05.06.2023

Please pray for the family and loved ones of deceased Eritrean church leader, Pastor Tesfay Seyoum

As Christians we are encouraged that even death is not the end.

USCIRF Documents 2,000 Victims, Calls Attention to Millions Persecuted for Religion or Belief

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today surpassed 2,000 individuals included in its Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Victims List, a database that catalogues victims who have been detained, imprisoned, placed under house arrest, disappeared, forced to renounce their faith, or tortured for their religious belief, religious activity, or religious freedom advocacy. 

This Week: How to write to the Mayflower Church

If the Lord leads you to write an encouraging letter or note to the Mayflower Church, or to an individual Mayflower family, now you can do so!

UKRAINE: Second conscientious objector jail sentence

Mykhailo Yavorsky, a 40-year-old Christian from the south-western city of
Ivano-Frankivsk, is preparing an appeal against a one-year jail term handed
down on 6 April for refusing mobilisation on grounds of conscience. 

India’s Supreme Court to examine critical religious matters on May 8

India’s Supreme Court will examine critical religious matters on Monday, May 8.

Desperation Spikes in Myanmar – and Faith Grows

Desperation in Myanmar is growing – the number of displaced people went above 1 million for the first time ever last year, and it has only continued to climb.

Two USCIRF recommendations worth following

Questions and concerns follow on the heels of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report released earlier this week.

Iran secretly used quake relief flights to arm Syria against Israel

Recent reports show that Iran used earthquake relief flights to secretly deliver weapons and military equipment to Syria — weapons that would be used to attack Israel.

2023 USCIRF report contains few surprises

This year’s religious freedom report from the United States government contains few surprises. 

Post-election Unrest Threatens Christians in Nigeria

Nigeria is the most populous black nation on the planet earth and has the highest number of voters in Africa. Nigeria’s recent general election was the 7th election held since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, its so-called Fourth Republic. 

Ten Days of Terror and Death in Congo as Eighty Christians are Killed by the ADF

The Church in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to bear the brunt of terrorism from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), one of the many armed groups operating across the region that has vowed to kill more Christians to please Allah.

103 Christian College Students Imprisoned in Eritrea

Earlier this month, Eritrean police raided a group of Christian college students who had gathered to worship and record video clips for social media.  

Religious Leaders Call for an End to Violence in Sudan

Amid the escalating violence currently wracking Sudan, Catholic leaders from both Sudan and South Sudan have called for a cessation of hostilities and for dialogue between rival groups in order to stop the loss of life and preserve unity in the nation.  

Bangladesh, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT): the Christian Struggle to Survive

BACKGROUND: In 1947 British India was partitioned to become Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India. Despite being only three to five percent Muslim, and despite the Buddhist and Christian paharis (hill tribes) having more in common with their ethnic kin in northeast India than with the ethnic Bengali Muslims of the lowlands, the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) was ‘awarded’ to Pakistan.

U.S. Commission labels China as 'Country of Particular Concern'

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2023 Annual Report detailing concerns about religious freedom worldwide. 

Sudan fighting triggers displacement crisis

Thousands of people are on the move in Sudan as the war between military factions enters a third week.

Fulani Herdsmen Kill 12 Christians in Central Nigeria

Pastor’s house among at least 86 homes burned down. 

USCIRF Releases Annual Findings on International Religious Freedom

USCIRF Releases 2023 Annual Report Highlighting Worsening Religious Freedom Conditions Around the World

Includes new recommendations of Cuba and Nicaragua as Countries of Particular Concern and Sri Lanka for the Special Watch List

India persecution keeps Christian lawyers busy

Despite promises of protection from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the persecution of religious minorities continues unabated in India.

Christian College Student in Uganda Slain for Sharing Christ

Muslim from his hometown suspected.