Source:              www.savethepersecutedchristians.org

Date:                   August 3, 2020

 

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RELEASE – Reports Confirm Undeniable Genocide against Christians, Says International Committee on Nigeria

A decades-long genocidal campaign against Christians in Nigeria has finally come to light, most recently in three reports by the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON) — a coalition partner of Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) — urging the United Nations to condemn and halt the state-sponsored pogroms. In addition to a report submitted to the U.N. special rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief for discussion at September’s U.N. General Assembly, ICON also released this week its comprehensive “Silent Slaughter Report,” addressing the genocide taking place in Nigeria against area Christians and the risks the violence poses to all of Nigeria. An incident tracker and a petition directed at the government of Nigeria are available at SilentSlaughter...Read More

CHINA – There are no longer a safe place for Chinese Christians

Chinese believers stated there is no longer a safe place for Chinese Christians as religious persecution continues and increases. A member of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, further claimed in the ICC video that the Chinese Communist Party (CPC), “makes you think that they are willing to compromise because they know Americans care about freedom of religion.” “If China makes concessions in religious freedom, then the U.S. should compromise in trade. It’s CPC who politicizes religious freedom, not Christians.”......Read More

INDIA – PRESS RELEASE OF PERSECUTION RELIEF HALF YEARLY REPORT 2020

Hate Crimes against Christians in India have risen by an alarming 40.87%, in Spite of the Nation-Wide Lockdown, announces Persecution Relief in its Half Yearly Report of 2020 which was released today. The Report records 293 cases of hate crimes against Christians including 5 rapes and 6 murders. Persecution Relief aims to sound an alarm about the intensifying hostility against the Christian minority in India which has become progressively common. The cases chronicled in this report are only a fraction of actual violence perpetuated and reported on the ground......Read More

NIGERIA – Pastor, 5-Year-Old Boy among 10 Christians Killed in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria

Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Friday (July 24) killed a church pastor, a 5-year-old boy and eight other Christians in attacks in north-central Nigeria, sources said. The boy, Joel Cephas, and the Rev. Shamah Kuyet Ishaya of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Zikpak were killed in attacks on predominantly Christian areas in and around Kafanchan, Jema’a County, in southern Kaduna state, between 8 p.m. and midnight, sources said. The assailants wounded 11 other Christians and burned at least three homes.....Read More

YEMEN – Persecuted Yemeni Christians Request Prayer

Christians living in Yemen request prayer as they experience persecution amidst ongoing war, food shortages, and COVID-19. These challenges have created a significant burden of isolation, both spiritually and physically. The Christian population, which once numbered approximately 40,000, is reduced to only a few thousand. Most live unaware of each other’s existence and in great fear of discovery from their neighbors.....Read More

Continue to keep our brothers and sisters in Christ in your prayers. As the world continues to seem to unravel, know your prayers and support are absolutely making a difference. Every time you pray, you worship, you support, you are helping those facing daily persecution. Do not grow weary in your well doing (Galatians 6:9), for we know our God is bigger than the enemy and His will WILL be done.

May God bless you,

Dede Laugesen
Executive Director

Save the Persecuted Christians