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 28, 2025
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Armed groups in Colombia target children As years of armed conflict continue to plague Colombia, armed groups actively target and recruit children. |
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This March, Jubilee Campaign co-organized a parallel event at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women entitled "Rescuers: Meet Today's Heroes and Heroines Saving North Korean Refugees". |
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China Tightens Controls on Christmas Gatherings and Public Celebrations Authorities limit church services, campus activity, and public displays, leaving holiday events largely confined to officially sanctioned venues. |
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Arson Attack Damages Church Property in Jenin Ahead of Christmas Minority Christians in Palestinian territories faced a tense Christmas after church officials confirmed that “an arson attack” damaged a Christmas tree and a Nativity grotto at the Holy Redeemer Church in Jenin. |
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Millions Of Christians Forced To Mark Christmas In Secret Amid Global Persecution Millions of Christians around the world are marking Christmas in secret amid persecution, violence, and discrimination, according to investigators. |
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Political uncertainty and Gospel opportunity in Bangladesh As 2025 rounds to a close, Bangladesh, currently led by an interim administration, looks ahead to upcoming elections scheduled for February. |
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When faith sparks persecution, “God help us be faithful” According to the United Christian Forum, nearly 600 attacks took place against Christians in India between January and September this year. |
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Nigerian School Abduction Ends as 130 More Children Freed Ahead of Christmas he remaining 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria last month — one of the largest mass kidnappings in the country’s history — have been freed, officials confirmed. |
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Christian Couples, Attorney Assaulted in India Hindu extremists force pastor to set fire to Bibles. |
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SAVE THE DATE: Hearing on Persistent FoRB Violations Against Christians Worldwide The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold a hearing on Christian persecution abroad. Many governments deny Christian communities the right to worship, teach, and speak about their faith. |
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Send Christmas Bibles to Persecuted Kids in China—Now! Picture nine-year-old Lin in a secret house church in rural China, her small hands trembling as she whispers prayers in the dark. School officials corner her and demand she sign a paper renouncing Jesus, or her family will lose their home, their livelihood—everything. |
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Ministry promotes forgiveness as Iranian women protest oppression Ever since the 2022 death of a woman in custody for “improper attire,” Iranian women have stopped wearing hijabs in protest. Nazanin Baghestani with Heart4Iran says the symbolic act of resistance is gaining traction. |
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Christian Family Flees Brick Kiln Slavery in Pakistan as Fears Grow for Abducted Girls With Christmas approaching, a Christian worker and his family have fled a brick kiln in Pakistan where they were effectively held in modern-day slavery by their Muslim employer, amid continuing concerns over the safety of Christian girls in the mainly Islamic nation, investigators told Worthy News. |
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Muslims Block Christians from Celebrating Christmas in Indonesia As police looked on, Muslims in West Java Province, Indonesia on Dec. 14 formed a human wall to block Christians from attending a Christmas service, according to local media. |
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Haiti Christmas party for children canceled amid travel uncertainty For the first time in four decades, For Haiti with Love will not host its annual Christmas party for children in Haiti. |
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