Jagu Purti, his wife and his son all accepted Christ several years ago in 2016. Once they were baptized, their family began to act strangely and eventually kicked them out of the family home. Read more: International Christian Concern
An order to close a church building in the city of Oran, Algeria was issued last fall but was not conveyed to the pastor until last weekend, sources said. Read more: Morning Star News
Two of Algeria’s largest churches were recently forcibly closed by the government. In total, 12 churches were closed from January to November 2019 – eight within a period of six weeks – for their inability to produce a permit that the government has failed to issue. Read more: International Christian Concern
More than 200 Muslim Fulani herdsmen have attacked 10 predominantly Christian villages in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria in two weeks, killing at least 35 people and kidnapping 58 others, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby, sources said. Read more: Morning Star News
Three women in Hubei Province, China are facing persecution regarding fraud charges over church donations. According to Chinese lawyer Si Weijiang, this is probably the first case in the country of such a charge. Read more: International Christian Concern
Life in the birthplace of Christ is difficult for Christians, where they face Islamic oppression from the Palestinian Authority. Beleaguered, the majority of Christ-followers have left, causing their population to dwindle from 86% in 1950s to 12% in 2016. Read more: International Christian Concern
Somali Al Shabaab rebels killed three Christian teachers in northeast Kenya at about 2:30 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 13), sources said. Read more: Morning Star News
Indonesian activist Sudarto reported on the banning of Christmas celebrations in West Sumatra, a conservative Muslim province. According to his lawyer, he has since been charged under a controversial “hate speech” law. Read more: International Christian Concern
On December 23, Sudanese Christians rejoiced as they celebrated a holiday tradition that had been suspended and threatened for years under former President Omar al-Bashir. Read more: International Christian Concern
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have released 334 ISIS members over the course of this week, following days of discussion with Arab tribal leaders living in the Deir ez-Zor area of northeast Syria. Read more: International Christian Concern
