Fulani militants killed most Christians in Nigeria in past year, USCIRF says
WASHINGTON (BP) –- Militant Fulani killed more Christians in Nigeria over the past year than any other aggressor, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said May 8 in naming the militants a nonstate violator of religious freedom.
Russian Orthodox church complicit in kidnapping, housing Ukrainian children, expert tells USCIRF
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC-MP) is helping the Russian government kidnap, house and falsely indoctrinate Ukrainian children, according to expert testimony before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Baptist pastor could be removed from Russian-occupied Ukraine
Vladimir Rytikov, a pastor in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine, could be forced to leave his home country for “illegal missionary activity.”
Nigeria convicts nearly 400 on terrorism charges as murders of Christians continue
ABUJA, Nigeria (BP) – A Nigerian federal court convicted nearly 400 individuals on terrorism charges this month in what persecution watchdog International Christian Concern (ICC) said is one of the largest criminal crackdowns in the nation’s history, but none appeared to face murder charges.
Dozens killed in Nigeria as violence mars Easter celebrations in several nations
CENTRAL NIGERIA (BP) – At least 54 Christians were killed early Easter in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, many during worship, with dozens more abducted from Evangelical Church Winning All Souls and other sites, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.
At least 53 killed in Palm Sunday attacks in Christian areas of Nigeria
PLATEAU STATE, Nigeria (BP) – At least 53 Nigerians were killed in three Palm Sunday attacks in predominantly Christian communities in North Central Nigeria, International Christian Concern (ICC) and others reported.
Baptist denomination banned in Nicaragua as religious persecution grows, CSW reports
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (BP) – The Nicaraguan government stripped an entire Baptist denomination of its legal status, banned the entry of Bibles and revoked the citizenship of various religious leaders in escalating religious persecution, CSW said March 30 in a new report.
Religious persecution continues in Venezuela despite Maduro’s capture, CSW reports
CARACAS, Venezuela (BP) – Religious persecution and human rights violations continue in Venezuela under a firmly entrenched authoritarian regime, CSW reported March 9 as captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores await trial in the U.S.
Religious freedom violations continue in Burma/Myanmar
Christians in Burma/Myanmar continue to suffer systematic violations of religious freedom carried out by the military junta known as the Tatmadaw, according to a Jan. 29 briefing hosted by the Burma Research Institute.
Boko Haram commander said to be among dozens of terrorists killed by Nigerian Army
KADUNA STATE, Nigeria (BP) – The Nigerian Army killed a key Boko Haram commander, at least 10 Boko Haram terrorists and more than 70 terroristic bandits in ongoing defensive maneuvers in northeastern Nigeria since Jan. 11, ABC News and others reported.
