Calling attention to Cuba targeting religious groups – November 27th
Christian Solidarity Worldwide, November 20, 2024 63 religious leaders have signed a declaration decrying the Cuban government’s systematic violation of freedom of religion or belief, refusing unregistered places of worship to be legalised and applying onerous fines on religious leaders. The declaration states that, ‘We observe with dismay that the Cuban state refuses to open […]
Rescued from Forced Conversion/Marriage – November 27th
Morning Star News, November 20, 2024 Javed Masih saw his 18-year-old daughter for the first time in 5 months since she was forcibly married to a Muslim. Sana went to a shop in Lahore on June 9 and did not return. “Our search ended in mid-October. I got a phone call from a Christian in […]
Boko Haram fighter kills niece for being a Christian – November 27th
barnabasaid, November 19, 2024 A shocking video released by Boko Haram in October shows the beheading of four civilians in Borno State, Nigeria. At least one of the victims was a Christian, a young woman who was the niece of one of the fighters who abducted her. The fighter justified taking part in the killing […]
Woman Forgives Attacker After Being Beaten – November 27th
Voice of the Martyrs, November 21, 2024 Samal suffered a head wound and impaired movement in one arm after her drunken relative, Arman, attacked her with a shovel. Kazakh police arrested Arman and said he could face seven years in prison for the assault. While meeting with police, Samal, a new Christian, said she experienced […]
The Bhoksa in India – November 27th
Joshua Project, November 22nd, 2024 The Bhoksa have 15 clans but are not clannish. They are Hindu, but they still like Christmas! They live in Himalayan forests although they did not originate there. They live in Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir of India, and they are a Scheduled Caste, so they have low status. After […]
Pastor, Family Killed in One of Two Islamist Attacks – October 30th
Morning Star News, October 25th, 2024 (excerpts) Islamist villagers in eastern Uganda burned a pastor and his family to death after he led three Muslims to faith in Christ, the pastor’s brother said. Pastor Mukisa, his 25-year-old wife Annet Namugaya and their two daughters, 7-year-old Judith Banirye and 4-year-old Sylvia Bamukisa, died when the assailants […]
Rescued by Faith – October 30th
International Christian Concern, October 28th, 2024 Pastor Ravi lives in a quiet village in Madhya Pradesh, India. He was raised in a devout Hindu family and immersed in the practice of idol worship. His life revolved around materialistic pursuits and although he seemed content, he was plagued by a sense of emptiness and a yearning […]
MOZAMBIQUE: ‘Seven years of death and suffering’ – October 30th
Aid to the Church in Need, October 21st, 2024 (excerpts) A Mozambican bishop has given a harrowing account of the killings, mass displacement and hunger that have afflicted the country over the last seven years, since the outbreak of the ongoing Islamist insurgency. The local community has faced “seven years of displacement; seven years of […]
Christian Wife Stands Firm Despite Ongoing Abuse – October 30th
Voice of the Martyrs, October 24th, 2024 Goma Kunwar in Nepal has suffered repeated beatings and mistreatment at the hands of her Hindu husband since putting her faith in Christ in 2022. More than once, his attacks have been life-threatening. On Jan. 2, 2024, Goma’s husband beat her badly and attacked her with a sickle, […]
The Shihuh in Oman – October 30th
Joshua Project, October 27th, 2024 The Shihuh are fishermen and herdsmen and are probably descended from the original inhabitants of northern Oman, pushed into the mountains by successive Muslim and Portuguese invasions. The land in which they live is rocky and arid, with very little vegetation. Their stone houses are called bayt al qufl, which […]