ICC Global Digest: Forced Out

        Source:                        www.persecution.org
Date:                             August 4, 2025

A WEEKLY SUMMARY OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION NEWS

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Pray for the Christians who have been banned from their villages in Chhattisgarh. Pray that they maintain their Christian witness. 

Pray that God would use the evictions and persecution for the spreading of his kingdom. 

FEATURED ARTICLE

Christians Increasingly Evicted from Their Homes in Chhattisgarh

Three years ago, Manu, a 37-year-old day laborer in Chhattisgarh, India, came to faith in Jesus after experiencing a miraculous healing. Then, roughly two months ago, he started to pay a price for his Christian faith. “I was thrown out of my house because I follow Jesus,” Manu told International Christian Concern (ICC).

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Pray for the loved ones of those killed in the attack. 

Pray for the churches in the DRC to remain united and rooted in Christ as they face ongoing attacks. 

BREAKING NEWS

Nearly 40 Christians Killed in ADF Attack in Komanda, DRC 

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) struck the town of Komanda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ituri Province late Saturday night into Sunday morning, killing nearly 40 people with machetes.

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Pray for Abdulraziq's innocence to be proven and for the case against him to be dismissed. 

Pray that he remains firm in his faith during this trial. 

BREAKING NEWS

Christian Convert Charged with Terrorism in Egypt

Egyptian authorities charged Saeid Mansour Abdulraziq, a Christian convert from Islam, with terrorism on July 22 after he requested his identification papers be changed from Muslim to Christian.

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Pray that the partnership between ICC and IIRF would honor God and his kingdom.

Pray for those who maintain and use the database. 

BREAKING NEWS

ICC Partners with IIRF to Support Violent Incidents Database

Earlier this month, International Christian Concern (ICC) partnered with the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) to support their Violent Incidents Database (VID).

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Pray for Pastor Rakesh and his family as they continue to share the gospel in nearby Hindu villages. Pray for their church to grow. 

ICC PROJECTS

Faithfulness Rewarded

Pastor Rakesh and his family live in a small village in northern India, where he leads a church of only a few believers. He and his family fully depend on God for their survival. Although their daily lives are challenging, they remain in the village because of the burden Rakesh feels for the Hindus living nearby.

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