04.29.2023

CIC Persecution News Headlines

 News of persecution, human rights violations, and other articles of interest.

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 1 Corinthians 12:26a
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending April 29, 2023

Please pray for Loreto Hernández García and family in Cuba Last June, we asked you to pray urgently for an independent religious leader in Cuba, Loreto Hernández García.
Pray for Sudan from CIC contact Please join in prayer for our brothers and sisters and churches in Sudan ... below is a prayer request from Rev. Thomas, CIC contact in Sudan ...
China: This Week: Officials take passport of democracy activist Zhu Yufu Banned From Seeing Sister
Death toll soars as chaos reigns in Sudan Neighboring countries and international bodies push for peace as chaos reigns in Sudan.
Iran security forces target kids in brutal crackdowns A new report from Human Rights Watch describes the brutal extent of Iran’s recent crackdown.
Fulani Kill 18 Christians, Wound Pastor in Plateau State, Nigeria Herdsmen attack communities in five counties over 11 days.
USCIRF Condemns Russia’s Closure of the SOVA Center The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) denounced Russia’s forcible closure of the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis, a nongovernmental organization that conducts research on freedom of religion or belief issues in Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea.
ChinaAid Commends U.S. Ambassador's Visit With U.S. Detainees In China "U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns recently visited with several Americans who have been detained in China, including David Lin, a pastor who has been in prison since 2006.
Sudan: Broken ceasefire agreement, healthcare facilities closing Over 60% of Khartoum’s healthcare facilities are shut down as of yesterday, according to the World Health Organization.
China: Advancing the "Sinicization" of Christianity News has emerged about what might be the first committee in China focused on promoting the Gospel in the 'Chinese Communist context.'
Sudan crisis: WHO issues biohazard warning The World Health Organization issues a dire warning amid Sudan’s descent into chaos.
DRC: Solace for Christians in Bunia Komanda is a town of palm trees and lush green vegetation, wide, hard-packed dirt roads, and tin-roofed structures.
Libyan Security Agency Arrests Christians Accused of Proselytizing Two American school teachers accused of being “missionaries inviting Muslim Libyans to convert to Christianity” were detained and deported to Tunisia last week by the Libyan Internal Security Agency in the country’s capitol, Tripoli.
Indonesia: Church Finally Allowed to Reopen After Fifteen Years After over 15 years of dispute, an Indonesian church, Yasmin Church, located in the city of Bogor, just south of Jakarta, was finally allowed to open on Easter Sunday this year.
DRC: Three Days of Darkness It was a hot June day in the war-torn region of eastern DRC.
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin, April Update
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Hearing  Transnational Repression of Freedom of Religion or Belief Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a virtual hearing that will examine transnational repression on the basis of religion, belief, or advocacy for religious freedom and how the United States can respond accordingly.
At Least 94 Christians Martyred During Holy Week in Nigeria During Holy Week, one of the most important celebrations of the Christian church year, believers in Nigeria suffered injury, kidnapping, and even death.
Foreign governments rush to evacuate citizens, personnel out of Sudan Sudan has been poised to fall into chaos for some time. But over the last week, two warring generals lit the match and set it on fire.
American missionary pilot provisionally released from Mozambique prison Ryan Koher, an American missionary pilot in Mozambique, has been provisionally released after four months in prison.
Iran’s communications minister calls for continued censorship The regime in Tehran continues its brutal oppression of the Iranian people.
DRC: more than 150 civilians killed in two weeks The United Nations says more than 150 civilians were killed during the first two weeks of April in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
ISWAP Kills Pastor, Herdsmen Slaughter 134 Christians in Nigeria Terrorists unchecked in Borno, Benue states.
Christian Widow, Muslim Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan Illiterate workers accused of intentionally burning pages of Koran.

 

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