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‘Tremendous pressure’ on Christians in Somalia

June 28, 2017 Somalia Al-Shabaab, Converts, East Africa, Refugees

Sandstorm over Mandera, one of three provinces in NE Kenya (Photo: Open Doors International)

Christians in Somalia face “tremendous pressure, societal resistance and outright fear,” according to Elijah M Brown, Executive Vice President of the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative. In a blog post, Brown quotes the US Commission on International Religious Freedom as saying: “Although conversion is currently legal in Somalia, it is not . . . Read More

German ambassador makes rare criticism of China over religious freedom

June 28, 2017 China Beijing, Catholics, China, Churches, Crosses, Education, House churches, Peter Shao Zhumin, Religious freedom, Wenzhou, Zhejiang

The German ambassador to China has made an official request that the Beijing government release Peter Shao Zhumin, the bishop of Wenzhou, reports Asia News. It is thought to be the first request of this kind made to China in 10 years. In his official statement on his embassy’s website . . . Read More

Lake Chad Basin crisis to dominate African Union Summit

June 27, 2017 Addis Ababa, African Union, Benin, Boko Haram, Borno, Cameroon, Chad, Lake Chad, Maiduguri, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger, Nigeria

As the 29th African Union (AU) Summit begins today (27 June), one of the major talking points will be the “now-major conflict zone” of the Lake Chad Basin, writes Omar S Mahmood, analyst at The Institute for Security Studies. The UN has described the situation in north-eastern Nigeria – one . . . Read More

Vietnam Catholic blogger ‘will continue his struggle’ after expulsion to France

June 27, 2017 Vietnam Catholics, Communism, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Vietnam has now expelled to France the Catholic activist Peter Pham Minh Hoang, citing his violation of laws and that he had “undermined national security,” reports UCANews. Hoang, who arrived in Paris on 25 June after being arrested and detained two days earlier, wasn’t allowed to say goodbye to his . . . Read More

‘Moderate Muslims talking to jihadists, not interfaith dialogue, is how to tackle terrorism’

June 26, 2017 Egypt Islamic extremism, Terrorism

In an interview exploring how best to tackle terrorism, Egypt’s most senior Anglican said he doubts the effectiveness of interfaith dialogue, reports the Church Times. Dr Mouneer Anis, President-Bishop of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, said “dialogue is wonderful, but usually people who accept to sit and . . . Read More

Boko Haram’s boy soldiers: a ‘stolen and forgotten generation’

June 26, 2017 Nigeria Boko Haram, Chibok girls

Nigerians fled their homes in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa States due to the clashes between Nigeria's militant group Boko Haram and Nigerian Army, hold on life under tough conditions at a camp in Damari, Adamawa State, Nigeria on December 6, 2014.

The estimated 10,000 boy soldiers taken by Islamist militant group Boko Haram since the start of their insurgency in Nigeria in 2009 have lived through experiences many cannot imagine – nor would they want to – including ritualistic infant slaughter and bathing of hands in blood. But unlike the abduction . . . Read More

Myanmar Christians arrested for praying, as fears that northern conflict will ‘intensify’

June 26, 2017 Myanmar Baptists, IDPs, Myanmar, Tatmadaw

Five Christians from Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state have been arrested for holding prayers to mark six years since a return to conflict between the Tatmadaw (the combined forces of Myanmar’s army, navy and air force) and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), reports The Irrawaddy. The 17-year ceasefire collapsed in June . . . Read More

Central African Republic foes sign Church-mediated peace accord

June 20, 2017 Central African Republic Anti-balaka, Bangui, Central African Republic, Seleka, UN

The government of the Central African Republic yesterday (19 June) signed an accord with 13 of the 14 armed groups in the country, aiming to end the ethic and religious conflict that has killed thousands of people. The deal, which was mediated by the Roman Catholic Sant’Egidio peace group and . . . Read More

Persecution ‘key driver of displacement’ says UNHCR, voicing concerns about returns

June 20, 2017 Global News -- No Particular Country Afghanistan, Boko Haram, Converts, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Europe, Fulani herdsmen, Islamic extremism, Middle Belt, Migrants, Nigeria, Refugees, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, UN

More people are currently displaced through conflict and persecution than at any time since the Second World War. According to the Global Trends report, published by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 65.6 million people were forcibly displaced at the end of 2016. The report noted that the number of refugee returns . . . Read More

South Korea denies claims Chinese nationals killed in Pakistan were missionaries

June 15, 2017 Pakistan Balochistan, China, Islamic State, Lee Zingyang, Meng Lisi, Quetta, South Korea

A South Korean official says there is “no evidence” that two Chinese nationals, whose abduction and murder in Pakistan has been claimed by the Islamic State group, had secretly travelled there to work – with a South Korean – as Christian missionaries. Pakistan’s interior ministry had claimed Lee Zingyang, 24, . . . Read More

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Catching Our Eye

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‘Tremendous pressure’ on Christians in Somalia

German ambassador makes rare criticism of China over religious freedom

Lake Chad Basin crisis to dominate African Union Summit

Vietnam Catholic blogger ‘will continue his struggle’ after expulsion to France

‘Moderate Muslims talking to jihadists, not interfaith dialogue, is how to tackle terrorism’

Boko Haram’s boy soldiers: a ‘stolen and forgotten generation’

Myanmar Christians arrested for praying, as fears that northern conflict will ‘intensify’

Central African Republic foes sign Church-mediated peace accord

Persecution ‘key driver of displacement’ says UNHCR, voicing concerns about returns

South Korea denies claims Chinese nationals killed in Pakistan were missionaries

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