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Boko Haram suspected in deadly attacks

April 14, 2014 Nigeria Abuja, Boko Haram, Borno, Nigeria

The militant Boko Haram sect is suspected in weekend attacks on villages in Nigeria’s beleagured northeast that left scores dead. News reports said the attackers, armed with military rifles, shoulder-launched grenades and firebombs set fire to the villages of Ngoshe, Kaigamari and Anchaka, in Borno state. The attackers fired on . . . Read More

Christians most persecuted religion globally

April 11, 2014 David Cameron, UK

The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron has committed his government to fighting persecution of Christians abroad. In his annual Easter reception for Christian leaders at 10, Downing St, Cameron acknowledged that “Christians are the most persecuted religion around the world.” He encouraged his audience to be unashamed to “stand up against persecution . . . Read More

Chinese church growth attacked by Communist Party

April 8, 2014 China China, Communism, Crosses, Sanjiang, Wenzhou

Thousands of Chinese Christians have set up camp around Sanjiang church in Wenzhou, an eastern port city, to prevent it from being demolished by the government. Last week nearly 5,000 people from the area arrived to protect their church, since then at least 100 people per shift are guarding the . . . Read More

Chad is withdrawing its troops from CAR

April 2, 2014 Central African Republic African Union, Central African Republic, Chad, Seleka

The neighbouring nation has contributed roughly 850 soldiers of the 6,000 strong African Union peace keeping contingent that is also backed by about 2,000 French troops. The troops were meant to serve as part of the larger peace keeping force but are no longer welcome due to their alleged links . . . Read More

North Korea’s torture, starvation and killings

March 26, 2014 North Korea China, North Korea, South Korea, Torture, UN

The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has debated a report which accuses North Korea of systematic torture, starvation and killings comparable with Nazi-era atrocities. Their findings were based on testimony from hundreds of victims, defectors and witnesses. The report called for the closure of political prison camps and for . . . Read More

Malatya murder suspects out of jail

March 12, 2014 Turkey Malatya

As expected, the five men suspected of killing three Christians in Malatya, Turkey, nearly seven years ago have been released from jail as their trial continues. The Malatya First High Criminal Court released the suspects March 8 in response to a new law, which took effect last week, that reduces . . . Read More

Kidnappers release Syrian nuns

March 10, 2014 Syria Al-Nusra Front, Kidnapping, Maaloula, Syria, Women

A group of nuns kidnapped in Maaloula, Syria, in December were released early Monday, tired but unharmed. “God did not leave us,” Mother Pelagia Sayyaf, superior of the Mar Takla monastery in Maaloula, told news reporters after the nuns had been released to Syrian authorities as part of a prisoner . . . Read More

‘Allah’ verdict postponed

March 5, 2014 Malaysia 'Allah', Islamic extremism, Malaysia, The Herald

Malaysia’s Federal Court has reserved judgment on a Catholic newspaper’s application to appeal against a ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ in its publication. In a case which started in 2008, The Herald appealed to the Federal Court after the Court of Appeal’s Oct. 2013 decision to ban . . . Read More

ISIS makes Christians an offer

February 27, 2014 Syria Islamic State, Jizya, Raqqa, Syria

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, has posted a list of options for Christians in the Syrian city of Raqqa: 1. Convert to Islam 2. Pay a tax equivalent to 1/4 ounce of gold. Remove all symbols of Christianity from public view. Pray only in private. . . . Read More

Copts found dead in Libya

February 25, 2014 Libya Benghazi, Copts, Egypt, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Tripoli

Seven Egyptian Christians have been found dead on a beach near the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi. The Copts, who were found tied up and with gunshot wounds to the head, were identified as Talaat Sidik Bassiouni, Hani Garas Habib, Nadi Garas Habib, Fawzi Fathi Sidik, Edward Nashed, Ayoub Sabri . . . Read More

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Boko Haram suspected in deadly attacks

Christians most persecuted religion globally

Chinese church growth attacked by Communist Party

Chad is withdrawing its troops from CAR

North Korea’s torture, starvation and killings

Malatya murder suspects out of jail

Kidnappers release Syrian nuns

‘Allah’ verdict postponed

ISIS makes Christians an offer

Copts found dead in Libya

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