02.24.2024

Calling for Prayer for Christians in Iran

This Tuesday we were in UK Parliament for an incredibly moving event. 

China: This Week: Family blocked from visiting jailed rights defender

Well-known human rights defender Xu Zhiyong, who was sentenced to 14 years in jail in April 2023, was sent to Lunan Prison in Shandong Province after a second trial. 

Christian Refugee from Iran Faces Possible Expulsion from Turkey

Convert from Islam was persecuted for his faith in his country.

Terrorists Kill 23 Christians During 3-Day Span in Nigeria

Over three days between Feb. 16-19, suspected Islamic terrorists killed 23 Christians, injured 10, kidnapped five, and set 28 houses ablaze across multiple villages.

Three factors driving Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis

Two months into 2024, Nigeria is already topping the charts for Christian persecution. 

What believers in India need from the global Church

Persecution is a growing reality for Christians in India. 

Nigerian Government Keeps Christian Orphans Hostage

The 16 Christian children from Du Merci Orphanage will remain in Nigerian government custody. This is the latest decision in a four-year legal battle between Du Merci Orphanage Director, Professor Solomon Tarfa, and the government of Nigeria.

Prime Minister Modi Appeals to Hindu Nationalists Ahead of Election

Presiding over an elaborate ceremony complete with flower-spreading military helicopters and flanked by a star-studded cast of Indian elites, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated a new Hindu temple in the small town of Ayodhya last month as he campaigns for a third term in office.

Nigerians in Lagos Call for Justice in the Middle Belt

Civil society organizations in Nigeria have sounded the alarm on the escalating violence plaguing the nation, particularly the Middle Belt region, where countless lives have been lost to mass atrocities.

Nicaraguan Priest Speaks Out on Ortega’s Brutal Authoritarian Regime

Speaking to an audience of 1,500 gathered for the IRF Summit in Washington, D.C., a Nicaraguan priest recently told his story of persecution at the hands of the brutal Ortega regime.

Looming Deadline for Camp Closures Worries Iraq’s Religious Minorities

The specter of impending camp closures in Iraq has heightened concerns among the country’s religious minorities, particularly those who were displaced during the ISIS takeover from 2014 to 2017. 

OCCUPIED UKRAINE: Priest killed within two days of Russian detention

Unknown men from the Russian occupation forces seized 59-year-old Fr Stepan
Podolchak of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine on 13 February in the Ukrainian
village of Kalanchak in the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Region.

Sudan: Muslim refugees persecute Christian refugees

About 2,000 believers from a Muslim background escaped Sudan’s war in recent months.

Oral Bible translators in Sudan keep working even as war displaces

Imagine keeping up a ministry job while on the run from war, moving every few months, with uncertainty about your future increasing each day. 

Nigeria: Six Years Unfree - Fighting for Leah's Deliverance

On this day six years ago, Christian student, 14-year-old Leah Sharibu, attended classes at Dapchi's Government Girls Science and Technical College in Yobe State, Nigeria, unaware of how her life would be abruptly altered later that same day.

Pakistan: Christian Sentenced to Life in Prison under Blasphemy Law

Judge refrains from issuing mandatory death sentence.

Please pray for Nigeria and for Leah Sharibu

Since 2015, Nigeria has witnessed a spike in violence by several armed factions – including a Fulani militia* – that has largely gone unchecked. Insecurity is now rampant throughout the nation.