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One small voice cries out for the Persecuted Church.

More than 100,000,000 Christians around the world are at risk of persecution. It has become one of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet, today! It is ”a crisis point in history” that can no longer be overlooked, or millions more will suffer! Sadly it’s a crisis that not enough people realize exists. Unfortunately the western media rarely reports the extreme persecution inflicted on our Christian brothers and sisters, worldwide.

We are called by our God to stand up for all who are destitute, to remember the prisoners as if imprisoned ourselves and to be a VOICE for the persecuted Church! Join us, we CAN make a difference!

For the latest news, information and updates, follow us at www.voiceofthepersecuted.org

• Let’s Be Heard – #SaveSaeed

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on May 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  . Let’s Be Heard! Sign the new petition to #SaveSaeed Join with 199,535 others. American Pastor Saeed is facing renewed torment and hostility in an Iranian prison: daily threats, increased pain, and demands he recant his Christian faith. As the… Read More ›

• The Nigerian army have expressed joy for the release of hostages held by the Boko Haram Islamist sect and sorrow for the discovery of mass graves

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

    We understand that the Nigerian Army have rescued some 200-300 girls and women from the territories that Boko Haram had controlled.  One report stated that some could be the girls from Chibok.  Another report say’s that they are investigating… Read More ›

• Boko Haram renames itself Islamic State’s West Africa Province (Iswap)

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 26, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

    (Voice of the Persecuted) In March, Abubakar Shekau the leader of Boko Haram pledged allegiance to IS. The Boko Haram group terrorizing north Nigeria has renamed itself, Islamic State’s West Africa Province (Iswap). Proving their expansion into Africa to create… Read More ›

• Pastor Saeed’s Wife, Naghmeh Abedini writes Open Letter to President Obama

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 25, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) This morning, I could not hold back the tears as I recall the roller coaster ride of emotions the Abedini family has been on since Pastor Saeed’s arrest for his Christian faith in 2012 by the Iranian… Read More ›

• Increasing Christian Persecution – Our Responsibility To Protect And Halt Genocide

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 24, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) In this month of April, the commemoration days of 3 past genocides take place. April 7th marked the anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. The 1994 genocide resulted in the systematic massacre of 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in less… Read More ›

• Breaking News: 14 Year Old Pakistani Christian Boy, Burned For His Faith Has Died

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 15, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) Social media sites from Pakistan and the Fides Agency are reporting that the 14 year old boy, Nauman Masih who was burned because he is Christian has died.  “This episode shows the hatred that circulates in… Read More ›

• Hindu Extremists Block Good Friday Service, Beat Christians in Uttar Pradesh, India

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 12, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  (Morning Star News) – Under pressure from Hindu extremists, local officials kept a church from meeting on Good Friday (April 3) in India’s Uttar Pradesh state and ordered the pastor to vacate the property, the church leader said. Pastor Daniel Singh of… Read More ›

• Eyes On Persecution: Shedding Light On Human Rights Abuses—The Congo

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted)  We are acquiring information of conflicts in Central Africa that are still waging despite virtual media silence. The  Congo has seen many wars and Human Rights abuses.   Mass graves, rape of children and many human rights abuses have… Read More ›

• Our Faith is Active and Alive…..in Persecution We Are Purified.

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 7, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) Nigeria: BOKO HARAM: They may destroy our structures but not our faith. Our Faith is active and alive…..in persecution we are purified. This was the statement on the lips of the bishop, Most Rev.Oliver Dashe and… Read More ›

• Kenya: Many Killed And Christians Targeted in Jihadist Attack On Kenyan University – Read Report

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 2, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Perseucted) An unknown number of students are being held hostage after gunmen stormed Garissa University. As the jihadists—Al-Shabaab engaged in a shoot out with authorities, they killed over 147 people, injured many and have taken hostages. The group says they are… Read More ›

• Imprisoned Pastor’s wife speaks on Fox News of US/Iran Nuclear talks, Saeed’s health and trusting God for his release from notorious Iranian prison

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 2, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  The next few days are crucial and Naghmeh Abedini is asking for your prayers. Negotiations with Iran still continue today. I am hoping that our government is pressuring Iran for the release of Saeed, but ultimately my hope is not in any… Read More ›

• Pakistani Christians Flee Persecution From One Darkness To Another

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 28, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) While verify events in Pakistan, I’ve heard reports that church’s are being threatened, and Christians are fleeing Yohanabad for fear of reprisal.  I know the latter to be true and verified by those on the ground.  Christians in the… Read More ›

• Paris Mayor Awards Honorary Citizenship to Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian on Death Row

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 19, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Abigail Frymann Rouch for The Tablet, reports the Council of Paris, the governing body of the French capital, on Tuesday unanimously adopted a proposal by the city’s socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo to award honorary citizenship to Asia Bibi, the Pakistani… Read More ›

• Do You Have A Few Seconds? A Simple Thing You Can Do And Show Persecuted Christians You Care

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 19, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Can you take a moment…make a moment to sign this petition started by Pakistani Christian refugees? They need 100 signatures, but only 33 have signed it in 2 days. We can do better than that! Let’s set a goal of… Read More ›

• Two Christian Women Attacked, Church Building Burned in Coastal Kenya

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Morning Star News) – Two sisters in their mid-20s were attacked and a church building burned last month in an area of Kenya where Islamic extremists killed at least 13 people last July – including the young women’s father. Somalis… Read More ›

• Urgent Prayer Request for Pakistani Christians

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) Two suicide bombings at churches in Pakistan have claimed the lives of more than a dozen Christians. Please pray for Pakistani believers who were impacted by the tragic bombings at Christ Church and St. John Catholic… Read More ›

• PAKISTAN – The Archbishop of Lahore at the funeral of the victims of Youhanabad: “Be men of peace”

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – “We do not need and do not want a civil war. We Christians are people of peace. Do not let the pain cloud our eyes. What future do we want to build for Pakistan? A future… Read More ›

• Another Missed Birthday for Pastor Saeed

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 18, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  
  

  In a recent meeting with his family, Jacob Abedini, Saeed’s son pleaded with President Obama to bring his father home for by his birthday. But yesterday, he celebrated his 7th birthday without his ‘Daddy’ by his side. Please speak out… Read More ›

• Attacks Rock Asia & Africa – Today, Evil Knows No Boundaries Or Benevolence

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 15, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) While the media, western leaders and so called experts and analysts focus and downplay the connected ties that evil has, attacks rocked from Pakistan to Nigeria.  One close to us lost a friend in the attacks… Read More ›

• Breaking: Churches In Pakistan Attacked With Twin Suicide Bombings

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 15, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  
  

  The twin bombings happened when churches were packed for worship.  This was planned to cause the most damage.  The group Jamat- ul- Ahra, claimed responsibility.  This is a splinter group from the Tarik-i-Taliban.  They rejoined the Pakistan Taliban in August of… Read More ›

• Voice of the Persecuted Open Letter on behalf of Pakistani Christian Asylum Seekers arrested in Thailand

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 12, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  Letter to Thailand Prime Minister March 12, 2015 General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand The Secretariat of the Prime Minster Government House, 1 Phitsanulock Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300 Subject: Pakistani Christian asylum seekers registered with UNHCR arrested by Bangkok… Read More ›

• Urgent Prayer Request

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 9, 2015 • ( 11 )

  

  
  

   UPDATE: Praise Report! No surgery is necessary! Doctors will be treating her with medication and keeping her under close observation. THANK YOU for praying! Praise GOD with us! Urgent prayer is needed for a persecuted family that we are aiding… Read More ›

• NFL Star Facebook prayer for persecuted Christians goes viral

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 5, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  Behind NFL star’s Facebook prayer for persecuted Christians. Uncut: New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson explains why he penned a Facebook prayer for Christians brutalized by ISIS – which has since gone viral. Follow VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on Facebook and Twitter

• Nigerians, fearing election violence, forfeit vote to move to other end of country

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 5, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Ahead of Nigeria’s general elections on March 28, hundreds of people, fearful of election violence, have fled back to their place of origin, World Watch Monitor has been told. The election was originally scheduled for February 14th, before being postponed… Read More ›

• ASIA/LAOS – Prayer for the sick is a crime

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 5, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Agenzia Fides) – The provincial authorities of Savannakhet have established that “the religious ceremony to pray for the healing of the sick, in accordance with their religious worship, is a violation of Article 41 and 42 of the health care… Read More ›

• Updated Report: 72 Christian families captured, 50 besieged by ISIS after Syria attack

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on February 25, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  (World Watch Monitor) Sources from Syria’s embattled Hassaka province confirmed at midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 24, that at least 72 Assyrian Christian families – thought to be around 200 people – from three villages have been captured by the self-proclaimed Islamic… Read More ›

• Eyes On Persecution: Eritrea-Shedding Some Light On The Darkness

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on February 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Voice Of The Persecuted) Eritrea has been on the hearts of those watching and praying for the persecuted church.  One of our advocates has suggested that we shed some light on the atrocities and suffering of the people of Eritrea.  And the… Read More ›

• Urgent Prayer For American Christian Missionary Captured In Nigeria

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on February 24, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) Another Christian has been abducted in Nigeria, this time it is an American Missionary who pioneered several Christian Schools in the mostly Muslim part of the country.  Gunmen stormed the school and abducted her.  Nigeria through the… Read More ›

• Eyes On The Persecuted: A Prayer For Sudan

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on February 23, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Sudan is once again in the news as South Sudan nears a March 5th deadline for peace talks. Since 2013 the UN estimates that 2.5 million people have been affected and are near a crises for famine. It has been… Read More ›

• Another Young girl suicide bomber kills five in Nigeria

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on February 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

    Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – A girl thought to be as young as seven-years-old on Sunday killed herself and five others in a suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria as President Goodluck Jonathan conceded his government had underrated the capacity of… Read More ›