Somalia Archives - Christian Persecution Information

Al-Shabab suicide bomber kills 11 in Somalia; Christians in danger

September 21, 2021

A suicide bomber from Al-Shabaab, a terror group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, killed at least 11 people in the Somalian capital city of Mogadishu on September 14, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Posing a major threat to Christians in Somalia, Al-Shabaab is a jihadist terror group whose goal is to overthrow the internationally-supported government and impose its violent brand of extremist Islam on the whole of Somalia.

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Somaliland Frees Jailed Christians After Prayers

August 24, 2021

A group of Christians in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland have been released from detention after charges related to alleged crimes against the state religion of Islam were dismissed following prayers, Christians said Monday.

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‘Somaliland Christian Couple Need Prayers As Execution Draws Near’

June 3, 2021

A detained Christian couple facing potential execution in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland for leaving Islam and spreading Christianity need prayers as their court hearing was postponed, supporters told Worthy News.

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Somali Christian Couple Facing Death For Faith; Prayers Urged

May 10, 2021

Christians have urged prayers for a couple who could face the death penalty in Somalia on Tuesday for abandoning Islam and “spreading Christianity” after in the Sunni Muslim nation.

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Somaliland Detains Christians Over Evangelism

February 11, 2021

A court in Somaliland on Wednesday extended the detention of four Christians for evangelism in the self-declared republic, which is mainly Muslim, trial observers told Worthy News.

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Somaliland Frees Christian Couple Detained For Evangelism

November 18, 2020

A married Christian couple detained for evangelizing in Muslim-majority Somaliland have neem released, well-informed sources told Worthy News.

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Somaliland Christians Fear More Executions After Detention Couple For Evangelism (Worthy News In-depth)

October 15, 2020

Christians in the self-declared nation of Somaliland fear more executions and other persecution after a married couple was detained for evangelism, Worthy News learned.

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Christians deploy to help east Africans against locust swarms 'as big as major cities'

February 13, 2020

Christian aid groups, along with pesticide-wielding UN troops, are deploying to eastern Africa to fight a locust swarm that experts say is the worst to hit the region in 70 years and could grow by 500 times between now and June.

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Christians killed on bus in Kenya when Al Shabaab infiltrates

December 11, 2019

Militants from Somali Islamist group Al Shabaab attacked a bus in Kenya Friday, killing 11 people, most of whom were assumed to be Christians.

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Al Shabaab Kills Christians in Kenyan Coastal Town

June 17, 2014

Somalian militants of Islam's Al Shabaab attacked a predominantly Christian town on Kenya's coast Sunday night, selectively killing more than 50 Christian males, according to Morning Star News.

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