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“Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.”
Hebrews 13.3
Killing of Nigerian Christians reaches new state
Six Christians were reported to have been murdered in the first terrorist attack of its kind in Nigeria’s eastern Taraba state. After an explosi…
CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION GROWING IN NIGERIA, INDIA AND AFGHANISTAN, WARNS US COMMISSION
A leading US Commission is calling for India, Nigeria and Afghanistan to be designated countries of particular concern because of the growing threat t…
FURTHER ATTACK ON NIGERIA’S KADUNA CHRISTIANS
Thank you for praying earlier this month for Christians in Nigeria following the brutal killing of 50 believers in the northern Kaduna state and the a…
NIGERIA – LATEST DEVASTATING ATTACK ON CHRISTIAN VILLAGES KILLS AT LEAST 80
Partners of Release International warn of Islamist agenda and accuse government of turning a blind eye. Gunmen have carried out a devastating attack o…
NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS ENDURE RELENTLESS ATTACKS
Two weeks ago we asked you to pray for Christians in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state after 30 believers were killed by Islamist militants. Sadly…
Caring For Those Left With Nothing
After fleeing attacks from militants, many Christians in Nigeria continue to live in difficult conditions. But Release International partners are ther…
NIGERIA: ATTACK BY MILITANTS LEAVES MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE DEAD IN KADUNA STATE
Please pray for Christians in Nigeria’s Kaduna State after the latest attack by Islamist militants left more than 30 people dead. Extremists att…
WARNING OF TERROR THREAT TO NIGERIAN ELECTIONS
Release international partners in Nigeria are warning that Christians displaced by terrorism and conflict may be denied the opportunity to vote in the…
COFE CONDEMNS RISING CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION
The Church of England has condemned the growing persecution of Christians around the world and called on its churches to pray and offer practical supp…
‘We need your prayers for God’s deliverance from these forces of evil’
Christians in northern Nigeria are appealing for your prayers after yet more attacks on their communities by extremists. It is understood that four be…
AFGHANISTAN DEEPENS CHRISTIAN REFUGEE CRISIS
Release International has launched an appeal to help Christians around the world who are fleeing persecution because of their faith. They include refu…
PERSECUTION TRENDS REPORT: WEST AFRICA HOTSPOT FOR CHRISTIANS IN 2022
The Sahel and Nigeria are set to become hotspots for Christian persecution in 2022, according to Release International, which supports persecuted Chri…
‘REINSTATE NIGERIA AS COUNTRY OF CONCERN’ TO HALT WAR AGAINST CHRISTIANS
Partners of Release International warn of a ‘slow-motion war’ unfolding in Nigeria where ‘more Christians are being killed than anywhere else on the f…
Nigeria: ‘What we’ve got left is God and hope’
More than 30 Christians are believed to have been killed by militant Fulani herdsmen in one night in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state. The herdsm…
CHRISTIANS IN AFGHANISTAN – CALL TO PRAYER
Release International is calling for prayer for Afghan Christians, following the rapid takeover of their country by the Taliban. It is also working to…
AFGHANISTAN: Urgent prayers requested
Following the return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan there are great fears that the persecution of Christians will follow. Please pray as a mat…
Christian children kidnapped in Nigeria need our prayers
Please join us in praying for the safe return of more than 140 children who were abducted by gunmen from a Christian boarding school in Nigeria’
NIGERIA: Kidnapping on the rise
The abduction of Christians is becoming the latest potent weapon used by Islamists, says one of Release’s partners. In recent years, the death t…