06.10.2023

Please keep praying for Rev. Samson in Myanmar/Burma

Earlier this year, we asked you to pray for Reverend Samson – a pastor and human rights advocate detained by Myanmar’s military in December. On Good Friday, he was sentenced to six years imprisonment on trumped-up charges. His subsequent appeal was rejected.

China: This Week: Early Rain Church Christians Assaulted

Our media team reported on how Early Rain Covenant Church families were assaulted when trying to return to their apartments in Chengdu.

USCIRF Releases New Report on Ethnonationalism and Religious Freedom in Nigeria

This report highlights ethnonationalist violence in Nigeria and its implications for religious freedom

Set Free India disciples the downtrodden

Dedication pays off for one ministry in northeast India, but challenges remain.

Executions up 76% in Iran with crackdown on protestors

Over 300 people have been executed in Iran so far this year — up 76% from the same time last year.

Haiti’s fuel crisis and faith: “I’ve never seen people pray like Haitians pray for Haiti.”

Fuel tanks in Haiti are dried up more often than not. All of Haiti’s fuel is imported, and various global and local factors have created the perfect storm for a dire national fuel crisis.

India: Over 300 churches destroyed by Manipur mobs

Members of India’s Meitei people group turn against their own as violence enters a second month in Manipur state.

USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom Violations Against Indigenous Communities in Latin America

This comprehensive report features three crosscutting research areas that illuminate the religious freedom challenges facing indigenous communities in Latin America.

China: Christian Students Asked to Study 20th Congress and Celebrate “Heroes” Who Betrayed the Church

Shaanxi Bible School held a study session on the CCP Congress. It also honored an early pro-CCP bishop and two “revolutionary heroes” who were raised as Christians.

Hundreds of Christians Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen attack one county for three weeks.

43 Christians Massacred in Central Nigeria

A church pastor and his wife were among the 43 Christians murdered last month in two separate village attacks. 

Fire Destroys Building at Congo Orphanage

An electrical fire destroyed one building at an orphanage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday.

Boko Haram Kills 8 People in Cameroon

Extremist fighters in northern Cameroon killed three customs officers, three soldiers, and two civilians on Tuesday, reported the Associated Press. 

Bible Possession Leads to North Korean Toddler, Parents Imprisoned for Life

North Korea has reportedly sentenced a two-year-old to life in prison after his parents were arrested for possessing a Bible, according to the U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report 2022.

China: Persecution Looms Over Hong Kong

In March 2018, TIME magazine published an article by Laignee Barron entitled Guerrillas for God: How Hong Kong’s Pastors Are Delivering the Message to China’s Christians. 

Toddler Jailed for Life in North Korea after Parents Caught with Bible

India: Militants torch more homes in Manipur

In the early hours of Monday morning, a new inferno of mob violence set communities ablaze in northeast India.

Hebei (China): Friends Pray in Your Home, the CCP Cuts Off Your Water and Electricity

In Sanhe, Yang Yingle was told that houses where illegal religious gatherings take place are subject to this and worse retaliations.

Hindu Extremists Jail Pastors, Close Churches in India

Baseless charges leave leaders and their families in anguish.

China: A Public Prayer For Remembering The June 4th Massacre

June 4th marked the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. 

East Africa: Christians remain as war-torn country faces refugee exodus

Needs abound in one East African nation. Insecurity in Murugo* recently descended into an all-out war, forcing millions to flee. 

Persecuted Manipur tribal Christians prove the Church is not a building

A new report from the Indian government shows rising numbers from the violence in Manipur that sparked early last month: 98 people were killed and over 300 injured.

Herdsmen Kill Dozens of Christians in Benue State, Nigeria

Fulani said to be collaborating with other Muslim terrorists.

OCCUPIED UKRAINE: "Disappeared" clergy still "disappeared" after six months

Two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests seized in Berdyansk in Zaporizhzhia
Region in late 2022 appear to remain in Russian detention - if they are
still alive.