04/23/2025
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International Christian News

International Christian News publishes reports on the mission field, specifically focusing on the persecuted church and providing daily gospel news. The organization aims to fulfill the Great Commission, edify the global Christian community, and bring honor and glory to the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Commonwealth of Nations wants to pause Pakistan’s membership temporarily for its blasphemy laws and other violations of rights.

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Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan is facing demands from 17 international human rights organizations to be suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations because of its blasphemy laws and other rights violations, which could have negative consequences for religious minorities, according to local activists. The coalition submitted an open letter to the Commonwealth Secretariat before the Commonwealth Heads of…

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In the wake of his decision to convert to Christianity, a Somali man has been subjected to a third brutal attack, as his Muslim relatives suspected him of planning Christian prayer meetings.

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In Nairobi, Kenya, on October 5, 2024, an individual from Somalia, who had converted from Islam and had already faced attacks in May and July, was once again targeted. Somali Christian Convert Faces Third Violent Attack. During his time, his Muslim family members suspected him of planning Christian prayer meetings. Mohammad Abdul was conducting a…

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The Christian community in Sudan is presently managing complex disputes involving multiple factions within the Islamist movement.

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A group advocating for Christians in Sudan reported they are trapped in a dangerous situation, as both warring factions accuse them of supporting the opposing side. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports that rebel militants of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Al Thora Mobe village, located in Gezira state southeast of Khartoum, are pressuring Christians…

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The United Kingdom has witnessed a worrying turn in events after a Christian was found guilty of praying near an abortion facility.

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LONDON — Today, a British army veteran who deployed to Afghanistan was found guilty of praying in silence outside an English abortion clinic. The Poole Magistrates Court in Poole, close to Bournemouth, Dorset, England, ruled that Adam Smith-Connor had violated a Public Spaces Protection Order by doing this. After reviewing the case, the court issued…

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Nigeria’s central Benue State witnessed the brutal killing of four innocent Christians by Fulani herders.

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According to local sources, Fulani herders killed two Christians on October 9 in the central Nigerian state of Benue and two more on October 3 in a different part of the state. In northeastern Benue State’s Logo County, herders on Wednesday attacked the village of Ayilamo, killing university student Solomon Kwanta and another Christian, area…

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Experts warn of a disturbing partnership between China and North Korea aimed at the persecution of Christians.

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China has subjected hundreds of North Koreans to atrocities since last year by returning them against their will to a country whose leaders hold that religion, especially Christianity, is the greatest threat to its power, experts said at a recent U.S. hearing. Torture, sexual violence, enslavement, and murder await those repatriated from China to detention…

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Fulani herders murdered seven innocent Christians in central Nigeria, where violence against Christians is on the rise.

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On October 1, Fulani herders attacked a predominantly Christian village in central Nigeria, killing seven people, according to the villagers. According to a press statement by Philip Ebenyakwu, chairman of the Agatu Local Government Council, the herders raided Egwuma village in Agatu County, Benue State, at approximately five o’clock in the evening. “They began shooting…

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Relatives are reporting that a Christian woman in Iran is enduring suffering while in custody.

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A Christian woman detained in Iran without charge since September 9 sobbed uncontrollably for five minutes. According to a relative, her mother was able to see her on September 30. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps detained Mojdeh Falahi, a 36-year-old recent convert to Islam after she went to the prosecutor’s office in Shiraz to help…

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In a horrifying act of violence, Fulani herders mercilessly targeted and killed 9 Christians in Plateau State, located in Central Nigeria, during the month of September.

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ABUJA, Nigeria Per reports, individuals identified as Fulani herders in a particular region of Plateau State were involved in the killing of a Christian on Thursday, September 26. Additionally, on September 15, eight other Christians lost their lives in a separate area of the state. According to local Lawrence Zango, armed herders ambushed and killed a…

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A report reveals that Fulanis in Nigeria are responsible for a higher number of Christian deaths compared to Boko Haram and ISWAP.

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ABUJA, Nigeria According to a recent report, Fulani herdsmen and other “bandit” terrorists who frequently sided with them killed more civilians in Nigeria for four years than the Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA) published a report on August 29 stating that…

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