A state in India has approved a law with harsh penalties against religious conversion by deception, coercion, or marriage. Under the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2019, anyone convicted can face one to five years in prison, seven if it involves the conversion of Dalits, women and minors. “Anti-conversion laws are a tool to harass … Read more
The suppression of religious minorities in Egypt is commonly committed by local, especially rural, authorities and largely ignored by the national government. New churches are denied building permits by officials. Existing churches are burned or damaged by local Muslims, and then repair permits are denied. Christian visitors to the desert monastery of St. Samuel in … Read more
“Myanmar: Monsoon rains there led to a landslide, killing at least 51 people and reportedly leaving dozens more missing. It’s believed to be the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country’s southeast in decades.” World Magazine Across the border in Thailand, refugee students at Christian Freedom International’s school swung into action. A village in … Read more
Christians in Bartella, a predominantly Christian town in the Nineveh Plains, east of Mosul, face growing threats from ethnic militias. Christian Freedom International provided aid to Bartella as hopeful Christians were returning in 2018. Middle East Concern reports: Bartella was among the towns from which thousands of Christians were forced to flee in August 2014 … Read more
Worthy News reports: More than 200 homes were destroyed and 13 Christians killed in Muslim Herdsmen attacks in Nigeria Monday, where the Nigerian government continues to be silent and inactive in addressing the raids. Ungwan Rimi Kamuru village, Kikoba village, Kangbro village, Nakai Danwai, and two villages in Plateau state all suffered incursions by … Read more
Please pray for a pastor who has been falsely imprisoned in West Bengal, India. CFI was notified that this pastor, a missionary, was sentenced during a ‘trial’ in which there was not even a police report filed. His bail has been denied. Please pray: • That his false accuser will repent and confess the truth … Read more
Please pray for the thousands of young Christian men and women who are abducted every year in Egypt. Just this month alone CFI has received reports on the “disappearances” of three more young women. Authorities in Egypt avoid using the terms abduction or kidnapping to minimize the scope of these crimes against Christians. Please pray … Read more
Nearly 100 Christians were massacred by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in a Mali village on June 9, 2019. Witnesses said 50 radicalized herdsmen surrounded the village in trucks, destroyed everything and killed men, women and children. “Anyone who tried to escape was killed,” a witness told AFP. Fulani herdsmen who have been radicalized by Islamic militants … Read more
Egyptian Christians in a Minya village were attacked by Muslim extremists over a post on a hacked Facebook page. A Christian young man in the village had announced that his Facebook page was hacked a month ago. He posted a video message apologizing for any disdainful messages that may be posed by the hackers. Yet … Read more
Reports are trickling out of police in Eritrea raiding private gatherings and arresting Christians while they pray. Eritrea outlawed most Christian denominations and closed Evangelical churches in 2002. Christians who worship in unregistered churches are considered enemies of the state. Jailed without charges or trials, some are beaten, kept in shipping containers in the desert, … Read more