CIC Persecution News Headlines
News of persecution, human rights violations, and other articles of interest.
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‘Buffer Zones’: U.K. Parliament Affirms Ban On Silent Prayer Around All Abortion Facilities
Fundamental freedoms have been dealt an extreme blow by the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the passage of a new bill on Tuesday rolling out so-called “buffer zones” around every abortion facility in England and Wales.
Please pray: Tomorrow is Global Day of Prayer for Burma/Myanmar
The number of political prisoners arrested in the two years since the coup has increased dramatically in the past month. It now exceeds 20,000, with over 16,000 still in prison.
Post-quake in Turkiye, many kids are orphaned and out of school
Around 4.6 million children lived in the 10 provinces of Turkiye that were hit by the earthquake.
Iran blames protestors for schoolgirl poisonings
Investigators say more than 5,000 students in Iran have been affected by school poisonings since the peak of anti-government unrest last fall.
China: Why lawyers are a lifeline in a nation with absolutely no rule of law
We've been learning more about the CCP's brutal plans in destroying the Christian faith among minority groups across China.
BELARUS: Rent hikes, suspicious fire, enforced church closure, expulsion anniversary
Some Catholic religious communities face problems using and reclaiming from
the regime ownership of their historical places of worship, and the regime
has recently terminated unlimited and free of charge rental agreements with
at least four Catholic churches, Forum 18 has found.Free speech suffers in Pakistan
The government ordered all satellite television channels to stop showing “live and recorded” speeches from former Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier this week.
US Government Calls for the Release of Imprisoned Christian Leader
On Thursday, February 23, the US government condemned the Myanmar military’s arrest and detention of Baptist leader Hkalam Samson.
APC’s Tinubu Declared Winner in Sharply Contested Nigerian Presidential Election
After days of technical glitches, Bola Tinubu, candidate for the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) party, has been declared the winner of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.
Christians Under Siege in Artsakh
One hundred mothers wrapped their newborns in their arms at the Holy Mother of God Cathedral in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenian: Artsakh).
Indonesian Authorities Refuse Churches Building Permits
Despite its claims of embracing freedom of religion for all, there are often instances of persecution of religious minorities in the Muslim-majority country of Indonesia.
RLPB 684. Global Day of Prayer for Burma (Myanmar)
Burma/Myanmar is home to more than 135 ethnic groups, the largest of which is the Bamar (Burman) nation.
USCIRF News Digest - March 7, 2023
USCIRF Relieved by Release of Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Calls for Release of All Prisoners of Conscience in Iran
RUSSIA: Tomsk musician's criminal trial to begin 15 March
The criminal trial of Tomsk Christian and musician Anna Chagina on charges
of repeatedly "discrediting" the Armed Forces is due to begin on 15 March.Turkiye/Syria: Damage costs mounting one month after earthquake
Earthquake aftershocks in Turkiye and Syria continue to flatten buildings and stoke fear among survivors.
North Korean workers abroad are hearing the Gospel
The Voice of the Martyrs Korea is sharing the Gospel with North Korean workers who are stuck abroad and currently unable to return home.
Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a virtual hearing on the Russian government’s religious freedom violations in Ukraine and Russia.
Only eight churches remain open in Algeria
A state-led campaign against Protestant churches continues in Algeria.
Iran Releases Yousef Nadarkhani, Other Christians from Prison
Pastor initially sentenced to death freed in annual tradition.
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