Eritrea Jails 170 Protestant Christians
A total of 170 Protestant Christians have been jailed, beaten and threatened with death by Eritrean security forces in a harsh crackdown during February and March.
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Muslim Mob Invades Christian Village in Western Nigeria
More than 100 persons died when a Muslim mob attacked a Christian community in western Nigeria’s Adamawa state apparently in retaliation for the deaths of 16 Muslims three months ago.
...continue reading this storyArab Christian Blocked From Leaving Sudan
ISTANBUL, January 30 (Compass) -- A Sudanese convert to Christianity was refused permission to board a flight to Uganda this morning at the Khartoum airport, where state security police said their computers identified him as a criminal.
...continue reading this storyEthiopian Magistrate Releases Two Jailed Protestants
Evangelical church leaders Kiros Meles and Abebayeh Desalegn walked free today after being jailed without charges for 10 months in the northern Ethiopian town of Maychew.
...continue reading this storyAttacks Against Sudanese Civilians in Southern Sudan Overwhelm a Small Hospital in Nimule
Sudanese civilians living in the Western Nile Region of Southern Sudan have been deliberately targeted and displaced by Islamic Government Forces and militia (see "U.S. condemns abuses against civilians in Sudan" Associated Press, 2/11/03). Many have fled to the town of Nimule, where Operation Nehemiah operates a newly acquired hospital.
...continue reading this storyEthiopian Evangelicals Still Jailed Without Charges
Evangelical Christians in northern Ethiopia confirmed yesterday that instead of being released as expected, two local church elders jailed without charges for 10 months were remanded back to prison two days ago by a local court judge.
...continue reading this storySomali Christians and Missionaries Murdered
Several Christians and Westerners have been killed in violent attacks as anti-Christian violence spreads throughout the mainly Islamic, impoverished African nation, Barnabas Fund said Friday Dec. 19.
...continue reading this storyEritrea Jails 18 More Evangelical Christians
Eritrean police arrested and jailed another Protestant evangelical pastor on Sunday, taking him and seven of his church members to prison.
...continue reading this storyChristians Killed and Churches Burned in Nigerian Riots Sparked
by Miss World Protests At least one hundred people were killed and 200 injured yesterday as Muslim youths rampaged through the capital of Kaduna State in Nigeria in protest at a newspaper article that was said to have blasphemed the Prophet Mohammed. Muslim youths arrived in Kaduna city in a convoy of buses bearing Arabic ... Read more
...continue reading this storyMore Than 200 Churches Destroyed in Kaduna, Nigeria
Christian University Worker Arrested for Controversial Prayer by Obed Minchakpu KADUNA, Nigeria (Compass) -- A total of 294 churches have been burned in Kaduna city of northern Nigeria during Muslim-Christian clashes since the Kaduna state government decided to adopt and implement the Islamic legal system last year. The violence has also left thousands of Christians ... Read more
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