CIC Persecution News Headlines
News of persecution, human rights violations, and other articles of interest.
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1 Corinthians 12:26a
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending June 4, 2021
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EGYPT | Authorities Confiscate Monastery Land Local authorities confiscated land belonging to the Saint Macarius Monastery in Wadi Al-Rayyan, Al-Fayyoum Governorate, Egypt, on May 30.
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CHINA | Tiananmen Massacre Vigils Not Held in Hong Kong As the world marks the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4, 1989, there will reportedly be no in-person vigil in Hong Kongfor the first time since 1990.
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VIETNAM | Concerns Raised After COVID Outbreak CSW is concerned by reports of criticisms and allegations by both state media and social media users against an independent church in Vietnam,
currently under criminal investigation for spreading COVID-19.
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Pakistani Christian couple acquitted of blasphemy after 7 years on death row The Pakistani woman who replaced Christian Asia Bibi in her prison cell on death row, a mother of 4, Shaguftah Kausar, has – after a dozen delays since April 2020 due to COVID-19 – been acquitted from the death penalty by Lahore High court. |
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F18News Summary: Donbas |
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Burma: FBR: Ranger Killed as He Defended Civilians We are sad to inform you all that we lost one of our Karenni Rangers last week. All Lo Sein was killed by the Burma Army on 27 May as he was rescuing civilians trapped under fire by the Burma Army in Demoso Town. |
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High Court in Pakistan Acquits Christian Couple on Death Row for Blasphemy Couple Finally Released After Being “Left to Die” on Death Row |
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Bangladesh: Rest in peace: “we need a graveyard” Funerals help families grieve and honor loved ones who pass on. In Bangladesh, tradition outlaws some believers from the burial process. |
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Christian Couple on Death Row in Pakistan Acquitted! Blasphemy charges based on false evidence, judges rule. |
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Pastor Seriously Wounded, Father Killed in Northern India Tribal relatives arrested on murder charges. |
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State Department releases 2020 International Religious Freedom Report The U.S. State Department has produced the International Religious Freedom Report for 23 years. |
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Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Extremism and Government Inaction Please join the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a virtual hearing on the escalation of violence by nonstate actors in Nigeria and its potential to exacerbate deteriorating religious freedom conditions. |
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A house-church organization in Vietnam is facing government prosecution and community hate due to COVID-19, sources said. |
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Christian Doctor in India Suspended After Praying for COVID-19 Patients A Christian doctor in India has been suspended from working with COVID-19 patients due to allegations of attempted forced conversion. |
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Chinese Pastor Attacked and Beaten by CCP Police Officer Pastor Yang Hua of Living Stone House Church in Guiyang, Guizhou province, planned to visit fellow Christians in Quindao, Shandong, on May 24. |
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37 Christians Massacred in Plateau State, Nigeria According to Morning Star News, suspected Fulani herdsmen killed 22 Christians during two separate village attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria, on Sunday, May 23rd. |
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Christian Homes in Pakistan Burned Down in Separate Religiously Motivated Incidents According to local reports, two Christian homes in Pakistan were burned down in religiously motivated attacks in April. |
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Afghanistan: Christians Imperiled as West Withdraws Postponed: Ethiopia's general election has been postponed to Monday 21 June. The future of Ethiopia hangs in the balance [see RLPB 589 (17 March)]. |
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Four Killed and More Than Eight Injured in Myanmar Church Attack Four people were killed and more than eight injured in an attack on a church in Loikaw, Kayah state, Myanmar, on Sunday, May 23. |
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Eight Abducted as Bandits Attack Church Bus in Ondo, Nigeria Eight Christians were abducted by armed men who attacked their church bus as it travelled along Akure-Ilesa Road in Ondo State, Nigeria. |
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Hindu Extremists Destroy Church Under Construction A crowd of around 150 Hindu extremists attacked and destroyed a church building being constructed in the village of Bodoguda, Odisha state, India. |
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Algerian Christians Celebrate Return of Historic Church Building |
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Fulani Herdsmen Kill Pastor, 3-Year-Old Son in Nigeria Attack on mission takes another key Christian worker. |
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