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 May 4, 2024
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China: This Week: Elder Hao's brave declaration of faith Elder insists faith is not a crime |
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Prayer Needs for Egypt, Sudan, Turkey, Iraq and Eritrea We pray for peace and joy to reign, and for the safety of Orthodox Christian communities in Egypt, Sudan, Turkey, Iraq and Eritrea. We remember, too, the refugees from three of these nations. |
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Police Help Assailants Seize Christians’ Land in Pakistan Officers damage property and refuse to arrest attackers. |
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China: Encourage this jailed Pastor with your words of support A couple of days ago, we shared a monumental update about Pastor Shen Shaochun, who was sentenced to 7 years in prison back in 2018 for his Gospel missionary work in Myanmar. |
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Couple’s Ordeal Highlights Injustices Faced by Christians in Northern Nigeria Church leaders jailed without trial for three years. |
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Attacks on Christians in Egypt Were Preventable, Group Says State security services at fault, rights observers say |
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China: Urgent prayer request for a jailed Christian We've heard about an urgent prayer request for a jailed Christian sister who is in a scary medical situation right now. |
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USCIRF Releases 2024 Annual Report with New Recommendations for U.S. Policy The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released its 2024 Annual Report, which documents developments during 2023. USCIRF’s 2024 Annual Report provides recommendations to enhance the U.S. government’s promotion of freedom of religion or belief abroad. |
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Fulani Herdsmen Kill 12 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria Assailants unprovoked in 2 a.m. raid. |
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Bill in Pakistan Would Outlaw Child Marriages Christians hope it will help prevent forced marriages/conversions. |
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War and famine threaten Sudan; Scripture offers hope Famine haunts millions in Sudan as rebel forces prepare to move on the last capital in Darfur that’s not under their control. |
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Australia: Stabbed Bishop Returns to Preach Two Weeks after Attack Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel returned to the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, April 28, to preach his first sermon since being stabbed two weeks earlier during a live-streamed worship service. |
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Christian Man Jailed, Forced to Convert to Islam Zachariah, a Christian living in Nigeria, has been imprisoned since January and was forced to convert to Islam to be reunited with his family. |
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ADF Rebels Attack Christian Community in DRC Again Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked the Christian village of Mangina in Beni, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the evening of April 18, killing four people. |
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Islamic Extremists Set Fire to Homes of Christians in Southern Egypt Around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, Islamic extremists set fire to several homes and shops owned by Coptic Orthodox Christians in Al-Fawakher village in Saft Al-Khammar Al-Gharbiya, Minya Governorate. |
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Slaughter of Christians Continues in Central Nigeria Scores killed in Benue state since January. |
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China: 5.5 years without an update... Communist officials go to great efforts to convince jailed Christians that they are alone. |
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UKRAINE: Two new conscientious objector jail terms In separate cases in late March, courts handed two conscientious objectors |
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Egyptian Christians attacked by Islamic extremists In the run-up to the May 5 Orthodox Easter celebrations, extremists attacked a Christian village in Upper Egypt and set fire to several homes and a new church building. |
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India: Manipur still a guerilla war zone We’re nearing the one-year anniversary since violence broke out in Manipur, India. |
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Muslim Soldiers Detain, Torture Christians in Sudan Refugees stopped at checkpoint for Bible possession. |
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Terrorist influence growing in Niger as US military departs It’s like a nasty breakup. |
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Herdsmen Kill at Least Six Christians in Southeast Nigeria Children among the dead, residents say. |
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ECWA Pastor Slain in Kaduna State, Nigeria Armed ‘bandits’ ambush him on highway. |
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China This Week: Jailed Christian suffering behind bars Christian suffers behind bars |
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