CIC Persecution News Headlines
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending June 17, 2023
China: Urgent: Guangzhou Bible Reformed Church Under Attack Again!
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Catholic Priest Slain in Southwest NigeriaGunmen shoot him in the back Unidentified gunmen on June 7 shot a Roman Catholic priest to death in southwest Nigeria, a church spokesman said. | |
BELARUS: Draft Religion Law "playing on formal appearance of legality" On 2 June, the regime made public the draft of the proposed new Religion | |
USCIRF Delegation Travels to Kazakhstan to Assess Religious Freedom Conditions The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Nury Turkel and staff traveled to Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan from May 22-26 to meet with government officials, religious communities, human rights defenders, and other civil society representatives to discuss persistent religious freedom concerns. | |
Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for an in-person hearing that will examine religious freedom conditions in Cuba from the perspective of diverse religious denominations.
Iran: change is coming, but are we ready? Iran makes a show of strength on America’s doorstep this week. | |
Fulani herdsmen on June 3 and 4 killed 46 Christians in attacks on a cluster of villages in Benue state, Nigeria, sources said. | |
“New era” of diplomacy between Iran and Saudi Arabia The Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital re-opened for the first time in seven years. | |
China: Bible College Teachers Indoctrinated at Beijing’s Central Institute of Socialism A group photo of those who completed the course at the Central Institute of Socialism. | |
USCIRF Delegation Travels to Vietnam to Assess Religious Freedom Conditions The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Vice Chair Frederick A. Davie and Commissioner Eric Ueland traveled with staff to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from May 15-19 to meet with government officials, religious communities, and other civil society representatives to discuss religious freedom concerns. | |
China: Beijing Lampstand Church--Pastor Qin Sifeng Sentenced to Five Years in Jail Two co-workers were also sentenced but released. The successful house church is being punished for its national outreach. | |
BELARUS: Detained, fined for sharing faith on streets On 1 June, police stopped a group of Baptists with a musical group from | |
Religious Facet Seen in Ethnic Violence in Manipur, India Christians likely targeted in inter-tribal attacks, sources say. | |
Eight Killed in Sunday Night Attack in the Congo The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist group conducted a Sunday night attack in Kasindi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leaving eight dead, 12 injured and many others missing. | |
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