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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
MORE THAN 50 CHRISTIAN CONVERTS ARRESTED IN IRANIAN CITIES
More than 50 Christian converts have been arrested in five Iranian cities in July. And there are warnings that number could increase as fresh reports …
PRAYER ALERT: Urgent request from Nigeria
A Release International partner in Nigeria has messaged us, asking for urgent prayer for his country and particularly vulnerable Christian communities…
CHINA MOVES TO EXPORT ATHEIST COMMUNIST-CHRISTIAN HYBRID ACROSS THE WORLD
China has announced plans to export a Communist-Christian hybrid around the world in a broadcast to the nation. Release International warns atheism an…
DAY OF THE CHRISTIAN MARTYR 2023 – RALLYING CRY TO CHURCH IN THE UK
Release International has commemorated the Day of the Christian Martyr with a major event in Eastbourne, featuring speakers from Nigeria, China and Ko…
EGYPT REBUILDS ITS CHURCHES
Good news from Egypt. The country is licensing growing numbers of churches. A Release International partner reports 'a significant improvement' in chu…
BEHIND BARS FOR THE ONE WHO SET THEM FREE
Rejected by their families and even imprisoned by the authorities, Iranian converts to Christianity who share the gospel often end up having to flee t…
PARTNERS PROVIDE HOPE AND A FUTURE FOR SURVIVORS
From supplying food aid to providing victims of trauma with a new beginning, our partner Stefanos Foundation supports Nigerian Christians in their dar…
SISTERS WHO CHOSE CHRIST AND PAID A TERRIBLE PRICE
Sign a piece of paper. That's all it would have taken. But Aster and her twin sister Azieb refused to do so - and paid a terrible price.
PRAYER ALERT: Christian death toll in Nigerian state exceeds 150
More than 150 Christians were reportedly killed in Nigeria’s Plateau state in the first three weeks of June. According to Morning Star News sour…
PRAYER ALERT: Christians killed in Nigerian village raids
More than 40 Christians were killed by militant Fulani herdsmen in raids on a cluster of villages in Nigeria’s Benue state earlier this month, i…
Christian Schoolchildren Massacred In Uganda’s Deadliest Terror Attack For Decades
Militants linked to Islamic State terrorists have carried out a massacre at a boarding school in western Uganda, killing and kidnapping students. It’s…
THE DAY RELEASE INTERNATIONAL LEFT, THE ATTACKERS STRUCK AGAIN
The day a Release International team finished filming witness testimonies to the violence in Nigeria, Fulani militants struck again – driving 19,000 p…
NIGERIA: LATEST ATTACKS ON CHRISTIAN VILLAGES CLAIM 168 LIVES
Fulani militants have been attacking Christian villages in Mangu, central Nigeria. The latest wave of attacks on some 30 villages began on May 16 and …
UKRAINE: FEAR OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION UNDER RUSSIAN CONTROL
As the world looks on at Russia’s attack on Ukraine what could this mean for Christians in that country? In those parts of Ukraine that were alr…
INDIA: ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE ERUPTS WHILE SUPREME COURT CLAIMS NO PERSECUTION
Violence has erupted in Manipur, in Northeast India, claiming 60 lives, burning and destroying 50 churches, and displacing tens of thousands of people…
OUT OF THESE ASHES CAMPAIGN ON TV
Release International’s Nigeria campaign, Out of these ashes, is the focus of a special edition of The Persecuted Church programme on Revelation TV. T…
MAJOR NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS WORSENING CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION
A major new report highlights what it describes as worsening religious freedom around the world. The newly released 2023 report by the United States C…