12th May 2020 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Two Christian villages were attacked very early this morning in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The villages of Gon and Bolkin are Christian Farming villages that are part of Numan Local Government Area(LGA). They have long dealt with attacks perpetrated by Fulani militants and have suffered many deaths.… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 23
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The Persecution of Christians Part 22
A spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that on 17 January, Boko Haram disconnected the Borno state capital Maiduguri and surrounding areas from the national electricity grid for the second time since June 2019. Seventeen soldiers were reportedly killed and an unknown number kidnapped in attacks along Bama-Gwoza road on 17… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 22
The Persecution of Christians Part 21
The Abubakar Shekau faction of the terrorist group Boko Haram executed the chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa state, Reverend Lawan Andimi, on 20 January. Rev Andimi was abducted on 2 January 2020, when terrorists wearing military fatigues ransacked Michika town and forced him into a vehicle. News of Rev Andimi’s… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 21
The Persecution of Christians Part 20
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on churches in Nigeria and abroad to join in three days of “Special Fasting and Prayer,” commencing on 31 January. The initiative is being launched in response to “the gruesome murder of the Chairman of CAN Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Rev. Lawan Andimi, abduction… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 20
The Persecution of Christians Part 19
A Canadian pastor who was sentenced to a life term of hard labour in North Korea for “crimes against the state” in December 2015 has been released, the country’s official news agency says. A statement confirmed 62-year-old Hyeon Soo Lim had been released on humanitarian grounds. On Tuesday the Canadian government confirmed a delegation had… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 19
The Persecution of Christians Part 18
North Korea’s official name is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in reality it functions as a totalitarian regime. Driven by a paranoid tyrannical leader, persecution pervades every aspect of civic, social, family, and private life. While formally North Korea is an atheistic country, its constitution nominally grants freedom of religious belief, but prohibits the… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 18
The Persecution of Christians Part 17
Fatima grew up in a Muslim family in Saudi Arabia. From a child her chief desire was to know and live for God. She belonged to a distinguished Bedouin tribe in the Province of Qassim. From her childhood she was a brilliant student who had the ability to learn off by heart all she heard… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 17
The Persecution of Christians Part 16
Gospel singer Helen Berhane (32), who was released from prison in November 2006 after being detained in Eritrea without charge for two years, has been granted asylum in Denmark. She and her daughter arrived in the country safely on 19 October 2007. For the past eleven months, Berhane had been maintaining a low profile in… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 16
The Persecution of Christians Part 15
In Protestant churches in China last Christmas, robed choir members again raised their voices in song, but this time their music was not traditional carols and hymns of praise to God. It was “My Motherland and I” and other anthems of homage to the Chinese Communist Party. In the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (PCA) churches,… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 15
Muslim Invasion of the UK Part 14
During a visit to Gonan Rogo village, leaders of SOKAPU saw “firsthand the horror inflicted on the poor Adara village, 64 km away from Kaduna metropolis on the Kaduna – Kachia road.” The 17 people killed in Gonan Rogo were either shot or hacked to death with machetes. A 25-year-old nursing mother, was found dead… Continue reading Muslim Invasion of the UK Part 14