A historic and symbol church in Myanmar’s Christian-majority Chin state has been looted and set on fire by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army), in what local believers describe as an ongoing effort by the ruling military regime to suppress Christianity in the country, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyTwo Christian girls who were abducted in early March by suspected Muslim kidnappers in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi remained missing Thursday, rights activists confirmed.
...continue reading this storySome 29 evangelical Christians have been detained in Eritrea after security forces raided a home prayer meeting in Asmara, the capital, said Christians familiar with the situation.
...continue reading this storyFriends and family of a Ukrainian pastor kidnapped by invading Russian soldiers said his subsequent release from captivity was a result of their prayers to God, that prayer makes a difference, Christian Headlines (CH) reports.
...continue reading this storyAs the relentless slaughter and kidnapping of Nigerian Christians continues unchecked, Fulani Muslim militants in Nigeria’s Kaduna state murdered an estimated 50 people and abducted 100 more in attacks on Christian communities on March 24, Christian Today reports.
...continue reading this storyChurches in Muslim-majority Indonesia face continual opposition and, on March 23, Islamist protestors refused to allow the Huria Kristen Batak Protestant to hold a planned worship service at its shophouse in Bandung, West Java, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storySince conducting its coup of February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military junta has gone on to systematically destroy over 40 churches and other Christian-affiliated buildings in what local believers say is an effort to suppress Christianity in the Buddhist-majority country, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyA Christian widow in Laos is living in a forest with her children after local authorities expropriated her land and villagers burned down her home, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyA new report shows that Protestant Christians in Turkey suffered increased harassment from government authorities in 2021, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyFulani herdsmen and other suspected Islamic attackers killed scores of Christians and abducted a priest and some 100 other people in Nigeria’s troubled Kaduna state, several sources confirmed Monday.
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