Nigeria: (Voice of the Persecuted) While Christians were celebrating Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ, suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked Kimba village and started shooting and set homes and shops ablaze. Witnesses claim the village was burnt to the ground. 15 were killed in the attack… Read More ›
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Syrian Christians (Assyrians) Hold Combined Funeral For Martryed Killed By ISIS Bombing
Dec 10, 2015: (Voice of the Persecuted) Three car bombs exploded in the Assyrian town of Tel Tamar in the Hassaka province of Syria on Thursday. The blast killed 50-60 people and wounded 100. At least 4 Assyrians were killed…. Read More ›
Oregon Massacre: Singling Out Christians for Murder Is Standard Practice among Islamic Jihadis
(Raymond Ibrahim) [Thursday], an Oregon gunman curiously singled out Christians during rampage: A woman who claimed to have a grandmother inside a writing class in Snyder Hall, where a portion the massacre unfolded, described the scene in a tweet. “The shooter… Read More ›
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST! Nigerian pastor describes the persecutions they are facing and calls for the Body of Christ in unity – PRAY FOR US!
(Voice of the Persecuted) “Pray for us!!!! All we need now is prayer.” This is echoed in our communications with Fr. Gideon of the Maiduguri Diocese in Nigeria, then again, last night during the FIRE in FEBRUARY prayer conference call event. While… Read More ›
Update: Death toll rises to 168 –Massacre of Christians in North Nigeria (Gwoza)
By Our Nigerian Foreign Correspondent (Voice of the Persecuted) The death toll in the bloody attack on the Christian community continues to rise this morning. As of 4th June 2014, a reliable source who went to Attagara reconfirmed the number of casualties stating… Read More ›
Suicide Bombing Hits Christian Pocket of Kano, Nigeria
May 19, 2014 (Morning Star News) – Christian sources said an apparent suicide bombing in a Christian area of northern Nigeria’s city of Kano Sunday night (May 18) killed about 20 people, more than the police tally of five. The police death… Read More ›
Nigerian Christians: ‘Our Blood Will Speak about Christ’
In Nigeria, Christians in the Muslim-majority North have been the targets of relentless deadly attacks by Islamic extremists. More than 200 pastors in the Northeastern Borno state have either fled, closed their churches, or have been murdered by the militant… Read More ›
War On Christians, Those Martyred Doubled in 2013
An annual survey reported cases of Christians killed for their faith around the world doubled in 2013 from the previous year. Syria had the highest number of deaths, more than the entire global total in 2012. In the list of… Read More ›
Two Egyptian Christians Slain in Libya
CAIRO, Egypt – A group of Muslims robbed two Egyptian Christians living in Libya, then tied up and shot them to death after the two Copts refused their demand to convert to Islam, relatives said. On a rural road in… Read More ›