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 October 18, 2025
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China: Please pray for Zion Church and other churches facing heightened crackdown This past week has seen a shocking crackdown on Zion Church in China. |
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Sudan Separates, Deports South Sudanese Women and Children Mistreatment of long-time residents continues. |
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Over 30 Christians beheaded in Mozambique, churches burned Over 30 Christians were recently beheaded in northern Mozambique as Islamic State–affiliated militants unleashed a wave of terror. |
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US: Oklahoma Drops Controversial Plan to Distribute Bibles in Public Classrooms Oklahoma’s new State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lindel Fields, announced this week that his administration will not move forward with a mandate to place Bibles in public school classrooms — a policy championed by his predecessor, Ryan Walters. |
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Turkey Expels Hundreds of Christians Under “National Security” Label, Rights Groups Warn Turkey has deported hundreds of foreign Christians citing “national security” concerns as part of a broader crackdown by the Muslim-majority nation, several investigators confirmed. |
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USCIRF Condemns Nationwide Detention of Church Leaders across China The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) detention of Zion Church founder Pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin as well as the brutal arrest of dozens of other religious leaders and church staff in multiple regions across China. |
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Church and Christians Evicted in Pakistan Persecution Christians and human rights activists in Pakistan have sounded the alarm over what they call a new wave of persecution, including church closures, violent evictions, and economic exploitation of Christian families. |
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KYRGYZSTAN: Did torture cause jailed Reform Adventist pastor's brain damage? The prison authorities transferred 65-year-old jailed True and Free Reform |
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Israel: Bittersweet freedom: Hostages return home as Gaza’s future hangs in the balance All 20 surviving hostages held by Hamas and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel now walk free, yet the future of Gaza remains uncertain. |
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Underground church leaders detained or missing in crackdown Since October 9, nearly 30 pastors and staff from the Beijing Zion Church have been detained or forcibly disappeared by Chinese authorities. |
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Beijing Zion Church Pastor Detained as China Launches Sweeping Crackdown on House Churches The Trump administration has condemned China’s latest crackdown on unregistered Christian churches after the arrest of Pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin, founder of the Beijing Zion Church, and at least 30 other church leaders across six provinces. |
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Christian Father Murdered In Pakistan A Christian father of four daughters has been found dead in a garbage dumping site in Pakistan’s northeastern city of Sialkot, Christians told Worthy News. |
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