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Nigeria: 15 more Christians killed in Plateau state - but new governor gives message of hope

June 22, 2023

While Fulani jihadists in Nigeria ignored a government curfew and murdered 15 more Christians in Plateau state this week, the region’s recently inaugurated governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang gave the grieving community a remarkable message of faith and hope, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Together with Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa, Fulani jihadist herdsmen have murdered well over 50,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2009.

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Turkey “weaponizes” law to block Protestant missionaries from entry

June 22, 2023

According to a report by the International Christian Concern non-profit organization, Turkey’s government has been blocking Protestant missionaries from entering the country by “weaponizing” Turkish entry laws against Christians.

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Uganda: Two newly Christian brothers beaten and disowned by Muslim family, “we need prayers so that God may comfort us”

June 21, 2023

Two brothers in eastern Uganda who recently accepted Christ were severely beaten and then disowned by family members enraged that they had left Islam, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

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Nigeria: Fulani murder 46 Christians in Benue state, “the whole land is thrown into wailing and mourning"

June 20, 2023

Nigeria’s government came under renewed fire for doing nothing to end the ongoing jihadist slaughter of Christians in the country after Fulani jihadist herdsmen murdered 46 Christians in Benue state earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Islamic jihadists have murdered well over 50,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2009, killing 5,014 last year alone.

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Freed US Missionary ‘In Hell’ During Captivity

June 19, 2023

An evangelical American missionary recently freed after more than six years of captivity by Islamic extremists said Monday he had endured hell in part because he refused to convert to Islam.

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Indonesian Mayor Opens His Office For Church After Muslim Protests

June 18, 2023

The mayor of Indonesia’s central city of Medan has allowed an evangelical congregation to worship in his office after angry Muslims and local officials prevented gatherings at a mall.

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Islamists Kill Dozens of Students In Uganda

June 18, 2023

Islamic militants linked to the Islamic State terror group have killed at least 40 people at a school in western Uganda, one of the deadliest terrorist attacks to hit the East African nation in years, officials confirmed Saturday.

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Indonesia: Muslim protesters prevent church from holding services in rented room

June 15, 2023

Following a large protest by members of the Indonesian Muslim Alliance (AUI), a church in Medan, Indonesia has been prevented from holding worship services in a room it rented at a shopping mall for this purpose, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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Nigeria: Fulani terrorists murder 21 people, including a pastor, in coordinated attacks in Plateau state

June 13, 2023

Fulani jihadists in Nigeria murdered 21 people in Plateau state on Sunday in coordinated attacks on the Rim, Jol, and Kwi communities of Riyom and the Gana-Ropp community in the Barkin Ladi local government area, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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Manipur, India: Hindu extremists are committing “genocide” against Christians in tribal conflict, Christian leader says

June 13, 2023

Amid the ongoing deadly and destructive tribal conflict in India’s Manipur state, a local Christian leader has pleaded for help saying Hindu extremist members of the Meitei tribe are committing “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” against Christians from the Kuki and Zo tribes, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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