10.14.2023

China This Week: Persecution against lawyer's family

Wang Quanzhang is a well-known human rights lawyer in China who lost his law license after a 2015 crackdown. 

Burmese Military Kills 29 in Kachin Refugee Camp Bombing

The Burmese military, known as the Tatmadaw, bombed a refugee camp in the northern state of Kachin this week.

Israel turning its defenses toward Lebanon

World leaders are eyeing rapidly rising tensions between Israel and its neighbors.

OCCUPIED UKRAINE: Russian occupation forces close more churches, broadcast disinformation

Russian occupation forces have closed and seized more churches in occupied
parts of Ukraine.

Nigeria: Please continue to pray for Professor Tarfa and wife, Mercy

Professor Solomon Tarfa and his wife, Mercy, are the co-founders of the Du Merci orphanages in Kano and Kaduna states.

Hamas and Israel War Leaves Christians in the Crossfire

On Saturday, Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched a deadly attack on southern Israel from the Gaza enclave, which they have controlled since 2007. 

Pastor in Israel recounts day of Hamas attack, shares how Christians can pray

The death toll continues to rise from Saturday’s attack on Israeli soil by Palestinian Hamas terrorists.

Officials Vow to Withdraw Permit for Christian School in Indonesia

Foundation says it has authorization to build.

USCIRF Condemns Religious Incitement Over Israel-Gaza Conflict

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemned religious incitement related to the emerging conflict between Israel and terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip. 

A Christian Community in Nigeria Mourns, Hours After Celebrating Nigeria’s Independence

Hours after celebrating Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary at a local church in Kwall district of Bassa county, northcentral Nigeria, Christians from Du Village gathered to mourn the loss of eight of its members who died in a recent radical Fulani militant attack.  

Thousands of Afghans Threatened with Deportation

Pakistani government officials announced this week that all Afghans currently residing illegally in Pakistan are to be forcibly deported in the coming weeks.

ICC Releases Report on Concerning Trends in India

 International Christian Concern (ICC) released a report today outlining the concerning religious freedom conditions for Christians and other religious minorities in India.

Terrorists Run Rampant after UN Withdrawal in Mali

Mali faces worse conditions as forces from the United Nations continue their departure from the country.

Hamas Attacks Israel; Triggers War: Christians Imperilled

At 11:30pm on Friday 6 October, Gaza-based Islamic terror group Hamas started firing the first of 5000 rockets into Israel. At 1:15am Saturday 7 October, Hamas announced the start of a military operation dubbed ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’. 

Christians suffer on both sides of Israel-Hamas war

Israel orders a “complete siege” of Gaza and calls up thousands of reserve troops as war rages for a third day between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.

Following deadly Afghanistan quake; ministry filling aid gap left by Taliban

A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, demolishing whole villages. Over 2,400 people were killed, and the death toll is likely to keep rising.

Iranian protestors preserve their stories in the face of violence

In September of last year, Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of Iran’s morality police. 

RUSSIA: Four now jailed for refusing to fight in Ukraine on religious grounds

Courts have sentenced two more Russian Protestants to terms of imprisonment
because they refused on religious grounds to go to fight in Ukraine.

Terrorists Kidnap at Least 30 Christians in Nigeria 

Gunmen ambush them on a farm.

Calls for freedom persist in Iran

Opposition groups demand to see security footage after an attack by Iran’s morality police leaves a 16-year-old girl in a coma.

Anti-Christian Incidents in Israel Condemned

Hostilities against evangelicals seen during Feast of Booths.