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 April 11, 2026
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Christian Woman in Pakistan Told to Convert, Marry or Be Killed Police arrest Muslim who issued threat. |
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Delegations from the United States and Iran meet in Pakistan tomorrow after the temporary ceasefire in the Iran war was announced earlier this week. |
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Fulani Terrorists Kill 20 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria Anguished residents ask when unprovoked attacks will end. |
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Every 8 minutes, a child in India is trafficked Did you know that every eight minutes, a child in India disappears due to human trafficking? |
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BELARUS: Catholic priest arrested – by KGB? On 16 March, masked security officers arrested 65-year-old Catholic priest |
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Uncensored Newsletter | ChinaAid - 04.09.20026 This week, the unveiling of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s statue reinvigorates the continued search for answers. |
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‘Even if our baby dies, we will stay’: Brave faith in Mexico Beatrix*'s 2-year-old daughter laughed as their pet dog licked her face. Moments later, it became clear something terrible was happening ... |
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No respite for Lebanon after Iran ceasefire Hours after the announcement of a ceasefire in the United States-Israeli war with Iran, Israel launched intensified strikes on Beirut, Lebanon. |
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Europe’s classrooms reflect surge in antisemitism A new UNESCO report shows surging levels of antisemitism among young people in Europe. |
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Amid chaos, Haiti faces a humanitarian and spiritual crisis Haiti is unraveling under gang control, pushing the nation closer to failed-state conditions. |
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Pakistan Christians Killed, Injured In Violence And Incidents In Punjab Province A Christian teenager was shot and killed in Pakistan’s volatile Punjab Province on Wednesday shortly after another person died when a truck rammed into a crowd of roughly 200 Christians, sources told Worthy News. |
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Nigeria: Amid Violence, Christian Leaders Issue Easter Appeal for Help President Tinubu pledges continued efforts against terrorists. |
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The reality of Christian persecution is staggering. |
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News from the Field: Algeria, Malaysia and China Inbox ALGERIA: More than 60 Christians Awaiting Trial |
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Years of a “perpetual spiral of instabilities” leaves the DRC vulnerable On April 1, the ISIS-affiliated terrorist group known as the Allied Democratic Forces killed at least 43 people in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
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Malaysia: New movement in Raymond Koh case A new development in the case of the missing Malaysian pastor, Raymond Koh, is both a praise report and a reminder to pray. |
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Africa: When geopolitical tensions interfere with Bible distribution Global wars and economic instability are making it harder for the Gospel to reach people worldwide. |
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Pakistan Christians Demand Justice After Custody Death, Girl Abduction (Worthy News In-Depth) Christians in Pakistan demand justice after police allegedly tortured and killed a Catholic father of four while elsewhere a 16-year-old Christian girl was abducted, “forcibly converted to Islam and possibly married to a Muslim prayer leader,” Christians said. |
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21 Wilberforce: Faith deserves freedom. April update PRESIDENT'S BLOG |
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Lebanon’s instability drives refugee return to Syria Syrian refugees are on the run again as life in war-torn Lebanon becomes increasingly volatile. |
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Mining massacre highlights Gospel need in South Sudan The recent killing of more than 70 people in South Sudan gravely underscores the country’s worsening situation and need for the hope of Christ. |
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Nigeria Church Group Denies Christians Freed By Army After Deadly Easter Attacks A Nigerian church group has denied army claims that troops rescued dozens of Christians abducted during a deadly Easter attack, as conflicting reports emerged about the number of victims in northwestern Kaduna State. |
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Police in Pakistan Torture Christian to Death, Brother Says Officers said to fabricate false charge to extort family. |
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Christians in Colombia faithful despite violence, threats Colombia’s “red zones,” areas controlled by militant guerrilla groups rather than the government, are among the world’s most dangerous places to follow Christ. |
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Mission Cry braces for repercussions in China from war in Iran Amidst global unrest, Mission Cry has sent two more containers worth half a million each, full of Bibles and Christian books, to China. |
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Finland hate crime ruling echoes in Canada Bill C-9 debate A hate speech case in Finland is drawing international attention and reigniting debate over Canada’s proposed Bill C-9. |
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Amid massacre and displacement, Sudanese church planters press on More than 9 million people remain internally displaced as Sudan’s civil war approaches its third year. |
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Christians Killed In Easter Church Attacks In Nigeria; Army Rescues Worshipers At least five worshipers were killed when suspected Islamic “terrorists,” also known locally as “bandits,” attacked Easter services at churches in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna State, authorities said, with dozens of abducted worshipers later rescued by troops. |
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Christian Girl Abducted, Forcibly Converted to Islam in Pakistan Police's slow reaction enables kidnapper, father says. |
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Attacks on Easter Services Kill 12 Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria Two church buildings damaged, while elsewhere 17 others are slain. |
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