Six girls and two staff members from a Christian-run high school in north-central Nigeria were kidnapped when gunmen believed to be Fulani militants raided the boarding school. They were released after enduring torture and beatings. Read more: International Christian Concern
When US troops withdrew from northern Syria, Turkey quickly attacked the Tal Tamir/Khabour area, where it is heavily populated with Christians. Of the 33 Christian village in that region, only 18 remain populated with a handful of families. Read more: International Christian Concern
The European Court of Human Rights has stopped the deportation of an Afghan Christian convert from Switzerland. According to the court’s ruling, the Christian would have faced serious danger if forced to return to Afghanistan. Read more: International Christian Concern
For more than 26 years, Coptic Christians in Hgara village have struggled to rebuild and renew their church, Mar Girgis. Despite authority to do so, they have been met with much resistance from extreme Muslims. Now they are being told to move. Read more: International Christian Concern
On November 4, a mob of armed Muslims stopped Christians from constructing a church building in village in Pakistan’s Punjab province. According to local Christians, they are being denied their basic constitutional rights by village leaders. Read more: International Christian Concern
Following a decision by the U.S. House of Representatives on October 29th to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey a century ago, Turkey has begun an aggressive media campaign condemning the decision. Read more: International Christian Concern
United States Congress establishes House Resolution 296 as formal recognition of the Armenian Genocide when 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of Ottoman-Turks between 1915 and 1923. The resolution also legitimatizes the word “genocide” as an official description of the event. Read more: International Christian Concern
According to China Aid, another Three-Self church in China’s Henan province has been demolished by the country’s communist regime, following harassment by government officials. Read more: International Christian Concern
Last Friday, five recently converted Christians from India’s Odisha state were beaten mercilessly with bamboo rods after they refused to recant their Christian faith. Read more: International Christian Concern
For Chinese Christians who are purchasing Christian books through WeChat (instant messaging App) online shop, now they are facing risks of being invited to “tea session” (investigation) with local authorities. Read more: International Christian Concern
