Mother of Christian Girl Held Captive by Boko Haram: Please Don’t ‘Grow Tired of Praying’ for My Daughter

Mother of Christian Girl Held Captive by Boko Haram: Please Don’t ‘Grow Tired of Praying’ for My Daughter

(Open Doors USA) — “Monday, February 19, is a date I will never forget in my life.” For 19-year-old Affodia Andrawus, a Christian classmate of Leah Sharibu, the night evokes feelings of fear and horror. In her own words, Affodia recounts the events leading up to the attack on the Government Girls School in Dapchi […]

U.S. Report Finds Religious Freedom Conditions ‘Continued to Deteriorate’ Worldwide in 2017

U.S. Report Finds Religious Freedom Conditions ‘Continued to Deteriorate’ Worldwide in 2017

WASHINGTON — An annual government report outlining the state of affairs for religious freedom across the globe has found that “conditions continued to deteriorate” and remained on a “downward trend” in 2017. “Religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate in countries across the globe in 2017. This ongoing downward trend often intersected with authoritarian practices characterized by hostility toward dissent, pluralism, […]

Burma Bombing Drives Christian, Ethnic Kachin Civilians From Their Homes

Burma Bombing Drives Christian, Ethnic Kachin Civilians From Their Homes

YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – The Burma (Myanmar) military in April bombed predominantly Christian, ethnic Kachin civilians and restricted aid to displaced villagers trapped in the wilds, sources said. Burma government forces fired artillery and dropped bombs on Awng Lawt village in mid-April near the northern town of Tanai, Kachin state, sending 2,000 villagers […]

Chinese Officials Raid Kindergarten Established by Fujian Church

Chinese Officials Raid Kindergarten Established by Fujian Church

XIAMEN, Fujian (ChinaAid) — Officials from a local religious affairs bureau and ministry of education in China’s eastern Fujian conducted a two-hour investigation of a kindergarten established by a local church on April 16. The kindergarten, which wishes to remain anonymous to avoid further scrutiny, was established by a church in Xiamen. On the morning […]

Church-Run Algerian Day Care Center Ordered to Close

Church-Run Algerian Day Care Center Ordered to Close

(World Watch Monitor) — Authorities in Algeria’s north-eastern city of Tizi-Ouzou, in the Kabylie region, have closed down a day care center for Christian children. The Early Childhood Home was established more than 10 years ago by Église Protestante du Plein Évangile (The Full Gospel Protestant Church), also known by its French acronym EPPETO. EPPETO […]

Hindu Radicals Force Indian Pastor to Flee Village After Series of Attacks

Hindu Radicals Force Indian Pastor to Flee Village After Series of Attacks

(International Christian Concern) – Chensingh Vasunia, a 26-year-old pastor, was forced to flee his village of Kondri, located in India’s Madhya Pradesh state, after a series of devastating attacks by Hindu radicals on his home and church. Beginning on March 16, the attacks left two of Pastor Chensingh’s church members seriously injured and his house […]