CIC Persecution News Headlines
News of persecution, human rights violations, and other articles of interest.
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending November 18, 2023
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Please pray for two Cuban pastors, Alejandro Hernández Cepero and Luis Eugenio Maldonado Calvo Although they were released later that day, this was a targeted act of intimidation. |
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USCIRF Condemns U.S. Business Leaders’ Applause for President Xi Jinping The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns U.S. corporations for continuing to conduct business in China while ignoring the country’s ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang—including mass extralegal detention, forced labor, and sexual violence—and egregious religious freedom violations against Uyghur and other Muslims, underground Catholics, house church protestants, Falun Gong practitioners, and many others. |
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China This Week: Activist arrested, CCP raid Christian missions center Could another “October 7th-type of attack” come from Hezbollah in the North? |
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Israel: Is Hezbollah the next big threat? Oppression and injustice grow daily in Afghanistan. |
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Afghan Christians lament, yet hope remains Church paid 1 million naira for his release. |
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Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria after Ransom Payment Church paid 1 million naira for his release. |
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Arson Suspected in Church Fire in Pakistan Threatening letter left at front gate. |
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China: Two Christians still detained a week after police raid On the morning of November 9, Elder Li Yingqiang and Pastor Dai Zhichao of Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church traveled to Dazhou City to visit the “Good Land Mission Center” who was hosting a baptism session, Communion, and a worship service in a hotel conference room. |
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Persecution leads to pioneering in Chinese churches Christians in China continue to face persecution, but by God’s grace they are responding with creativity and resilience. |
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Beaten Down, But Not Forsaken: The Suffering of Gaza’s Christians As the Israel-Hamas war enters its second month, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has surrounded Gaza City’s center to remove Hamas’ military and governance control over the territory. |
| VIRTUAL EVENT - USCIRF Conversation: Threats to Religious Sites in Turkey |
| The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will host a virtual event to discuss the findings of USCIRF’s new report examining threats to religious sites in Turkey, including places of worship, religious institutions, and cemeteries. |
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For Haiti With Love serves community “We’re here to help the people,” Eva DeHart with For Haiti With Love said. |
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Palestinian Christians say army surrounds Gaza church A senior member of Israel’s government calls on Gaza Arabs to “voluntarily emigrate” as war rages in Gaza City. |
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Pastor in Nepal Fears Conviction Sets Ominous Precedent Supreme Court upholds prison sentence and fine. |
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Woman Held Five Months Without Trial in Nigeria A Christian woman and mother of five children, Rhoda Ya’u Jatau, has been detained and quarantined for five months since her arrest in May 2022 on questionable charges of blasphemy and incitement in Bauchi State of Nigeria’s Northeast Region. |
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Montagnard Church Members Released in Vietnam After five days of arrest, interrogation and forced work, four Montagnard Protestant church members were released from jail in the Cu M’gar District, Dak Lai Region, Vietnam. |
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ICC Releases Report on Religious Freedom Decline in Nepal ICC has released a report outlining the declining state of religious freedom in Nepal. |
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Pakistan Moves to Expel Undocumented Foreigners, Including 1.7 Million Afghan Refugees After signaling its intentions for about a month, the Pakistani government has begun detaining Afghan refugees and other asylum seekers in temporary holding centers in preparation for deportation. |
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Uganda: Convert Burned; Impunity Must End Hajara Namwase (32) of Kenkebu village, Budaka town, is a recent convert to Christianity. |
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USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in the Sahel Region of Africa This report provides an overview of religious freedom conditions in the Sahel region of Africa and highlights recent developments. |
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After wrongful detainment, American missionary pilot hopes to continue ministry in Mozambique American missionary pilot Ryan Koher spent four months in a maximum security prison in Mozambique after wrongful detainment. |
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USCIRF Releases Report on Threats to Religious Sites in Turkey This report examines threats to religious properties in Turkey, including places of worship, religious institutions, and cemeteries. |
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Petition: Protect Persecuted Afghan Christians from Deportation in Pakistan Take Action Now! Protect Persecuted Afghan Christians from Deportation in Pakistan. |
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16 Christians Slain in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria Slaughters continue in central part of the country.
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