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 March 8, 2025
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Fulani increasingly target Nigerian Christians Nearly 50 Christians have been killed over three weeks in Nigeria. |
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How FMI is building trust in some of the hardest places to follow Christ Many of the things that matter the most take time, and cross-cultural ministry is no exception. |
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Catholic Priest Killed In Nigeria As Death Toll Of Christians Rise A Catholic priest has been killed in Nigeria’s northwest by suspected Islamic criminals, also known as “bandits”, Christians confirmed Thursday. |
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VIRTUAL Hearing - Afghanistan's Religious Freedom Conditions Under the Taliban Religious freedom conditions have been dire since the Taliban’s takeover of the country in 2021. |
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Pakistani TV show boldly calls out blasphemy and mob violence issues Something stunning hit Pakistani prime time TV viewers last month. |
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Burkina Faso’s break from ECOWAS — and what it means for extremism Burkina Faso, along with Mali and Niger, has officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). |
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Religious festivals and the hope of Esther International Media Ministries is in pre-production of a six part film series depicting the account of Esther from a Persian perspective. |
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70 Christians Beheaded In DRC; Hungary Helps Families Hungary says it is rushing aid to families of 70 Christians who were beheaded by Islamist fighters in a Protestant church in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and urges the world “not to ignore” the massacre. |
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Christian in Pakistan Beaten, Shaved and Paraded through Village Little hope for justice seen for humiliated laborer. |
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Priest Kidnapped and Slain in Kaduna State, Nigeria Clergyman’s body found on Ash Wednesday. |
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Anti-conversion law holds strong in Nepal Seventeen U.S. citizens and one citizen from India were detained in Nepal in early February. |
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Faith instead of fear: remembering 21 Libya martyrs The Islamic State isn’t in the news cycle as often as it used to be. |
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Christian Mother in Pakistan Abducted, Forcibly Converted/Wedded Married Muslim co-worker still threatening her husband. |
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Christian Slaves Freed In Pakistan A Christian family held as modern-day enslaved people by a Muslim brick kiln owner in Pakistan has been rescued, Christians involved in the case told Worthy News Tuesday. |
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Hungary Urging Mideast Christians To Remain In Homeland Hungary’s anti-migration government says it will step up support for Christians in the Middle East to enable them “to remain in their homeland” despite concern about persecution and wars. |
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Chinese Government Boasts About Increased Persecution in 2024 In statements on social media and state-owned media platforms, China is celebrating an increase in government persecution of religious minorities in 2024.
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Assassinated Christian Lawmaker in Pakistan Honored Shahbaz Bhatti slain by Taliban gunmen in 2011. |
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DR Congo leaders choose not to meet with M23 rebels Despite growing international pressure, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is standing firm on its decision not to have direct talks with the M23 rebel group making major advances in the country’s eastern region. |
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India: 10 Christians Arrested On Charges of Illegal Conversions More than 10 Christians were recently arrested in various regions of Uttar Pradesh, a northern state in India, on charges of illegal religious conversions under the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious Conversion Prohibition Act, according to a prominent Christian persecution advocacy group. |
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Malaysian government’s push for religious control highlights ministry need “According to the constitution, you are a Muslim.” |
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Why blasphemy is a dangerous word in many nations Laws against blasphemy exist in parts of every region of the world, including Europe. |
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Kidnapped Girl in Pakistan Who Escaped Is Abducted Again Suspect and accomplice seize her at gunpoint, father says. |
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