Persecution watch by Andrew Halloway
800 Ethiopian Christians massacred Around 800 Christians were killed in November in Ethiopia as they tried to protect the church where they believe the Ark of the Covenant still resides.…
2,200 Nigerian Christians martyred in 2020
Western media still “falling for the propaganda” Islamist murders of Christians in Nigeria totalled 2,200 last year, and 34,400 since 2009, according to a civil liberties organisation. Nigeria’s International Society…
Persecution watch by Andrew Halloway
Cuba flattens church and arrests pastor Cuban authorities have destroyed a church in Santiago de Cuba and arrested a pastor for filming the demolition live on social media. The church…
The massacres nobody’s talking about
by Andrew Halloway Door to door killings of 500 Ethiopian Christians At least 500 Christians were killed by Muslim extremists this summer in Ethiopia. Christian aid agency Barnabas Fund reports…
Crackdown fails to stop China’s Church growth
Chinese Christians may be experiencing the worst persecution they have faced since the cultural revolution in the 1960s, yet they are now ten per cent of the population. Parents were…
Asia Bibi’s lawyer pleads for another death row Christian
Christian who has already been in jail for seven years for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages has been given the death sentence. Asif Pervaiz, a 37-year-old father of four, was…
Five Christians killed in India
Intolerance of Christians in India has been increasing in recent years, and in the latest incidents five Christians have died. A Christian father of two was murdered in Jharkhand State…
Petition to save Pakistanis on death row
Campaigning group CitizenGO has raised a petition in support of two Christians sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan. Shagufta Kauser and disabled husband Shafqat Masih are among over 150…
Nigeria: Media ignore Muslim extremists’ attacks
Mervyn Thomas challenged the media’s apathy over murdered Nigerian Christians Most attacks on Christians in Nigeria go unreported by local and international media, according to ASSIST News. The Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa…