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“I am earnestly requesting you all to pray with us for Trupi, his wife and newborn child.” Trupi is a pastor and a Muslim convert. His wife and newborn baby are in the hospital and need help. CFI’s rep e-mailed this early one morning: Will you pray, and help this Christian family? “What can I … Read more

The UN Security Council finally voted this week – unanimously – to help Iraq investigate and prosecute ISIS for its crimes against Christians and other religious minorities. “It may have taken a long time to get here,” said US Ambassador Nikki Haley, “but today’s resolution is a landmark. It is a major first step towards addressing the death, suffering, and … Read more

Approximately 1/3 of Bangladesh, a low-lying delta country, is under water due to seasonal flooding. Millions of homes have been destroyed, people displaced, and services disrupted. Even once the flood recedes, diseases in the aftermath will be deadly and wide-spread. Christian Freedom International received this report from our co-worker in Dhaka: “A disastrous flood is … Read more

The religious composition of refugees to the U.S. has been shifting on a monthly basis. In a clear shift from the President Barack Obama administration during which arriving Muslim refugees outnumbered Christian refugees, more Christian than Muslim refugees have been admitted to the United States under President Donald Trump, according to the Pew Research Center … Read more

More than 300 people are murdered monthly throughout the world because of their Christian faith. Christian Freedom International would like to thank the Washington Times for remembering the persecuted in an editorial that ran yesterday. Here are excerpts from the Washington Times editorial. “Persecution of Christians continues in certain parts of the world, mostly in the Middle East and … Read more

A Christian teenager was arrested last week by police in Pakistan on alleged blasphemy charges, according to media sources. Shahzad Masih, 16, who worked as a sweeper at the Shahmim Riaz hospital in Dinga city in Punjab Province’s Gujrat district, was accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad by a member of Tehreek-e-Tuhafaz, an Islamist extremist … Read more

To join the Party, you must give up your Christian faith. Christianity is growing in China, despite persecution. By 2030, if trends continue, China will have more than 247 million Christians, which would be more than 17 per cent of the projected population. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is trying to reverse the trend. … Read more

In the last eight months more than 100 Coptic Christians have been killed in attacks on church groups and individuals. Christians in Egypt have been requested by the security services to cancel all trips and activities outside of church buildings until at least the end of July, as reported by Middle East Concern. Representatives of … Read more

“Please be in prayer for his family, for the cause of Christ he has been martyred. He is now in the presence of Our God!” Religious persecution targeting minority Christians is on the increase in India. On July 15, the pastor of a church was shot dead by two motorcycle assailants at Salem Tabri village, … Read more