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Death Toll Soars In Northern Nigeria
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The number of Christians killed in an Islamic extremist attack in Gombe, Nigeria, on Jan. 5 has risen to nine. Also, over the weekend Boko Haram extremists killed at least 21 Christians in neighboring Adamawa state, sources told Compass Direct News. Members of the Boko Haram group that seeks to impose Sharia (Islamic law) on Nigeria emerged from a mosque near the Deeper Life Bible Church in the Boso area of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Muslim, Nigeria, Open Doors, Persecution
Islamic Majority Countries Top Open Doors 2012 World Watch List
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Open Doors 2012 World Watch List has a familiar look to it. North Korea tops the list for the 10th straight time as the country where Christians face the most severe persecution, while Islamic-majority countries represent nine of the top 10 and 38 of the 50 countries on the annual ranking. Afghanistan (2), Saudi Arabia (3), Somalia (4), Iran (5) and the Maldives (6) form a bloc where indigenous Christians have … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, North Korea, Open Doors, Persecution
Islamic Extremists in Somalia Kill Church Leader
Opens Doors has reported that Islamic militants in Somalia found an underground church leader who escaped a kidnapping attempt earlier and killed him last week. Islamic extremist al Shabaab rebels shot Madobe Abdi to death on March 15 in Mahaday village, 31 miles north of Johwar. His death is among a large list of Christians murdered by Islamic militants, but his was distinctive in that he was not a convert from Islam. This man was an orphan, who was raised as a Christian. The extremist would not allow his body to be buried, instead they ordered that it be left to dogs as an example to other Christians. Al shabaab, which is fighting the Transitional Federal Government, has embarked on a campaign to rid the country of all non-Muslims. Please pray for our brothers … Read entire article »
Filed under: Muslim, Open Doors, Somalia
China Sentences House Church Pastors to Prison
Open Doors reports that five pastors arrested without a warrant in China’s Shanxi Province as they were on their way to file a complaint over the demolition of their church building, have been sentenced to prison terms of three to seven years. … Read entire article »
Filed under: China, Christian, Open Doors
How Christians are being persecuted in North Korea
By Success Kanayo Uchime, Special to ASSIST News Service NORTH KOREA – It’s very disheartening to note the level of persecution of Christian in North Korea, even in the hands of the government officials who’re supposed to protect them in accordance with the country’s constitutions. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Open Doors, Persecution
