I hope you have had a wonderful week and know there are people all over the world praying for you and your loved ones.
Please view the below stories and, with the reminder that persecution is a daily occurrence in many peoples lives, pray for those afflicted due to their love of Jesus. Please share these accounts with friends and family and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay updated on persecuted news. These stories are also archived and searchable using our news aggregator at ChristianPersecutionNews.com.
Cuba Releases Persecuted Christian Homeschool Mother: ‘We Hope it Indicates Something Positive’
Religious freedom monitors are celebrating the release of a Christian mother imprisoned in Cuba for homeschooling her children. However, her husband remains behind bars as people of faith continue to face persecution in the island nation. Pastor Ramon Rigal and his wife Ayda Esposito were put in prison in April of last year for homeschooling their children out of concern for the promotion of socialism and atheism in Cuban public schools....Read More
Christians Killed in Ambushes in Two North-Central States in Nigeria
A Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria decapitated two Christians in Benue state on Monday (April 13), and another group of herdsmen in Plateau state on Saturday (April 11) shot a Christian farmer dead, sources said. In Benue state, residents of Ologba village, Agatu County told Morning Star News that herdsmen ambushed two members of a Catholic church in the village at about 8 a.m. on Monday...Read More
Appeal for Pakistani Couple Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Delayed by COVID-19
The High Court appeal for a Christian couple in Pakistan, sentenced to death under the country’s notorious blasphemy laws, was delayed last week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to local sources, the appeal will be rescheduled, but no new date has been given. On Wednesday, April 8, Shafqat Emmanuel and his wife Shagufta Kausar were scheduled to have the verdict of their High Court appeal read out by the Lahore High Court. In 2014, both Shafqat and Shagufta were sentenced to death under Pakistan blasphemy laws after they were accused of sending text messages deemed blasphemous...Read More
Escaping China
Seven months after they fled to Taiwan to dodge the endless oppression against themselves and their church, Liao Qiang and his family seem to be adapting well to their new lives on the democratic island. But even though they are safe in Taiwan for the time being, memories from the traumatic experience in China still overshadow their lives.…Read More
Egypt says police thwarted Easter terror attack
The An Egyptian policeman and seven suspected militants were killed late on Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire after the ministry of interior received information about potential Easter attacks against Coptic Christians, the ministry said. It said three other policemen had also been wounded. The ministry’s statement said it had received information “that there is a terrorist cell, whose elements embrace Takfiri ideology, using several areas as a shelter in eastern and southern Cairo as a starting point to carry out terrorist operations” against the country’s Coptic Christians during the Holy Week and Easter Sunday.…Read More
Please continue to pray for our afflicted brothers and sisters around the world. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and look forward to your continued support.
Thank you for all you do!
Sincerely, your sister in Christ,
Dede Laugesen
Executive Director
Save the Persecuted Christians
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