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 3, 2025
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Nigeria: Committee: Driver Deliberately Caused Easter Parade Crash that Killed 6 A government-appointed committee determined that the driver of an 18-wheel truck that plowed into an Easter parade on Sunday, April 21, in the town of Billiri, Gombe state, Nigeria, intentionally struck the Christians as they celebrated Christ’s resurrection. |
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Record Number of Blasphemy Cases Recorded in Pakistan Rights watchdog cites widespread abuse of notorious law. |
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This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ~ 1 John 5:14 |
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Religious regulations increase in China A new set of religious regulations takes effect today in China. |
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TPS ends for Afghan evacuees; Christians at risk Afghans living in the United States could face deportation when temporary protections expire as early as May 20. |
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Despite legal barriers, the Gospel keeps moving in Central Asia Who decides when teaching and encouraging become “too extreme?” |
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GOOD NEWS: YouVersion CEO: Record Bible Engagement Signals Global Spiritual Awakening The founder of YouVersion, the world’s most popular Bible app, says unprecedented engagement with Scripture reflects a global spiritual revival. |
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Two years later, Jaranwala’s believers are still healing from the attacks When an attack fades from headlines or is overtaken by newer stories, what happens to the survivors? |
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Boko Haram Kills Seven Christians in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria Terrorists violence again flares in the region. |
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Pakistan Detains Three After Raping Christian (Worthy News In-Depth) Pakistani authorities have detained three men who allegedly raped a Christian woman in a violent robbery targeting her and her husband, Worthy News learned Tuesday. |
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Christians in India Charged after Hindu Nationalist Attack Police again prosecute victims of assault on church. |
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Truck Ramming into Easter Procession in Nigeria Ruled Intentional Six participants lost their lives, officials say. |
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Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a hearing on freedom of religion or belief in Nigeria. |
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USCIRF Alarmed by Repatriation of Afghan Refugees The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), is alarmed by the Pakistani government’s rapid and ongoing repatriation of Afghan refugees to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. |
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Christians Receive Prison Sentences and Fines for Distributing Bibles in China Nine Chinese Christians have been sentenced to up to four years in prison and fined amounts up to a million yuan (more than $136,000), according to a religious liberty and human rights magazine. |
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Dutch Christians for Israel Attacked By Pro-Palestine Crowds (Worthy News Investigation) Thousands of Christians, including pastors and other Christian leaders, have signed a petition urging the Dutch government to protect those “who speak out about Israel” following numerous violent incidents. |
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