CIC Persecution News Headlines
News of persecution, human rights violations, and other articles of interest.
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending July 30, 2022
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USCIRF Releases Report on Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism and Religious Freedom in North Korea The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: |
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This Week At ChinaAid: Guo Feixiong Officially Charged This week was a sad one as human rights activist Guo Feixiong was officially charged by officials with "inciting subversion of state power" for writing online articles and accepting Radio Free Asia interviews. |
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Papua attack kills 10, including Indonesian pastor An Indonesian pastor and nine others died after gunmen attacked a truck on the island of Papua. Elias Erbaye was traveling to a church conference. |
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Nigeria: Mounting Number of ECWA Christians Abducted, Slain Six pastors killed, 27 church members kidnapped this year. |
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New opportunities on China-Russia border “When one door closes, another one opens.” This old saying is famous because it’s usually true. |
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USCIRF News Digest - July 26, 2022
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Sudan: Darfur Christians in danger following apostasy accusation In Sudan, four believers from a Muslim background escaped legal persecution earlier this month. |
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Russian churches help Ukrainian pastor Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to dominate the headlines. |
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Dozens of Christians Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria Bishop urges mourners of slain priest to remain steadfast. |
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2 Killed and 12 Injured in Syria Church Rocket Strike At the crowded inauguration ceremony of a church in Syria yesterday, a rocket attack killed two people and injured 12. |
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Catholic Priest Abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna State was Murdered Last week, ICC reported on two Catholic priests who were kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria, on Friday, July 15. |
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DRC President’s Brother-in-Law Accused of Stealing Land from the Church DRC President Felix Tshisekedi’s brother-in-law has been accused of stealing land by members of the Catholic Church in Kinshasa who called it “state banditry.” |
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Iran Cracks Down on House Churches In the Muslim-dominated state of Iran, courts have recently targeted four more Christians for house-church activities. |
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July Update, incl. Ethiopia, Pakistan, Turkey in Syria, China, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Turkey, Uganda
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Afghanistan: Taliban takeover anniversary approaches; believers remain in danger At this time last year, Taliban forces were advancing steadily on Kabul, Afghanistan, after gaining territory all summer. |
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Hmong Christians in Vietnam Suffering Severe Persecution Federal authorities do nothing as local officials violate religion law. |
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Christian Killed after Open-Air Event in Uganda Assistant pastor also wounded in Islamic extremist attack. |