UNICEF says fears grow over fate of 850 children in besieged Syrian prison
Amman, JordanReuters Fears are growing for hundreds of children in a Syrian prison seized by Islamic State inmates, after six days of clashes with Kurdish-led fighters seeking to regain control of the facility, the United Nations children’s agency said on Tuesday. About 850 children are caught in the crossfire as Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces aided […]
Christians facing ongoing persecution in northern Mozambique
Nairobi, Kenya John Tembe’s voice trembles as he narrates how jihadists in Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique brutally hacked his brother to death for refusing their demand to renounce Christ. “He risked his life by refusing to convert to Islam,” a 30-year-old father of three said by phone from the northern part of the country. “He was […]
Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria
Maidguri, NigeriaAP Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen in Nigeria as they were harvesting crops in the country’s northern state of Borno, officials said. One said the death toll could rise to about 60 people. The attack on Saturday in a rice field in […]
Religious freedom: Minorities under attack as PM pushes “tolerant” Pakistan
KATHY GANNON, of Associated Press, reports on the ongoing challenges facing religious minorities – including Christians – in Pakistan…
More than 600 Christians killed in Islamic extremists attacks in first five months of 2020 – report
More than 600 Christians have been killed in attacks by Fulani herdsmen and Islamic extremist groups in Nigeria in the first four-and-a-half months of this year, according to a report released earlier this month. The report, from the Nigerian-based International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law, found that no fewer than 620 Christians had […]
At least six killed in attack on church in Burkina Faso
At least six people have been killed in an attack on a church in northern Burkina Faso, close to the country’s border with Mali. Gunmen, who arrived on motorbikes, opened fire as people were leaving the Protestant church following the end of the Sunday service in the village of Silgadji, reportedly killing the pastor, his […]
Egypt says it’s killed 19 militants following Friday’s attack on Coptic Christians
The Egyptian Government said police have killed 19 Islamist militants accused of Friday’s attack on Coptic Christians in a shoot-out. In a statement, the Interior Ministry was reported as saying that police had pursued the “fugitive terrorist elements” into a desert area west of the Minya province and exchanged fire, killing 19. The news came […]
Acid attack survivor Umar Mulinde targeted again in Uganda
Morning Star News Pastor Umar Mulinde, a highly effective evangelist in Uganda who survived a horrific acid attack in 2011, said he recently escaped another attempted assault by Islamic extremists. Following a one-week evangelistic event in Mubende, on 25th September Mulinde was driving the 145 kilometres back to the Ugandan capital of Kampala when a […]
As more Christians are killed in Somalia, number of orphans grows
Morning Star News Orphans in Somalia whose parents were killed for their faith by Islamic extremist al-Shabaab rebels are becoming more numerous – and hungrier, an underground church leader said. The pastor started a care centre for the orphans three years ago in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as more children of secret Christians were orphaned. […]
PHILIPPINES: “MARAWI WAR IS NOT A RELIGIOUS CONFLICT”, SAY CATHOLIC BISHOPS
World Watch Monitor reports…