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Muslim lawyer threatens ‘bloodbath’ in demand for sharia in Russia
By Michael Ireland, ASSIST News Service RUSSIAN FEDERATION (ANS) — A Muslim lawyer has called for the introduction of sharia courts in Russia, threatening a “bloodbath” if the demand is opposed, reports the UK-based Barnabas Fund (www.barnabasfund.org). Chechen Dagir Khasavov, the founder of an organization that defends the rights of Muslims, said in an interview broadcast on April 24 by the independent channel Ren-TV: “Muslims do not want to get involved in the multi-layered court system, it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Muslim, Russia
Hundreds slaughtered as anti-Christian violence in Nigeria rages on
Barnabas Aid reports that around 300 Christians have been killed in one diocese alone, and 27 people died in attacks on three church services as anti-Christian violence in Nigeria continues unabated. The Rt. Rev. Timothy Yahaya, Bishop of Jalingo, Taraba State, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, told Barnabas Aid that 300 Christians have been killed in his diocese in a series of incidents over the last three weeks. Then on Sunday (29 April), three church services in Northern … Read entire article »
Filed under: Barnabas Aid, Christian, Nigeria, Persecution
Deadly attack on Christians at Nigeria’s Bayero University in Kano
By Dan Wooding KANO, NIGERIA (ANS) – Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire at church services Sunday, April 29 at a Nigerian university, killing about 20 people as worshippers tried to flee, witnesses and officials said. “Explosions and gunfire rocked Bayero University in the northern city of Kano, with witnesses reporting that two church services were targeted as they were being held on campus,” said a report from the AFP news agency. One of the services … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Nigeria, Persecution
Grenade Attack on Church in Kenya Kills One
By Simba Tian NAIROBI, Kenya (Compass Direct News) – A grenade explosion yesterday killed a 27-year-old university student at a church in Nairobi and injured 16 people, sources said. Kelvin Walumba was killed after a man pretending to be a worshipper at God’s House of Miracles International Church in the Ngara area of Nairobi threw three grenades as the service was concluding; only one of the grenades exploded. A security guard said the assailant, who after running … Read entire article »
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New Campaign to Eradicate House Churches Launched by Chinese Government
By Michael Ireland Senior International Correspondent, ASSIST News Service MIDLAND, TEXAS (ANS) — According to ChinaAid for many years, China’s house churches, which uphold religious freedom and hold fast to the true faith, have been viewed by the Chinese government as a hostile group of dissenters and have become the target of persecution and crackdowns. “Furthermore,” the organization says in a communiqué to Western media, “these vile acts of the government, which blatantly violate the Constitution of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, China, Christian, Persecution
