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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
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
Islamic Extremists Attack Prayer Group in India, beat 65 year-old woman
By Mahruaii Sailo NEW DELHI (Compass Direct News) – Islamic extremists in India attacked a Christian prayer meeting in West Bengal state, beating a 65-year-old widow and other women less than a month after they helped drive a young woman out of her home and village for her faith. Islamists in Nutangram, Murshidabad district forced their way into the home of Gaffar Shaike on March 30 at around 2 p.m., as 11 Christians from Believers’ Church were … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, India, Islam, Persecution
Lao Officials Confiscate Church Buildings; Tell Christians to give up faith or be expelled.
By Sarah Page AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Compass Direct News) – Lao officials on Thursday (April 5) confiscated and sealed a church building in southern Laos after holding a two-day seminar warning against religious belief, according to advocacy group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF). Besides sealing the church building in Khamnonsung village, Saybuly district, they also warned that other unrecognized churches in the district in Savannakhet Province would soon be shut down. Local Communist Party official … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Laos, Persecution
