AFRICA. Terrorist groups in the sub-Saharan Sahel region of Africa have reaffirmed their commitment to ISIS in a video released on Saturday last week. Several groups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria have all given their allegiance to ISIS. The groups are, among others, two Boko Haram factions, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) … Continue reading ISIS Gains Control in Africa
Many countries are offering Asia Bibi asylum, but she is still hiding somewhere in Pakistan. Nuri Kino writes that he has talked to a deacon in Pakistan who is exhausted by all the hate against Christians. He fears that violence will erupt and start a genocide. His assessment is that it could boil over any … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 46
On September 30 a journalist was arrested and detained for five days without charges in Syria. The police searched his apartment confiscating a laptop, a computer, and four of his cell phones. For five days he was in custody before being released and he was never told his charges. Nobody knows still, but he had … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 41
42 persons, mainly women returning to their farms, were hacked to death with machetes by Islamist rebels during 4-5 September. This happened in the Bria region in the Central African Republic where the majority is Christian. Other things that happens regularly is armed robberies, kidnappings and other type of attacks against civilians. Christian citizens is … Continue reading Persecutions of Christians – week 38
A catholic priest opened the gates to the chapel in Bethlehem, Palestina, to let tourists in, including two women who were being harassed by two men. The priest talked to the men and then of them pulled a knife and stabbed the priest. Thankfully the injury was minor. A group of christian preachers in Uganda … Continue reading Persecution of Christians – week 23
