"If one part suffers, all parts suffer with it..."* In my ten years of bringing awareness to the plight of our persecuted brothers and sisters, I have never been so broken-hearted as I am tonight. Because of COVID, there are NOW millions of Christians without food in South Asia. That's right...millions! These brothers and sisters were severely impoverished and barely subsisting as day
Saima Javaid, a 13-year-old Christian girl, was ordered to be returned to her family 25 days after her abduction by two Muslim men -- a rare victory for Pakistani Christians affected by the issue of abduction, forced conversion, and marriage. Read more: International Christian Concern
A Christian pastor in Nepal has been arrested for praying against the COVID-19 virus on a video that has circulated on social media. The pastor could face up to six months in prison after being accused of giving false information about the virus. Read more: International Christian Concern
Iraq’s strict coronavirus restrictions are having potentially disastrous implications for Christians persecuted by ISIS attempting to rebuild their lives in the Nineveh Plains, a disputed territory currently under control of the Central Government. Read more: International Christian Concern
According to recent viral social media posts, Christian and Hindu families were refused food aid by Saylani Welfare International Trust staffers who were distributing aid in Karachi in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Read more: International Christian Concern
Christian leaders in Sudan rejoiced when the new transitional government on Wednesday (March 25) released a truck confiscated eight years ago from a Baptist church. Read more: Morning Star News
Two pastors in northern India were falsely imprisoned for three days after being assaulted by Hindus. The attack took place after the pastors shared a Gospel tract with a shopkeeper in Uttar Pradesh. Read more: International Christian Concern
International Christian Concern (ICC) rejoices at the news that Burmese pastor U Tun Nu, who was abducted by the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State and presumed dead, was released on March 8, 2020, after 14 months of detention. Read more: International Christian Concern
Forcing them to pose like Christ on the cross, police last week beat Christians in custody on baseless charges in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, sources said. Read more: Morning Star News
A total of 21 villagers were killed and about two dozen injured when military jets opened fire on four majority Christian villages in Chin State, Myanmar (Burma) over the weekend. Read more: Christian News Network
