CIC Persecution News Headlines
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending April 22, 2023
This Week: Where's Gao Zhisheng?
ChinaAid President and Founder Bob Fu testified at a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing focused on Chinese political prisoner Gao Zhisheng.
Believers help teen moms amid Uganda persecution
Christians face increasing pressure in Uganda.
Syria: A compounded crisis and compassion fatigue
Syria is a prime example of a compounded crisis — 12 years of civil war followed by economic collapse and a food shortage.
Believers suffer amid Sudan clashes
Casualties mount as Sudan enters day six of fighting.
Post-quake, Syrians burdened with fatigue and fear
It’s been just over two months since earthquakes devastated Syria and Turkey on February 6.
Lay Evangelist Stabbed to Death in Uganda
Businessman led many Muslims to Christ.
USCIRF Condemns Funeral Attack, Rising Violence in Northcentral Nigeria
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the recent attack on a funeral in Benue State, Nigeria, which killed dozens of mourners in a region where violence often falls along ethnoreligious lines.
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on Sexual and Gender Based Violence Against Religious Freedom Protesters in Iran.
Christians in Nigeria, DRC continue to be slaughtered… Is anyone listening?
Extremists in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been busy. Reports are still coming out of both countries about attacks on Christians from Holy Week.
Over 8,000 Nigerian Christians Killed or Kidnapped Last Year According to New Report
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law recently released a report estimating that, in 2022 alone, over 5,000 Nigerian Christians were killed and over 3,000 were kidnapped.
44 People Killed in Jihadist Attack in Burkina Faso
Islamic extremists recently launched multiple attacks in northern Burkina Faso.
DRC Children Orphaned in ADF Carnage
Over and over the workers dug their shovels into the eastern Congo ground, removing the dirt one shovelful at a time.
Suspect in Indonesian Worship Service Disruption Arrested
ICC’s staff member in Indonesia reported that the congregation of the Kemah Daud Christian Church in Bandar Lampung was disbanded during their worship service by local authorities and residents on Sunday, February 19.
Uzbekistan: Police Raid Baptist Easter Celebration
On Resurrection Sunday, 9 April, police raided the Baptist church in Qarshi/Karshi, the capital of Uzbekistan’s southern Qashqadaryo/Kashkadarya Region.
Terrorists Kill 33 Christians in Village in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Anglican bishop says government is capable of stopping bloodshed.
Jihadists Bomb Christians’ Good Friday Service in Uganda
Suspect sought Allah’s reward, source says.
Iran killed nearly 600 people in 2022
Iran killed nearly 600 people in 2022, human rights watchdogs report.
Building up India’s persecuted Church with free Bibles, Christian books
In 65 years of ministry, Mission Cry has sent several sea containers with free Bibles and Christian books to India, as well as 177 other nations.
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