Afghanistan Christians Fear Imminent Death
Minority Christians in Afghanistan enter 2023 amid fears that the ruling Taliban group will increase enforcement of “Sharia,” or Islamic, law.
...continue reading this storyNigeria Islamists Burn Homes After Killing Christians
Christians in several parts of Nigeria were reeling Thursday from new attacks by Islamic fighters who reportedly torched homes and killed Christians, including a pregnant woman.
...continue reading this storyChristian Families Expelled From India Town
Some 13 Christian families in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh spent Christmas outside their homes after being beaten and expelled from a village for refusing to deny their faith in Christ, several sources said.
...continue reading this story‘Nigerian Woman Still In Jail For Condemning Christian’s Death’
Christians have appealed for prayers and advocacy on behalf of Rhoda Ya'u Jatau, a woman detained in Nigeria since May for posting protests against the killing of a Christian student on social media.
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Fulani herdsmen hack six Christian farmers to death in Benue state
In a years-long spate of deadly attacks, six more Christian farmers in Nigeria’s Benue state were murdered by Fulani Islamic terrorist herdsmen in recent weeks, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
...continue reading this storyIran: Regime warns Chaldean and Assyrian Christians not to participate in anti-government protests
Christians belonging to the Chaldean Catholic Church and Assyrian Church of the East denominations in Iran have been threatened by state security forces not to join the ongoing nationwide anti-regime protests or even to post support for the uprising on social media, on pain of arrests and persecution, the Christian Post reports.
...continue reading this storyAlgeria: Christian convert from Islam imprisoned for three years on account of his faith
An Algerian Christian man has now been sentenced to three years in prison on account of his faith after having been brought back from Tunisia against his will in 2021, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyIndia: Hindu extremists attack, displace Christians in pre-Christmas riots
Radicalized Hindu nationalists in India’s Chhattisgarh state carried out a series of violent riots earlier this month, attacking Christian communities in 20 villages during the run-up to Christmas, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyScores Of Christians Killed In Nigeria Ahead Of Christmas
Christians in northwestern Nigeria faced a bloodstained Christmas after Islamic gunmen killed scores of Christian villagers, residents and authorities said.
...continue reading this storyMyanmar Military Detains Prominent Church Leader As Unrest Spreads
Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar have detained a prominent church leader who previously served as the president of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) denomination in the country’s Kachin state, Christians say.
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