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 December 30, 2023
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China This Week: Elder refuses to "confess" in exchange for release ChinaAid learned that officials are urging Elder Hao Ming of Deyang Qingcaodi Reformed Church to accept the charges against him and change lawyers in exchange for his release. |
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Mauritania Releases Christians Arrested after Baptism Video Authorities tell them to worship discreetly. |
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Nearly 200 Nigerians Killed in Christmas Eve Massacre Suspected Nigerian Fulani militias attacked 21 Christian villages in the Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Mangu counties of Plateau State on Christmas Eve, killing nearly 200 villagers according to government officials and humanitarian groups. |
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Uganda: Muslim Allegedly Kills His Mother for Accepting Christ Convert described assault before succumbing to injuries. |
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Extremists massacre Nigerian Christians Massacres have become legitimate daily threats for Christians in Nigeria. |
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Islamic Terrorists Kill 10 Christians in Western Uganda, Sources Say ADF rebels vowed to ‘teach lesson’ to ‘infidels.’ |
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At Least 96 Nigerians Killed in Christmas Eve Rampage in Plateau State Assailants went on a rampage on Christmas Eve in Plateau State, Nigeria, killing at least 96 people in 15 communities according to police. |
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Christmas Challenges and Opportunities for Turkey’s Believers In many Turkish cities, shopping centers, streets, and businesses are beautifully illuminated with holiday lights, “New Year’s” trees, and other decorations this month. |
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Bleak Christmas for Hmong and Montagnard Christians arrested and harassed in Thailand More Christians from the minority Hmong and Montagnard people groups from Vietnam have been arrested and harassed in Thailand this month. |
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Malaysian Christians Unashamedly Celebrate Christmas in 2023 In mid-December, more than 10,000 Christians in Sibu, Sarawak Region celebrated Christmas with a parade. |
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USCIRF Denounces Denmark’s Amendment Criminalizing Blasphemy The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is troubled by Denmark’s passage of an amendment to its Penal Code criminalizing “inappropriate treatment of a text that has a significant religious importance to a recognized religious community, or an object, that appears to be such a text.” |
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Churchgoers in Turkiye under police watch You know that feeling you’re being watched? Imagine feeling that walking into church or while you worship. |
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Growing negative views of China impact ministries A Pew Research Center study shows across 24 countries surveyed, 67% of adults have unfavorable views on China, especially its foreign policy. |
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160 People Massacred in Christian Areas of Plateau State, Nigeria Coordinated attacks launched across three areas over Christmas. |
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Israel, Gaza, West Bank: Both Jews and Muslims need the Prince of Peace this Christmas Over the last week, we’ve shared reflections from several ministry partners in conflict zones on Isaiah 9:6. |
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Fox News: Kim Jong UN bans Christmas, but activists send gifts of Bibles, food and messages of hope The activists are mainly North Korean escapees now living in freedom, sending help and hope to their countrymen still heavily persecuted and oppressed in North Korea. |
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Iran: Watch: Azad’s Dangerous Mission for Christ Today, Azad undertakes an extremely dangerous mission: smuggling Bibles to the persecuted church in the Middle East. |
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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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