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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
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…
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: 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…