CIC Persecution News Headlines
News of persecution, human rights violations, and other articles of interest.
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending September 16, 2023
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China: This Week: Guangzhou Bible Reformed Church banned ChinaAid received news that local officials in Guangdong province banned Guangzhou Bible Reformed Church on August 24th. |
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The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) marks the one-year anniversary of Iranian security forces’ killing of Mahsa Zhina Amini for wearing “improper hijab.” |
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Iran deploys intimidation tactics in Amini’s hometown Iran flexes its military muscle ahead of tomorrow’s rebellion anniversary. |
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USCIRF Releases Updated Blasphemy Factsheet and Blasphemy Law Compendium This report lists the 95 countries with legislation criminalizing expressions insulting or offending religious feelings, figures, or symbols. |
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Evangelist Slain for Leading Muslims to Christ in Uganda Assailants said he was not supposed to live, eyewitness says. |
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On Monday 4 September anti-Christian (presumed Hindutva [Hindu nationalist]) elements attacked a church in Nawalparasi district, Lumbini Province, which is south-west of Kathmandu, bordering North India’s Uttar Pradesh. |
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Pastor, Two other Christians Kidnapped in Nigeria ECWA leader taken from his home early Wednesday morning. |
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Terrorists Kill 37 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria Fulani herdsmen and others massacre 10 on Sunday. |
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Seminarian Dies in Catholic Church Attack in Nigeria Suspected Muslim terrorists attacked and burned a Catholic seminary in Kaduna State, Nigeria on Friday and killed a young seminarian who was trapped in the fire. |
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Pastor Shot in Aftermath of Pakistan Unrest A lead pastor in Jaranwala, Pakistan was shot on Sunday by two assailants after he refused to recite a Muslim creed. |
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Two Nepalese Churches Attacked in Growing Trend An attack on a church in Nepal’s Lumbini Province on Monday was just the latest in a string of recent violence against Christians in the country. |
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Iraq: Five Sentenced to Life for Murder of American Christian in Baghdad Five individuals—four Iraqi militia members and one Iranian national—were recently sentenced to life imprisonment by an Iraqi court for the murder of American Christian Stephen Troell that took place in November 2022. |
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China: A bishop charged with impersonating religious personnel? How can an ordained Chinese Catholic Bishop be charged with "impersonating religious personnel." |
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington, D.C. reflects the close bilateral relationship between the United States and India. |
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India: Militants mingle with mobs in Manipur India’s security agencies warn that dormant terrorist groups are now active in Manipur’s ongoing conflict. |
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Iran intensifies crackdown ahead of Amini anniversary Iran cracks down on potential dissent ahead of the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death on Saturday. |
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USCIRF Welcomes Release of Vietnamese Religious Prisoner of Conscience Nguyen Bac Truyen The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the release of Nguyen Bac Truyen, a Hoa Hao Buddhist, religious freedom advocate, and human rights defender. |
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USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Iran This report provides an overview of religious freedom conditions in Iran in 2023. |
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Morocco quake leaves 20 Christian families homeless Teams from Spain, Britain, and Qatar are joining search and rescue efforts in Morocco. |
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India: Alarming rise of Christian persecution in new report A new report shows violence against Christians in India is rising at an alarming rate. |
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US: School Board Orders Police to Remove Praying Citizens School Board Orders Pollice to Remove Praying Citizens |
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Christian Couple Jailed, Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan Three young children are left without parents. |
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Churches and Christians attacked in Nepal; Gospel work continues Persecutors target churches and believers in Nepal. |
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At least 220 Christians languish in Eritrean prisons For more than 20 years, the government of Eritrea has persecuted Eritrean evangelicals. |
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Terrorists Kill Christian Couple in Taraba State, Nigeria Others wounded, six kidnapped in attack. |
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