WORLDWIDE – The ‘double vulnerability’ of persecuted Christian women

Christian Today | January 22, 2020 Last year, the Bishop of Truro published a monumental review into the persecution of Christians. The findings were stark: anti-Christian persecution is spreading and increasing in severity…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Receives Word That Christian Association of Nigeria Chairman Lawan Andimi Has Been Executed

For Immediate Release | Jan. 21, 2020 STPC Circulating Letter to President Trump About Urgent Needs for Nigeria, Including U.S. Special Envoy to Nigeria and Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—Save the…

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NIGERIA – Nigerian pastor who praised God in ransom video beheaded after refusing to deny Christ

Christian Post | Samuel Smith | Jan. 21, 2020 the Rev. Lawan Andimi | YouTube/Melodyinter World/Screengrab A pastor who made headlines earlier this month for praising God in a ransom…

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NIGERIA – Leah Sharibu alive, doing well in Boko Haram custody— Freed aid worker

News Express Nigeria | Gyang Bere, Jos | Jan. 20, 2020 Leah Sharibu, ISWAP captive from Dapchi A 26-year-old medical aid worker working with Alliance For International Medical Action, Jennifer…

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NIGERIA – Leah Sharibu alive, doing well in Boko Haram custody— Freed aid worker

News Express | Gyang Bere | January 20, 2020 A 26-year-old medical aid worker working with Alliance For International Medical Action, Jennifer Ukambong Samuel, who regained freedom from the Boko…

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NIGERIA – Two Young Christian Women Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Morning Star News | Jan. 20, 2020 JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, on Friday (Jan. 17),…

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EU/NIGERIA – EU accuses Buhari of overseeing Christian persecution, ethnic cleansing in Nigeria

National Pivot Nigeria | Joe Adams | January 20, 2020 The European parliament, legislative branch of the European Union, has accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of overseeing the…

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AFRICA/NIGERIA – “We are under siege” says the Archbishop of Kaduna where 4 seminarians were kidnapped

Agency Fides | Jan. 20, 2020 Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "No other Country will tolerate this type of insecurity without calling for mass protests. Definitely our country is under siege",…

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WORLDWIDE – Christian persecution on rise: North Korea, Muslims to blame

Washington Times | Opinion | Cheryl K. Chumley | Jan. 18, 2020 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Once again, Open Doors, the nonprofit that tracks and reports religious persecution around the world, finds in…

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RELEASE – 2020 Open Doors World Watch List Heightens Urgency of Persecuted Christians Worldwide

For Immediate Release | January 17, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Points to Nigeria’s Unchanged Ranking, Even Amid Especially Violent Year in African Nation WASHINGTON—Open Doors USA, a community of…

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IRAN – Christian activist in Tehran arrested for tweets criticizing Iran

Discrn | Jordyn Pair | Jan. 17, 2020 Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi | Twitter Iranian news reports that Christian human rights activist Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi, who was working in Tehran, was…

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WORLDWIDE – Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say

Presbyterian Outlook | Religion News Service | January 17, 2020 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When John Lennon wrote his hit song “Imagine,” eliminating religions and the divisions they entail was…

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