01.21.2023

 News of persecution, human rights violations, and other articles of interest.

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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending January 21, 2023

Please continue to pray for suffering Christians in Nigeria We recently received a tragic series of reports from Nigeria, detailing an appalling spate of violence, deaths and abductions targeting Christians and church leaders in particular.
This Week At ChinaAid: Human Rights Lawyer Re-Emerges After Secret Detainment In good news from this week - famous human rights lawyer Tang Jitian re-emerged after 398 days of unjust detainment.
DRC church attacked, 17 killed Extremists bombed a Pentecostal church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing 17 and wounding 39.
30 Haitian judges punished for corruption  In Haiti, a judicial oversight board indicted 30 judges for corruption, drunkenness, and a lack of academic qualifications.
New rank for India on 2023 World Watch List Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List was released yesterday with some surprising changes.
Peru extends state of emergency Peru’s government has extended a state of emergencyin the capital, Lima, and surrounding areas.
Christian Worship Service Prohibited in Indonesia Church blocked from renting one venue is banned from new site.
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Hearing  Religious Freedom and Women's Rights in Iran Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a virtual hearing on religious freedom and its impact on women’s rights in Iran.
Imprisoned American missionary pilot in Mozambique sends update It has been over two months since American missionary pilot Ryan Koher was thrown into a high security prison in Mozambique.
Pastor Shot, Christian Worshippers Kidnapped in Northwest Nigeria Nigeria moves up to No. 6 among countries with the worst persecution.
Updates on the Persecuted Church, January 18, 2022 Seventeen Christians killed in DRC church bombing, five killed in Myanmar church attack, and church minister burned to death in Nigeria.
Civilian Casualties Following Another Church Bombing by the Burmese Military On December 30, the Burmese military shelled St. Michael Catholic Church in San Hka village, located in predominately Christian Kachin state.
USCIRF Finds that Iraqi Christians are Still Largely Displaced  The USCIRF released an annual report for detailing their key findings for religious persecution issues in Iraq.
Continued Militant Attacks Are Threatening Nigeria’s Upcoming Elections International observers are expressing concern this week that Nigeria’s upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for February 25 and followed by gubernatorial elections on March 11, may be delayed or cancelled due to ongoing militant activity.
Catholic Priest Murdered in Burkina Faso On Monday, January 2, a Catholic priest was murdered by unidentified armed men.
Help Indian Christians under attack "Deny Jesus or leave."
UKRAINE: First known wartime conscientious objector jailing 46-year-old Christian Vitaly Alekseenko expects to be taken to begin his one-year jail term on 19 January.
Church Bombing Kills 17 in the Congo At least 17 killed and dozens more injured in suspected ADF attack.
Three ways Iran hurts women A concerted push for women’s rights began the movement we see today in Iran. A closer examination reveals three ways Iran violates women and girls.
Iran protests “won’t stop,” says Gospel worker Iran targets the West in a tit-for-tat response to heavy sanctions, executing a British-Iranian citizen and sending a Belgian aid worker to prison.
Christian Falsely Accused of Blasphemy, Father Says Image posted in social media group sends sanitation worker to jail.
Catholic Priest Burned to Death in Niger State, Nigeria  Assistant priest shot, hospitalized.

 

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