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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
RELEASE INTERNATIONAL ON REVELATION TV – The Persecuted Church
The work of Release International is featured in the June edition of Revelation TV’s flagship programme: The Persecuted Church. Co-presented and co-pr…
UKRAINE: RELEASE PARTNERS TELL OF COURAGE UNDER FIRE
Five Ukrainian Christians who were caring for hundreds sheltering in a church basement until they were killed in the fighting have been remembered by …
NOW KARNATAKA PASSES ANTI-CONVERSION LAW
Karnataka has become the latest state in India to pass a controversial anti-conversion law to try to limit Christian witness.
ALL OUT FOR GOD? STAND WITH PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS ON MAY 29
As the persecution of Christians continues to rise around the world, Release International is encouraging churches to go All Out For God and stand wit…
Nigerian Christians call for urgent prayer after student’s murder
Christians in the northern Sokoto state of Nigeria are requesting urgent prayer after rioters upset over the arrest of two Muslims in connection with …
NIGERIA: CALLS FOR NATIONWIDE PROTEST AFTER CHRISTIAN STUDENT STONED AND BURNED
Nigeria's Christians have called for a National Day of Protest and government intervention after the stoning to death and burning of a Christian stude…
ERITREAN CHRISTIANS MARK 20 YEARS OF CHURCH CLOSURES
Christians in Eritrea mark 20 years of state persecution this month. The East African dictatorship shut down most of its churches in May 2002, outlawi…
LEAH SHARIBU – FIFTH BIRTHDAY IN CAPTIVITY
t's been four long years since Islamic state terrorists abducted teenager Leah Sharibu in Nigeria. May 14 was Leah’s 19th birthday – her fifth in capt…
Killing of Nigerian Christians reaches new state
Six Christians were reported to have been murdered in the first terrorist attack of its kind in Nigeria’s eastern Taraba state. After an explosi…
IRAN: WOMAN CHURCH LEADER REPORTS FOR JAIL
Iranian Christians are calling for prayer as a Christian woman begins a two-year prison sentence for leading an evangelical church. Fariba Dalir was f…
CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION GROWING IN NIGERIA, INDIA AND AFGHANISTAN, WARNS US COMMISSION
A leading US Commission is calling for India, Nigeria and Afghanistan to be designated countries of particular concern because of the growing threat t…
FURTHER ATTACK ON NIGERIA’S KADUNA CHRISTIANS
Thank you for praying earlier this month for Christians in Nigeria following the brutal killing of 50 believers in the northern Kaduna state and the a…
NIGERIA – LATEST DEVASTATING ATTACK ON CHRISTIAN VILLAGES KILLS AT LEAST 80
Partners of Release International warn of Islamist agenda and accuse government of turning a blind eye. Gunmen have carried out a devastating attack o…
NOW CHINA BANS MENTIONING ‘CHRIST’ ON THE INTERNET
The Chinese authorities have banned a church from using the word Christ on the Internet. In the latest crackdown on religious freedom in China, the au…
NOW CHINA BANS MENTIONING ‘CHRIST’ ON THE INTERNET
The Chinese authorities have banned a church from using the word Christ on the Internet. In the latest crackdown on religious freedom in China, the au…
NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS ENDURE RELENTLESS ATTACKS
Two weeks ago we asked you to pray for Christians in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state after 30 believers were killed by Islamist militants. Sadly…
CHRISTIANS TARGETED BY TERRORISTS IN SAHEL
Christians are being targeted by Islamist terror groups in the Sahel region of Africa. According to the latest Global Terrorism Index the Sahel has ‘b…
The Cost Of Conversion
Afghans take their lives in their hands when they convert to Christianity. Our partners met families who managed to escape after the Taliban takeover …