TURKEY – Turkey: Assyrian Christians request prayer
MEC | February 6, 2020 Assyrian Christians in Turkey request prayer for an elderly couple missing from their village since 11 January. Hurmuz and Shimoni Diril, parents of Remzi Diril,…
KENYA – At Least Nine Christians Killed in Kenya After Refusing to Recite Islamic Creed
Faithwire | Will Maule | Dec. 12, 2019 A group of Christians have been killed in Kenya after refusing to recite the Islamic creed. According to the persecution watchdog International…
EGYPT – Community Missing Among Egypt’s Christian Converts
International Christian Concern | Dec. 18, 2018 Isolation. For many Muslim-background believers, also known as MBBs, this is one of the first feelings they experience when their faith becomes public.…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Kills 12 More Soldiers in Gudumbali, Nigeria
International Christian Concern | Dec. 17, 2018 12 soldiers were killed yesterday in Northeast Nigeria, during another attack by Boko Haram. Several Dozen others are still missing. This is just…
KENYA – Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Kenya Leads to Kidnap of Foreigner
International Christian Concern | Nov. 27, 2018 Suspected Al-Shabaab militants conducted an attack last week in Kilifi County, Kenya. During the attack, they injured five people by shooting randomly into…
IRAN – Two Iranian Converts Arrested and Taken to Unknown Locations
World Watch Monitor | Nov. 21, 2018 Two Iranian Christian converts have been taken by Iran’s security agents from the houses they were staying in Karaj and Mashhad on Friday,…
CHINA – Underground Bishop in China Reported Missing
Catholic News Agency | Nov. 16, 2018 A Vatican-appointed Chinese bishop has reportedly been taken into custody by the government and is undergoing “isolation and indoctrination.” This is Peter Shao…
NIGER – Christians and Aid Workers in Niger Mark Second Anniversary of Jeff Woodke’s Disappearance
International Christian Concern | Nov. 14, 2018 Two years ago Jeff Woodke, an American Christian aid worker, disappeared from his home in Abalak, Niger. The 57-year-old worked for Jeunesse en…
UGANDA – Christian Boy in Uganda Defends his Faith Despite Attack and Death Threats
International Christian Concern | November 1, 2018 A young man in Uganda was strangled, threatened with death and left unconscious because he would not convert to Islam. On Oct. 25,…