ICC Global Digest: Entire Families Killed in Nigeria, Plus Other News

        Source:                       www.persecution.org
Date:                            June 23, 2025

A WEEKLY SUMMARY OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION NEWS

Entire Families Killed

Pray for the Christian communities in Plateau and Benue states as they recover from the brutal attacks.

Pray for an end to the violence against Christians throughout Nigeria. 

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Over 200 Christian Farmers Killed Before, After Nigeria’s Democracy Day  

More than 200 Christians, including children and the elderly, were killed in coordinated attacks carried out by armed Fulani militants in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, just before and after the country’s Democracy Day holiday.

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Pray for churches in these countries to be united as their communities endure attacks.

Pray that Christians in these countries would remain committed to sharing the gospel and loving their enemies amid the violence.

BREAKING NEWS

Christian Persecution Pervades Christian-Majority Nations in Africa, Latin America 

Many Christians across Africa and Latin America continue to suffer for their faith because of Islamic oppression, dictatorial paranoia, and criminal cartel organizations. 

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Pray for Christine as she continues to share her testimony. 

Pray for all victims of sexual violence, that God would comfort, heal, and renew them. 

BREAKING NEWS

Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill 

It took courage for Christine to face a roomful of strangers, no matter how supportive and friendly, and share details of being sexually abused and forced to convert to Islam as a 14-year-old Coptic Christian in Egypt. 

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Pray for the healing of the family members who were injured in the attack. 

Pray for Christians in Chhattisgarh as they face more persecution.

BREAKING NEWS

Hindu Extremists Attack Christian Wedding 

A Christian wedding party was brutally attacked by Hindu nationalists on the evening of June 11, causing severe injuries to many people and extensive damage to vehicles at a village in Raipur district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

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Pray for Amina and her family. 

Pray for ICC's ongoing work in the DRC. 

ICC PROJECTS

Finding a Way Forward after the Fire

On the evening of June 8, 2024, Amina lost nearly everything. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) raided the 60-year-old’s village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), set homes on fire, and kidnapped 13 people — including her son and husband. 

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