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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
PRAYER ALERT: Nigerian church leader calls for prayer as killings continue
More than 130 Christians were killed by Fulani terrorists in Nigeria’s middle belt Benue state during the first few days of April, it has been reporte…
RUSSIA ‘WEAPONISING RELIGION’ AND PERSECUTING CHURCHES IN UKRAINE
A new report claims that Russia is ‘weaponizing religion’ in its conflict with Ukraine and is persecuting churches in the occupied areas. …
ERITREA ARRESTS 103 CHRISTIANS
The Eritrean authorities have broken up a meeting of Christian college students and arrested more than 100 believers. Release International’s partner …
PRAYER ALERT: NIGERIA – ‘We need your prayers for God’s deliverance from these forces of evil’
With an update on China.
HEALING THE TRAUMA OF WAR
As increasing numbers of Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria, Release International has launched a major appeal with a streamed church se…
NIGERIA’S GROWING CHRISTIAN ‘GENOCIDE’
Two new reports highlight the growing death toll among Christians in Nigeria, which is now in the tens of thousands. The unconnected reports put the d…
PRAYER ALERT: Nigerian state’s bloody milestone
Seven Christians were killed in Nigeria’s Benue state on Saturday, bringing the total number of believers who have lost their lives there to mor…
PRAYER ALERT: Christians killed in two more attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
Fulani Islamists have killed 27 Christians in two recent attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna State. Local sources reported that 17 people were slain in …
NIGERIA: MILITARY TURN BLIND EYE TO ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS
As violence escalates in Nigeria, UK-based Release International has been hearing claims that the Nigerian military has been turning a blind eye to at…
ERITREA – MORE ARRESTS, SOME CHRISTIANS FREED
There is mixed news from Eritrea, where the authorities have been arresting more Christians and releasing some others.
I feel no bitterness
After suffering horrendous injuries in a bomb attack, one Indonesian Christian had the opportunity to meet face to face with former terrorists. Her st…
Doing Church in a warzone
The conflict in Ukraine has created a hunger for the gospel as well as strengthening the church. Here three pastors, whose identities must be protecte…
A glorious church rising from the ashes of persecution
A Release International fact-finding team recently returned from Nigeria, where reports suggest more Christians are being killed for their faith than …
FREE AT LAST – CHINESE UYGHUR CHRISTIAN ALIM YIMITI
Uyghur Christian Alimujiang Yimiti has been released from prison in China after completing a 15-year sentence. Partners of UK-based Release Internatio…
PRAYER ALERT: Elderly Chinese Christian defies torturers
An elderly Christian man was tied to a chair for 24 hours and threatened by officials in China’s Shanxi province earlier this month. According t…
HUNGER FOR THE GOSPEL IN UKRAINE
Release International associates support church leaders in areas where Russian forces have persecuted Christians. Release International’s associate mi…
INDIAN CHRISTIANS PROTEST GROWING ATTACKS
Thousands of Christians gathered in India to peacefully protest the rising numbers of church attacks, violence, and arrests in the country. Release In…
Mahshid and family – Iran
Mahshid grew up in Iran, and at the age of 18 she came to know Christ. Things did not go smoothly for her. She suffered in an abusive marriage and dev…