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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
INDIAN NATIONALIST LANDSLIDE COULD LEAD TO MORE ATTACKS AGAINST CHRISTIANS
Release calls on PM Narendra Modi to guarantee religious freedom The Indian elections have seen a landslide victory for the nationalist BJP, which has…
God is our refuge
Development Manager Imtiaz shares how persecuted Christians – and us – can find comfort in the truths of Psalm 46. Many generations of Chr…
Abducted pastor missing for two years
Please pray for pastor Raymond Koh (pictured) who was abducted in February 2017 – and has not been seen since. ‘We were due to meet with p…
Sold to Traffickers
‘Esther’ (pictured) was so desperate to escape from brutal North Korea that she agreed to be sex-trafficked into neighbouring China. Then …
ERITREA’S CHRISTIANS – THE PERSECUTION CONTINUES
Radio report A further 141 Christians have been rounded up in Eritrea… Their crime? Gathering to meet in private ahead of Independence Day. The…
ERITREA CHRISTIAN CLAMPDOWN AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCE DAY
Eritrea has been cracking down on Christians ahead of the country’s Independence Day on May 24. Eritrea has arrested more than 140 Christians wh…
More than 140 believers arrested on one day in Eritrea
More than 140 Christians were arrested as they gathered in a private courtyard in the Eritrean capital last Friday. Our partner Release Eritrea says t…
NIGERIA: A DANGEROUS AGENDA Radio documentary by Release
Release International has produced a major radio documentary examining the growing number of attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria. The doc…
NIGERIA: CALL FOR MORE SECURITY TO PREVENT FULANI VIOLENCE
Religious Liberty Partnership statement on crises in Central Nigeria There has been a call for the Nigerian government to increase security to protect…
Release International Welcomes Moves Towards Civilian Rule
Release International is welcoming moves towards civilian rule in Sudan. The military leaders have come to an agreement with the opposition to set up …
Threatened and Beaten by Extremists
Threats of violence are forcing a growing number of Pakistani Christians to seek refuge in Thailand. Your support provides pastoral care and practical…
Visions of Jesus
‘God is revealing himself to refugees in amazing ways,’ says Release partner in Lebanon Pastor ‘Timothy’. ‘Many hundreds…
‘I LOST A MILLION DOLLARS – BUT I GAINED JESUS CHRIST’
says Syrian refugee John, now living in Lebanon. John was a nominal Christian, a wealthy agriculturalist who lost everything in the civil war. And whe…
On The Run
The rapidly dwindling Christian population in the Middle East has prompted the Archbishop of Canterbury to warn of ‘Christian extinction’ …
Asia Bibi Finally Free and Out of Pakistan
Asia Bibi has finally been allowed to leave Pakistan – six months after she was acquitted of ‘blasphemy’ and her life sentence quash…
ASIA BIBI OUT OF PAKISTAN – RELEASE INTERVIEWED ON UCB
Asia Bibi is finally out of Pakistan. Her lawyer has told CNN that she is now in Canada, where two of her daughters have already been granted asylum. …
ASIA BIBI FINALLY OUT OF PAKISTAN
Release International calls on Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws and release 200 others. ‘Overjoyed that Asia is finally free – but why ha…
ASIA BIBI OUT OF PAKISTAN – REPORTS
Asia Bibi is finally out of Pakistan, according to news reports. Her lawyer has told CNN that she is now in Canada, where two of her daughters have al…