Lanka after he…
CHINA – New Legal Initiatives Threaten the Existence of Chinese Underground Church
International Christian Concern | Feb. 19, 2019 On Feb. 12, the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs jointly announced that personnel of all religious…
NIGERIA – ICC Marks One Year of Captivity for Leah Sharibu
International Christian Concern | Feb. 19, 2019 On February 19, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., Boko Haram entered the town of Dapchi, Nigeria, wearing military uniforms and driving trucks mounted with…
A Tragic Anniversary – 15-Year-Old Leah Sharibu Has Been in Boko Haram Captivity for One Year | #FreeLeahSharibu
***NEWS RELEASE*** For Immediate Release | February 19, 2019 Save the Persecuted Christians Calls on Believers to Advocate for Leah’s Release and for the 300 Million Persecuted Worldwide WASHINGTON—One year…
NORTH KOREA – North Korea prison camp survivor: ‘Am I a Christian? Yes. I love Jesus. But I deny it’
FoxNews | Caleb Parke | Feb. 13, 2019 "Prisoner 42" shares about surviving after being a prisoner in a maximum-security prison in North Korea. (Open Doors USA) North Korea took…
WORLDWIDE – Document on Human Fraternity for world peace and living together: Full text
Vatican News | February 4, 2019 INTRODUCTION Faith leads a believer to see in the other a brother or sister to be supported and loved. Through faith in God, who…
PHILIPPINES – ISIS Bombing of Cathedral in Philippines Shows Group’s Reach Into Asia
By Hannah Beech and Jason Gutierrez | Jan. 28, 2019 BANGKOK — A deadly bombing of a cathedral in the Philippines has brought fresh attention to the Islamic State’s ability…
PHILIPPINES – Philippines vows to crush militants after attack
CRUX | Jan. 27, 2019 In this photo provided by WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines, soldiers and police cordon off the area after two bombs exploded outside a Roman…
PAKISTAN – Imam Who Converted to Christianity: My Own Family Now Want to Kill Me
Breitbart | Jan. 20, 2019 A former imam from Pakistan who migrated to Germany and converted to Christianity now claims that he faces death threats in his native country from many…
IRAN – Iranian Christians refuse to renounce Christian faith in exchange for freedom from prison
The Christian Post | Jan. 19, 2019 Two Iranian Christians at their final appeal hearing were ordered by a court to renounce their Christian faith to gain their freedom but…
PAKISTAN – Swabi councillors want Christians to be appointed as ‘sweepers’ in hospitals instead of Muslims
Samaa | Jan. 19, 2019 The Swabi district council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wants the sweepers hired in the district’s hospitals to be Christian only. The members of the district council…
INDIA – Indian Christians Endure at Least 25 Instances of Persecution Over Christmas Holiday
International Christian Concern | Jan. 17, 2019 The 2018 Christmas season was discouraging and painful for many Christian communities across India, as International Christian Concern (ICC) documented at least 25…
INDONESIA – Residents Rally to Demand Church Closure in Indonesia
International Christian Concern | Jan. 17, 2019 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on January 13, 2019, masses from the Griya Martubung Complex, Medan Labuhan Subdistrict in Indonesia’s North…
IRAQ – Iraqi Christian Village Withstands Turkish Airstrikes
International Christian Concern | Jan. 17, 2019 The Amedi district in northern Kurdistan was bombed by Turkey 98 times during the past year, killing at least 12 people, according to…
INDIA – Indian Christians Endure at Least 25 Instances of Persecution Over Christmas Holiday
International Christian Concern | Jan. 17, 2019 The 2018 Christmas season was discouraging and painful for many Christian communities across India, as International Christian Concern (ICC) documented at least 25…
WORLDWIDE – World Watch List
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NIGERIA – Saving Nigeria’s Christians
The Washington Post | Jan. 16, 2019 Last month, Amnesty International released a new report that outlined the costs of a dangerous and often deadly cycle of violence occurring in…
UNITED STATES – Report: aggressive nationalism is fueling religious hatred—West is failing to Act
ACN United States | Jan. 16, 2019 A SURGE IN aggressive nationalism in key parts of the world is to blame for a rise in violence and other intimidation targeting…
IRAQ – Iraqi Curriculum Issues Veiled Threat Against Christian Women
International Christian Concern |Jan. 15, 2019 Questions persist throughout Iraq regarding whether ISIS is truly defeated or will rise again, perhaps under the banner of another terrorist organization. For Iraqi…
IRAN – Iran Increased Persecution of Christian Minority at Christmas Time
The Tower | Jan. 14, 2019 The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a brutal crackdown on the country’s Christian minority before and after Christmas, Benjamin Weinthal, a research fellow…
UGANDA – Christian Mother, Pastor Fear for their Lives after Attacks in Eastern Uganda
Morning Star News | Jan. 11, 2019 Muslims in eastern Uganda sent a Christian mother to the hospital with injuries from a beating in one village and tore down a…
ALGERIA – Algeria: Update on Christians acquitted of charges
Middle East Concern | Jan. 10, 2019 On 26 December 2018, MEC reported that four Christians from Muslim backgrounds, including three from the same family, were acquitted of proselytism charges…
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