238 Christians killed in one week
The mass murder of Christians that occurred in one week over Christmas 2023 in Nigeria has continued into this year.
Landmark gas exports to Egypt
On 15 January, Israel began its first day of exporting natural gas to its southern neighbour Egypt as part of a landmark deal signed in December. According to reports, Israel…
Pilgrims shot dead on Egyptian bus
Seven Christian pilgrims were killed in central Egypt when a bus taking them to a remote monastery was attacked by gunmen on 2 November.
Churches closed after Muslim riots
Due to attacks by Muslim mobs, eight Egyptian churches have been closed. According to Premier, the Muslim protesters didn’t want the church buildings to be given legal recognition. Two years…
Life and death on the Nile
As Egypt’s Christians are targeted by Islamist extremists and rats bite off the ears of slum-dwelling Christian children, Wilfred Wong reports on this country that has long played a mysterious…
Coptic bishop hacked down in Cairo
A Coptic Orthodox bishop from Upper Egypt has been murdered in a Cairo street. The attacker slashed Bishop Samaan Shehata in the head, neck and torso. According to Morning Star…
PERSECUTION WATCH: APRIL – MAY 2017
Somalian family attacked in their sleep Terrorists wound father, kill wife and son Islamic extremists in Somalia shot a Christian family as they slept, seriously wounding the husband and killing…
PERSECUTION WATCH: FEBRUARY – MARCH 2017
Suffering Christians: an average of five churches are attacked every Sunday in Nigeria Plea to halt genocide in Nigeria Christian leaders and human rights campaigners in Nigeria are warning that…
Egypt: Muslims attack Christian homes in Alexandria
Recent visits by a Coptic priest to one man’s home in a village outside Alexandria gave locals reason to think a Christian place of worship was springing up in their…
EGYPT: PROTECT YOUR CHRISTIANS, MR PRESIDENT
Archangel Michael Church in Cairo – burned by militants and still unrepaired. Picture: Andrew Boyd / Release by Andrew Boyd Release International has gathered thousands of names to present a…