CIC Persecution News Headlines
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending February 11, 2023
Please keep Iran, Syria and Turkey in you prayers
When we’re going through hard times personally, or when we’re aware of the difficult situations happening around the world, it can be hard to think of anything else.
This Week At ChinaAid: Pastor John Cao Meets With His Mom Face-To-Face!
Jailed Pastor John Cao Meets With His Mom
RUSSIA: Fled fearing prosecution for preaching that war is "terrible"
Moscow Patriarchate priest Aleksandr Dombrovsky fled Russia in January,
shortly after police told him the FSB had opened a criminal case against
him.Turkiye earthquake first responder: “The town is literally nothing…. It’s flat.”
Across several flattened and crumbled cities in Türkiye (formerly Turkey) and Syria, the earthquake death toll is still rising.
Anti-conversion laws provide cover for persecution in India
Monks call upon Hindu crowds in New Delhi, India, to stockpile weapons to kill Christians and Muslims.
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Concerns in Central Africa
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Rescue teams slow reaching some quake-stricken areas of Türkiye and Syria
This is a developing story, and the death toll has been updated.
Quake triggers trauma in Lebanon
Hope for survival begins to wane three days after record-setting twin earthquakes rocked Türkiye (formerly known as Turkey) and Syria.
UN genocide expert spotlights attacks on Nigeria’s minorities
Alice Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, recently sounded the alarm on the worsening security situation in Nigeria.
Pastor in India Kept in Jail on Baseless Charges, Christians Say
Anti-conversion statutes again weaponized by Hindu extremists.
Indian Christians Recover from Devastating Riots
Anti-Christian riots in Chhattisgarh have left thousands of Christians homeless
Sunni Cleric in Iran Stands with Protestors and Religious Minorities
Molavi Abdolhamid, an Iranian Sunni cleric has publicly spoken out in favor of respecting the rights of Iran’s religious minority groups and urged the government to provide the reform that protestors have been pushing for since September.
2023 IRF Summit Kicks Off Today
The 2023 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit brings together a broad coalition that passionately supports religious freedom around the globe for a two-day event in Washington, D.C., running from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.
Terrorist Threat on the Rise in Tanzania
The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania issued a security alert to all Westerners and the general public on Jan. 25, following intelligence of a possible terrorist attack.
Christian Farm Laborer Beaten to Death in Pakistan
Muslim landowner and others accuse him of theft.
Police Arrest Christian Apologist in Indonesia
Professor compared Christianity and Islam on social media.
Taliban rejects Afghan women; Christ empowers them
The Taliban’s push to keep women behind closed doors escalates in Afghanistan.
Death toll mounting after Türkiye, Syria earthquakes
We are still following the aftermath of twin earthquakes and powerful aftershocks that struck Türkiye (formerly Turkey) and Syria early Monday.
Nigerian Elections (2): Insecurity and the Igbo
Nigeria is at a pivotal point in its history.
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Concerns in the Horn of Africa
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Turkish Christian media group: “Please pray for us”
Türkiye’s death toll keeps climbing as rescuers pull more bodies from the rubble.
Muslim Throws Acid on Young Christian Woman in Pakistan
Would-be suitor confesses to retaliation attack.
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