18/05/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Last Thursday, May 14, was Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday. Leah is the lone remaining schoolgirl in captivity from the town of Dapchi, where more than 100 girls were taken from the Government Girls Science and Technical School by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram.… Continue reading Persecution of Christians Part 8
Category: Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide
The Persecution of Christians Part 7
Persecution-monitoring groups such as Open Doors and UK-based Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust estimate that more than 7,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed for their faith in the past five years. The brazen, bloody attacks by Boko Haram and ISIS-affiliated militants tragically have made these groups into household names. But there is another extremist group operating… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 7
Nov 2016. Myanmar Human Rights Abuses on the Rohingya
November 2016. If you Think About It. All the Wars/Conflicts that are Going On in the World are All Religion Based. The Intolerance of Religion or the Extremity of Religion. In Myanmar, also known as Burma, the UN has called for an Investigation into Alleged Human Rights Abuses Against the Minority Ethnic Rohingya Muslims. Hundreds… Continue reading Nov 2016. Myanmar Human Rights Abuses on the Rohingya
Jun 2020. Ethnic Cleansing continues in Myanmar
June 2020. This is what life is like for the 130,000 internally displaced Rohingyas trapped in detention camps in central Rakhine state in Myanmar: in the camps, they have no future, with little access to land or livelihoods. They depend on foreign aid supplies and die of treatable diseases because of limited access to healthcare.… Continue reading Jun 2020. Ethnic Cleansing continues in Myanmar
The Persecution of Christians Part 6
The Maiduguri Bishop from Nigeria Oliver Dashe Doeme says, “It is the basis of Boko Haram philosophy that Western Civilisation and education are both sinful and harmful. The irony of this is that despite this statement Boko Haram activities are based on Western achievements such as the telephone, the internet and modern equipment. According to… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 6
The Persecution of Christians Part 5
Father Fidelis, a Priest in Nigeria, makes his latest appeal follows the abduction of four young seminarians in the city of Kaduna, in north western Nigeria. It is the latest in a long line of Attacks and Murders of Christian believers there. An estimated 1,000 Nigerian Christians were murdered in 2019 alone for their faith.… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 5
The Persecution of Christians Part 4
A Catholic priest in Nigeria releases an appeal for attention and action to the international community as Christians continue to be persecuted and murdered in his country. “Every day,” says Father Joseph Bature Fidelis, of the Diocese of Maiduguri, “Our brothers and sisters are slaughtered in the streets.” In a dramatic appeal to the papal… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 4
The Persecution of Christians Part 3
Although Fulani extremists in Nigeria are not part of an organized terror group such as Boko Haram or ISIS, their Crimes are no less reprehensible. The fact remains: Christians are being Persecuted and Killed. Men, women, and children are being Slaughtered, and their deaths largely are being ignored. A report by Open Doors indicates that… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 3
May 2020. Rwanda Genocide Trial
May 2020. The man accused of financing the Rwandan genocide has denied playing a role in the massacres. “All of this is lies. I have not killed any Tutsis. I was working with them,” Félicien Kabuga told a French court during a bail hearing. The 84-year-old businessman was arrested earlier this month in a suburb… Continue reading May 2020. Rwanda Genocide Trial
The Persecution of Christians Part 2
A prominent Christian leader in Nigeria says, “Our people are being Killed,” he said. “They are being Hacked to Death. Entire communities, hundreds, have been Sacked — Destroyed and taken over by Fulani herdsmen.” According to World Watch Monitor, the Fulani are the “world’s largest nomadic group,” and they believe they have the right to… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 2