BAGHDAD – Social Media Star, a Former ‘Miss Baghdad,’ Shot Dead
CNN | Sept. 28, 2018 Iraqi social media star and model Tara Fares has been shot dead in Baghdad, security officials confirmed to CNN. The death of Fares and other…
TURKEY – Turkey Threatens ‘Operations’ Against Opponents in US
Clarion Project | Sept. 27, 2018 While Pollyanna stories in the mainstream media tout Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the U.S. for the U.N. General Assembly as “an opportunity to…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram in nine gun trucks attack community, repelled by soldiers – Official
Premium Times | Sept. 27, 2018 The Nigerian Army inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram when they attacked Garshigar community of Mobar Local Government Area in Borno on Wednesday, an…
PAKISTAN – The Only Christian Family in Pakistani Village Attacked for Faith
International Christian Concern | Sept. 27, 2018 A poor Christian family is running from pillar to post for justice after members of a local land mafia, allegedly patronized by the…
NICARAGUA – Nicaraguan Bishop Laments Death of Teen During Anti-Government Protests
Catholic News Agency | Sept. 27, 2018 Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Sep 27, 2018 / 02:13 pm (ACI Prensa).- Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos of Matagalpa has called for an end to…
RWANDA – Rwandan Government Enforces Widespread Church Crackdown
International Christian Concern | Sept. 26, 2018 This year, authorities in Rwanda have closed down at least 7,000 churches, more than 700 of which were in the capital city of…
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Woman Thrown from Roof for Unwavering Faith
International Christian Concern | Sept. 25, 2018 A Pakistani Christian woman was thrown off a roof last month for refusing to embrace the religion of Islam. Binish Paul, 18, fell…
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – 27 Church Members Among Dead in DRC After Islamist Assault
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 25, 2018 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dozens are feared killed as armed men believed to be Islamist militants from the ADF group…
International Religious Freedom – What We Can Learn From the History of the International Religious Freedom Movement
Juicy Ecumenism| Sept. 24, 2018 On Thursday, September 20, the Save The Persecuted Christians (STPC) coalition held a summit in Washington, DC to discuss steps forward in the most effective way to…
NIGERIA – Leah 6 Months After Being Kidnapped
Lumen Life | Sept. 24, 2018 Friends, I have encouraging news to share! There is reason to believe that Leah Sharibu, the 15-year-old Christian Nigerian girl kidnapped by the Boko…
TURKEY – Turkish-US officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ of Brunson’s release
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 24, 2018 Andrew Brunson, pictured during his release from prison into house arrest on 25 July, was first arrested almost two years ago. Both Turkish and…
TURKEY- Daughter: U.S. Pastor Imprisoned in Turkey for Terrorism by ‘Christianization’
Breit Bart | Sept. 24, 2018 The pastor’s daughter Jacqueline Furnari declared, “A year and a half after his initial detention [in October 2016], Turkey finally charged him when they handed…
CHINA – Pastors in China Prepare to Lose Their Lives for Preaching the Gospel, Defying Communist Crackdown
The Christian Post | Sept. 22, 2018 (SCREENSHOT: YOUTUBE/ITV NEWS)Police officers monitor a church service in China in this footage posted on March 22, 2018. In the face of an…
KENYA – Local Muslims Stone Three Christians to Death During Protest
International Christian Concern | Sept. 22, 2018 On September 22, 2018, a family in western Kenya laid one of their kin to rest after he and two other men were…
NIGERIA – 20+ Nigerian Christians drown in river attempting to escape Fulani attackers
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 21, 2018 A pastor was one of at least 27 people who lost their lives following fresh attacks carried out by Fulani militants on five…
NIGER – Abduction of Italian priest shocks Niger
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 20, 2018 Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli (Photo: Eglise Catholique au Niger) In Niger, the abduction of an Italian priest in the southwest of the country…
NIGERIA – Nigeria: Christian Boys Murdered, Bodies Slashed by Machetes; 250 Massacred in 2 Months
The Christian Post | Sept. 20, 2018 Two Christian boys were murdered last week by Fulani radicals in Plateau State in Nigeria, with the violence having claimed over 250 lives…
EGYPT – Egypt: Christian violence sparks increases in security in Minya
Global Dispatch | Sept. 20, 2018 (International Christian Concern) – Violence against Christians in Minya, Upper Egypt, has led security forces to extend their presence for several days. Church officials, supported…
INDIA – Christians in India Cling to Christ Despite Hindu Extremist Violence
Beliefnet | Sept. 19, 2018 In all the worst ways, Rome has risen again for Christianity. Christian persecution is becoming commonplace across the world. In areas like the Middle East,…
PAKISTAN – Religiously Motivated Acid Attack Killed Pakistani Christian
International Christian Concern | Sept. 19, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) learned that Faraz Badar, a 26-year old Christian resident of Gujranwala, died in a Lahore hospital on September 15,…
HUNGARY – Hungary Awarded for Helping Persecuted Christians of Middle East
Christians in Pakistan | Sept. 18, 2018 Hungary has been acknowledged for playing a vital role in helping the persecuted Christians of the Middle East. In this regard, the Center…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram kills midwife, threatens to kill other hostages, including Leah Sharibu, unless demands met
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 18, 2018 Left to right: Alice Loksha Ngaddah, Hauwa Mohammed Liman and Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa (Photo: Salkida.com) Boko Haram has killed an aid worker…
BURMA – ‘Being Burmese means being Buddhist’ – pastor explains discrimination faced by Christians in Myanmar
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 17, 2018 VIDEO The discrimination a Christian can meet on a daily basis in Myanmar is explained by Tun from the Chin ethnic minority. He…
CHINA – Amid Intense Persecution, A New Declaration by Chinese Church Leaders
Juicy Ecumenism | Sept. 17, 2018 In the midst of a campaign by the Chinese Communist Government to “Sinicize” religion and demand unswerving loyalty to the Communist Party, Chinese Christian…
AFRICA – Central African Republic: Dozens feared dead after massacre in Bria
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 17, 2018 IPDs waiting for food in CAR’s north-western town of Bozoum. Oct 2017. (Photo: World Watch Monitor) In Central African Republic, dozens of people…
EGYPT – Egyptian Christians Report Rising Persecution
Coptic Solidarity | Sept. 13, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented a sharp escalation of attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt within the last two weeks. During these incidents,…
TURKEY: Turkey replaces prosecutor who indicted US pastor Brunson
World Watch Monitor | 090918 At the outset last week of Turkey’s new judicial year, the Izmir prosecutor who prepared the controversial indictment accusing US pastor Andrew Brunson of terrorism…
PAKISTAN – Muslim Mob Severely Beats Christians with Bricks and Wrenches – Attempts to Demolish Church and Burn Down Houses in Pakistan
ACLJ | SEPT. 7, 2018 Tensions turned violent as a group of Muslims sought to demolish a Christian church in Pakistan. Babu Sarfraz, Bashir Masih, along with several other men…
NICARAGUA – Christians attacked, detained and killed as ‘enemies of the regime’
World Watch Monitor | Sept. 6, 2018 Nicaragua’s president has ordered a UN Commission to leave the country on 1 September, after it criticised the government for human rights abuses…
PAKISTAN – Christian Loses Sight in One Eye in Attack by Muslim Neighbors
Morning Star News | Aug. 28, 2018 Vikram John. (Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A young Christian man in Karachi, Pakistan lost sight in one eye when…
IRAN – Four Christians in Iran Appeal Prison Sentences For Alleged Missionary Activities
AINA | Aug. 30, 2018 Four Christians in Iran, including two converts, have appealed their prison sentences for alleged missionary activities, arguing that they're innocent of the charges. "It is…
INDIA – Indian Christians Forced to Live as Hindus or Face Severe Consequences
International Christian Concern | Aug. 28, 2018 “Fifteen families have stopped attending my church in Jhabua in the last six months,” Pastor Singh told International Christian Concern (ICC). “The reason…
NIGERIA – Lone Dapchi schoolgirl in Boko Haram captivity begs for her freedom
CNN | Aug. 28, 2018 Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) - Kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, who has been held by the Boko Haram terror group since February, has pleaded for her…
PAKISTAN – Pakistani Christians’ homes ransacked by mob, after son falsely charged with abduction, rape
World Watch Monitor | Aug. 28, 2018 A Pakistani family seeks justice almost two months after their 22 year old son was falsely accused of abducting a 19 year old…
SYRIA and IRAQ – ISIS Is Ready for a Resurgence
The Atlantic | Aug. 26, 2018 The new recording released by the group’s leader suggested he’s looking to the past to chart a course for the group’s ultimate triumph. Smoke…
IRAQ- Assyrians in Iraq Dwindle and Struggle to Survive
AINA | Aug. 28, 2018 Christians in Iraq are dwindling. Chased out, targeted and caught in the middle of rival sectarian conflicts, the minority religious sect is struggling to survive.…
CHAD – Catholics face fear as Chad prioritizes Islam
Catholic Philly | Aug. 28, 2018 OXFORD, England (CNS) — Christians in Chad are being intimidated and forced from public life, under new rules prioritizing Islam in violation of the…
IRAQ – MUST SEE PHOTOS Rebuilding and Forgiving After ISIS: ‘In the Name of Jesus Christ Everything is Possible’
CBN | Aug. 22, 2018 Christian refugees flee from ISIS (Erbil, Iraq, summer 2014). (Credit: Stivan Shany) It was four years ago this month when some 140,000 Christians were facing…
NIGERIA – Nigeria paid ‘ large ransom’ to free Dapchi girls, UN says
CBN News | Aug. 16, 2018 In spite of Nigerian government denial on multiple occasions, the United Nations has said that a splinter Boko Haram group that kidnapped the Dapchi…
NIGERIA – CAN Mourns Slain Catholic Priest, Baptist Pastor
This Day Live | Aug. 22, 2018 The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Wednesday mourned a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr Michael Akawu of Abuja Archdiocese, and Rev. Hosea Akuchi of…
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