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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
IRANIAN CHRISTIANS RELEASED FROM EVIN PRISON AFTER EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE
Two Iranian Christians have been released from the country’s notorious Evin prison, after fire, explosions and gunfire claimed at least eight lives. T…
UKRAINE: BEAUTY FOR ASHES
As news unfolds of increasing persecution of Christians in Russian-occupied Ukraine, a story of encouragement has come from a Release International as…
UKRAINE: OCCUPYING FORCES CLOSE CHURCHES, ARREST PASTORS
Pro-Russian forces have been closing churches and arresting pastors in occupied Ukraine. Occupying forces have closed down the three largest evangelic…
CHINA FOCUS: BOB FU TOUR AND PERSECUTION REPORT
Release International is to focus on growing persecution in China in a live on-line event in October, and in the latest edition of our internationally…
CHINA: Looking the tiger in the eye
Tom Hardie meets courageous Christians who have challenged the Chinese state yet known God’s amazing provision in the midst of their suffering. …
What hope for the church in Nigeria?
In a special interview, our partner Hassan John explains what the future holds for Christians in areas where killing has reached genocidal levels; how…
NORTH KOREA: ‘Let us worship God’
‘Let us worship God.‘ Faced with the death penalty these are the last words of Christians to their captors A group of North Koreans who me…
Death of Brother Andrew
Brother Andrew, the founder of Open Doors, has died at the age of 94. Dutch-born Brother Andrew was famous for smuggling Bibles into Eastern-European …
THOUSANDS OF NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS DISPLACED AS ATTACKS CONTINUE
Please join us in continuing to pray for the church in Nigeria following the recent killing and kidnapping of Christians in northern areas.
SPREADING THE NEWS WORLDWIDE
Release International's September Persecution Report features Somalia, one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian.
On The Death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Following notice of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the new British Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Liz Truss MP, spoke of the Queen…
PERSECUTION AND THE SOVIET PRESIDENT – THE LEGACY OF MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
The final President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has left a lasting legacy. One part of that led to our change of name from Christian Missi…
CHINA RENEWS CRACKDOWN ON CHURCH AS UN WARNS OF ‘CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY’
As the UN accuses China of possible crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs, there are signs that a renewed crackdown is also underway against the…
CHINA ‘LIQUIDATES’ CHURCH AS CRACKDOWN CONTINUES
Authorities in China have officially ‘liquidated’ an historic house church in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, as part of their crackdown on congregations tha…
RELEASE INTERNATIONAL ON GOD TV AND REVELATION TV
Release International is increasingly getting coverage in the media. We’ve given a series of interviews to GOD TV, and continue to co-produce and co-p…
1 Year after Taliban takeover, early signs of church growth despite Christian persecution?
August the 15th is a year to the day since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. And the persecution of Christians is continuing unabated. The violence…
1YR AFTER TALIBAN TAKEOVER, EARLY SIGNS OF CHURCH GROWTH DESPITE CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION?
August the 15th is a year to the day since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. And the persecution of Christians is continuing unabated. The violence…
‘The gospel in Nigeria cannot be preached without casualties’
Please pray for the safe return of Pastor Moses Dikko Usman who was abducted in northern Nigeria last week. It is understood that Moses, a clergyman i…