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Articles from the latest VOICE Magazine
SRI LANKA: Darkening clouds in paradise
Mob violence against pastors, often instigated by Buddhist monks, is on the rise as the gospel reaches more communities in Sri Lanka.
PAKISTAN: Christian community devastated by mob violence
Ruthless attacks in Jaranwala, Pakistan, in August left churches gutted and Christian homes burnt down, writes Laura Hayes.
Supporting imprisoned believers in their darkest hour
From China and North Korea to Eritrea and Pakistan untold numbers of Christians across the world today are suffering behind bars. Some have been detai…
Articles from previous VOICE Magazines
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IRAQ: Running for their lives
Thanks to your support, Release partner Jamal continues to help Christian refugees living in Kurdistan, northern Iraq. Some families have even managed…
Sharing God’s love
Christian refugees from Syria living in Lebanon face both severe economic crisis – worsened by last year’s devastating port explosion R…
Eritrean refugees in crisis
Thousands of persecuted Christians from Eritrea –who were previously settled in refugee camps in northern Ethiopia – have been forcibly di…
INDIA: Hindu Extremists Attack Pastors
In India gospel ministry continues to be targeted by Hindu nationalists, with church leaders frequently being accused of breaching conversion laws, wr…
INDONESIA: Christians killed by militants
Indonesian believers are concerned by a number of attacks in recent months, reports Release’s Stephen McIlroy. In November 2020, a militant grou…
NIGERIA: Kidnapping on the rise
The abduction of Christians is becoming the latest potent weapon used by Islamists, says one of Release’s partners. In recent years, the death t…
GROWING IN FAITH
Your support is helping Somali Christians in Kenya to stand strong, despite oppression and the risk of attacks by militants. When Hawa became sick and…
FALSELY ACCUSED
Christians in Pakistan continue to be the victims of the country’s notorious blasphemy laws – suffering abuse, violence and imprisonment. …
ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA
After surviving six years in a labour camp, widow Minji defected to neighbouring China – only to be detained once more. Yet it was in prison tha…
CHINA’S DIGITAL AUTHORITARIANISM
The Chinese authorities are using an army of cyber experts and volunteers to monitor almost all online communications – part of their strategy t…
PERSECUTION TRENDS 2021
You can download a pdf of this report here. Listen to our Persecution Trends podcast here. AFRICA NIGERIA Throughout 2020, Release partners have repor…
STATE OF REPRESSION
Christians in China face growing, systematic persecution by the communist government, reports Development Manager James Fraser. Throughout its history…