Sudan forces Christians out; South Sudan under severe strain
Hundreds of thousands of people originating from the mainly Christian, mainly African, South Sudan are effectively being forced out of Sudan, having been stripped of their citizenship. They have until April 8 either to leave the strongly Islamic and Arab northern country or to be treated as foreigners under a regime that is extremely hostile to non-Muslims and non-Arabs. The deadline was announced last month. An estimated 500,000-700,000 people, who are mainly Christians of Southern origin, are … Read entire article »
Filed under: Barnabas Aid, Islam, Persecution, South Sudan, Sudan
Iranian Authorities Raid House Church in Shiraz
ISTANBUL (Compass Direct News) – Iranian authorities this week arrested Christian converts from Islam while they were meeting for worship at a home in the southern city of Shiraz, according to sources. Officials are holding the Christians at an unknown location, they said. The sources put the number of the arrested Christians, who belong to one of Iran’s many underground house churches, at between six and 10. Authorities often detain, question and apply pressure on converts from … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Iran, Islam, Persecution
Four Christians Killed by Islamist Group Boko Haram in Nigeria – Villages Threatened
Nigeria (Chrisitan Solidarity Worldwide) – Gunmen from the Islamist group Boko Haram gunmen yesterday shot dead four Igbo Christian men in Potiskum town in Yobe State, and threatened to launch an attack on two nearby villages later that evening. The four men were reportedly shot in a vehicle as they were migrating southwards to rejoin their families, who had already moved to that area to escape the violence. Previous attempts to join them had been … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Islam, Nigeria
Somali Woman Whipped in Public for Converting from Islam
NAIROBI, Kenya (Compass Direct News) — A Somali convert from Islam was paraded before a cheering crowd last month and publicly flogged as a punishment for embracing a “foreign religion,” sources said. Sofia Osman, a 28-year-old Christian from Janale city in Somali’as Lower Shabelle region, had been taken into custody by Islamic extremist al Shabaab militants in November; the public whipping was meant to mark her release. She received 40 lashes on Dec. 22 while jeered … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Islam, Persecution, Somalia
Christians warned by Islamist militants in Nigeria to leave north within 3 days
By Michael Ireland, Senior International Correspondent, ASSIST News Service NIGERIA (ANS) — The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living in northern Nigeria three days to leave the area amid a rising tide of violence there. CNN reports that Boko Haram spokesman, Abul Qaqa, also said late Sunday that Boko Haram fighters are ready to confront soldiers sent to the area under a state of emergency declared in parts of four states … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Islam, Nigeria, Persecution
