The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe reports at least 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes in 35 European countries in 2023.
The state, local authorities and the displaced Christians reach an agreement to restore supplies and give evangelicals time to assess damages and request state-sponsored aid.
At least 10 people were murdered and 30 kidnapped, including religious leaders, during several Sunday morning worship services, in just 2 weeks.
The Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa finds that Christians were the largest group of victims, with over 16,700 deaths.
“As churches, we mourn with the families and pray for them”, said German Christian leaders. The murder of 3 people has added fuel to the political fight over migration.
Attackers “burned the evangelical church, took the land, stole their cattle and destroyed the homes of 13 Christians”, pastors in the region denounce.
A man with a Palestinian flag tried to set fire to a Jewish place of worship near Montpellier. “Tolerating verbal aggression paves the way for physical aggression”, says the Prime Minister.
“Due to the threats, many Christians refused to stand as witnesses in court”, says one of the residents who filed a complaint. 11 more persons accused of blasphemy have lost their lives in the past 18 months.
Residents said herdsmen also attacked other predominantly Christian villages in the Ukum area in the past three months
Christians discuss the recent unrest on an online roundtable. Over 400 people were arrested across the UK due to the disorders.
The victims are farmers and were working when 20 heavily armed assailants attacked. One of the Christians was shot and his hands was shattered.
Evangelicals denounce that Nigerian government “has failed to protect civilians, most particularly Christians, from the increase of brutal acts of violence”.
July 17, 2014, was the Dutch 9/11. More Dutch were killed on that day per head of population than Americans on 9/11.
The initial “prayers” lead to a deeper reflection on polarisation in the public space, hatred, and the need for a biblical vision to change the direction of the country.
In the last month, mobs lynched a Muslim resident, and beat a 74-year-old Christian with stones, accusing them of breaking blasphemy laws.
Gunmen fire two orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post, killing 16 policemen and 5 civilians including a priest.
Daniel Ortega’s objective is to cancel Nicaragua’s civil society including churches that refuse to be subservient to the regime.
Many in the country express grief after Natalie Lloyd, Davy Lloyd and Jude Montis were murdered by gang members as they were returning from church.
The widow said her husband’s employers tortured him because they wrongly suspected he had stolen goats from their farm. He died 10 days later.
Christians who were forced to leave their homes and are now penalised in a decision that violates human rights protections under Mexican law.
A drunk man shouted anti-Christian slogans as he tried to enter the building. The police arrested him after he smashed a window.
The world’s most populated country is in the midst of a key general election. “People are afraid that there will be no more elections afterwards”, says an evangelical.
Evangelicals in the area suffer persecution since 2016, with physical attacks, property destruction, looting, jail, and a ban of the use of water wells and schooling their children.
They were slain in a highway ambush by Fulani terrorists. Dozens of other Christians were wounded in the attack.
At least 137 people were killed in a concert hall outside of Moscow in an attack claimed by ISIS “against a gathering of Christians”.
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