NIGERIA – Nigerian Church Leader Calls for Gov’t Protection After Gunmen Kill Pastor, Abduct His Wife

Aug. 8, 2019 | Christian Post | By Steve Warren A Nigerian pastor was reportedly killed and his wife abducted for ransom by unknown assailants Sunday evening while traveling on…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Remembers Slaughter of Pakistani Christians 10 Years Ago

August 8, 2019 | For Immediate Release Those Who Serve Christ Are No Safer Today, Advocates Say WASHINGTON—On Aug. 1, 2009, a mob of hundreds of extremists attacked Christian homes…

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CHINA – China removes ‘Bible,’ ‘God,’ ‘Christ’ from children’s classics like ‘Robinson Crusoe’

Aug. 6, 2019 | The Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett In efforts to bring Christianity further under government control, authorities in China have erased the words "Bible," "God" and…

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SYRIA/TURKEY – US Officials Rush to Stop Turkish Invasion of Northeast Syria After Christians Plea for Help

Aug. 5, 2019 | CBN | Emily Jones JERUSALEM, Israel –  US officials from the Department of Defense are going to Ankara, Turkey on Monday to dissuade  President Recep Tayyip…

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PHILLIPINES – Missionary Says God Used Year-Long Abduction to Plant Seeds That Helped Bring Captors to Christ

Apr 10, 2018 | Christian Post | By Samuel Smith VIENNA, Virginia — Over 15 years after she was rescued from a year-long abduction by Islamic terrorists in a Philippine jungle, Kansas…

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NIGERIA – Christian rights groups urge caution in response to reports of Leah Sharibu’s death

Christian Today | Aug. 5, 2019 Christian human rights organisations are continuing to hope that a teenager being held by a faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group is still…

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INDIA – Reporting Persecution to Police a Vanishing Option for Christians in India

July 30, 2019 | Morning Star News Pastor Shelton Viswanathan was attacked in Sheohar District, Bihar state, India. (Morning Star News) HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Persecution of Christians in…

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RELEASE: Call for ‘Measured Response’ to Unconfirmed Reports of Leah Sharibu’s Death

***NEWS RELEASE*** For Immediate Release | July 29, 2019 CONTACT: Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com Save the Persecuted Christians, Leah Foundation and International Committee on Nigeria doubt the report WASHINGTON—Disturbing reports over…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians, Leah Foundation and International Committee on Nigeria Call for ‘Measured Response’ to Unconfirmed Reports of Leah Sharibu’s Death

July 29, 2019 | For Immediate Release Dr. Gloria Puldu, info@leah-foundation.org WASHINGTON—Disturbing reports over the weekend claimed kidnapped Christian Nigeria schoolgirl Leah Sharibu has been killed in captivity. But those…

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CHINA – China Court Upholds 7 Year Prison Sentence Against US-based Christian Pastor

July 27, 2019 | CBN News | Andrea Morris Pastor John Cao breaks a ground on a new school in Wa State, Myanmar. The prominent Chinese pastor was detained by…

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PAKISTAN – Christian girls continue to be abducted. The latest case involves a 14-year-old in Lahore converted under threat

July 26, 2019 | AsiaNews.it Benish Imran was kidnapped by a man who then forced her to embrace Islam. In court, she said she was 19 and had married of…

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NIGERIA – ‘His Cemetery Was Full of Victims’: Group Helps Americans ‘Adopt’ Persecuted Christians in Nigeria

July 26, 2019 | CBN | Mark Martin Leaders with "Save the Persecuted Christians" are on a mission to help Americans "adopt" persecuted Christians in war-torn Nigeria – by praying…

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RELEASE: Prayer News Network Connects Americans With Nigerians Who Are Persecuted for Their Faith

***NEWS RELEASE*** For Immediate Release | July 24, 2019 CONTACT: Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com Prayer News Network Connects Americans With Nigerians Who Are Persecuted for Their Faith Save the Persecuted Christians…

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CHINA – China Orders Towns to Count How Many Citizens ‘Believe in God’ and Then Monitor Them

July 25, 2019 | Christian Headlines China’s central government has intensified its crackdown on Christianity in recent months by pressuring local government officials to keep a count on the number…

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CHINA – China Adds Charge against Pastor, Coerces Christians to Accuse Him Falsely, Sources Say

July 24, 2019 | Morning Star News Early Rain Covenant Church members in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. (China Aid) Authorities in China have added “illegal business activities” to the subversion charge…

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