Daesh (ISIS) shows two separate videos in which they cowardly behead and shoot 28 migrants in Libya because of their faith in God.
She died of suffocation. “Christian witnesses did not take the law into their hands”, the president of a Christian organization said.
Coptic Church was attacked on Sunday. “Almost every day new bombs are found in Cairo”, says a Christian living in the capital.
The Religious Liberty Commission has published a statement warning about the terrorist groups that “compete with each other in revealing their evil intent.”
Pro-Russian gunmen terrorised Christians in Donbass and other towns of the region. Pastors have died and many churches have been destroyed.
Both the media and mosques have been accused of escalating the situation with hate messages. Riots erupted in reaction to explosions which killed at least 14 in two churches. Christians have asked the government to take real action to protect churches.
French Foreign Minister called a meeting on March 27 to protect Christian minorities from the threats they face in Iraq and Syria.
Christianity is the most persecuted religion: in 102 of the 198 countries included in a Pew Research study, Christians face restrictions and hostility because of their faith.
Venezuelan Christians worried after police kill Kluiberth Roa, an evangelical teenager. President Maduro refers to Evangelicals as “right-wing cults”.
Assyrian Christian minority was the target, says Syrian Human Rights group based in London. “I feel so helpless. Cannot do anything for them but pray,” say relatives.
Many churches worldwide prayed for the persecuted Church in their Sunday services the 22nd February, following the 21martyrs.com initiative.
They had been abducted by the Libyan branch of Islamic State in two different incidents in December and January. Egypt's military reacted by attacking Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday.
The Chinese Communist Party worries that, on current trends, China will be the largest Protestant country in the world by around 2030.
Christians in Niger are “joyfully meeting in homes under police protection as they plan to rebuild church buildings and houses after attacks last weekend (Jan. 16-18)”, reports the Morning Star News Agency.
Believers under pressure after 45 Churches are burnt. Government arrests 90 violent protestors. Reports come in about Islamists marking Christian homes.
Council of Europe will vote a resolution asking European governments to “tackle intolerance in Europe with a special focus on Christians”. Evangelicals hope this will protect faith communities in countries in which they are marginalized.
“They chased our women and children, and detained our colleague Manuel Gomez Gomez, who is now in prison”. Representatives of 200 families ask for an open dialogue with the State government.
Statement does not give nationalities but Egypt says 20 of its citizens have been abducted in two separate incidents in Libya
While the whole western World was following the events in France, first reports came in about another terrorist attack. Just now media start to look at Nigeria's biggest tragedy: 16 villages destroyed and hundreds dead.
Open Doors has published a list that ranks the 50 toughest states for Christians to live. Islamic extremism is the main cause of persecution.
An interview with Ted Blake, director of Open Doors Spain, about the persecution of Christians worldwide, and the effects of the Islamic radicalismin our society.
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