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29/03/2023

https://ruralwatch.news/militants-promises-attacks-on-nigerian-christians-after-upcoming-gubernatorial-elections/

03/16/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Based on conversations with community leaders, an ICC staffer reports that fifty-seven communities in northern Nigeria could not come out

29/03/2023

https://ruralwatch.news/fresh-attack-in-christian-majority-southern-kaduna-ahead-of-gubernatorial-election/

03/17/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The militants that killed 17 Christians at Agwan Wakili recently have returned this week, attacking another Christian community in Mubushi

29/03/2023

https://ruralwatch.news/voter-apathy-during-nigerian-gubernatorial-election-as-christians-protest/

03/29/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Nigeria’s presidential elections in February were marred by technical difficulties, violence, and disappointing voter turnout. At 26.72%, it was the

01/01/2023

Happy birthday to the Royal King. Your achievements in the land are worth celebrating you. God bless you, my able brother & friend.

12/09/2022

09/11/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) – On the evening of Wednesday, September 7, militants belonging to the terror group Allied …

12/09/2022

09/09/2022 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this week, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its …

12/09/2022

When we ran into Bernard Randall in Washington, D.C. this summer, he was a respectable, unassuming, caring member of the clergy.

12/09/2022

09/10/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – In a memo to Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari earlier this year, Kaduna State governor …

10/09/2022

"Fulani militants stopped us from going to school" displaced students cried laud, Who will listen to their plight? The student from Kwall County, in Jos Plateau State wants help to go back to school after Fulani militants attacked their villages. "Over 500 students are now out of school." The students President says so.

10/09/2022

authorities failed to protect right to education, "over 500 students out of school in Kwall county said National President of Rigwe Students. He says Fulani displaced the students and stopped them from going to school for the past 7 years.

The silent slaughter going on in Nigeria Christian farming communities could not stopped due to the failed system of the country President Mahammadu Buhari, but " But we will use our pen to fight for our right to education, says students who want helped to go back to school.

Over five hundred student gathered in a rainy and cold weather to give free will donation to the displaced students whose Fulani killed their parents, Lawrence Zongo Has No Agenda group adopted five to pay their school fees with a meal, "The government has failed to protect right to life and education.

23/08/2022

Four Nuns Kidnapped in Southern Nigeria
08/22/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, four nuns were abducted while traveling on a highway in southeast Nigeria. The sisters were on their way to Sunday mass when a group of unidentified gunmen stopped their vehicle and kidnapped them.

While Nigeria has seen high numbers of kidnappings, they mostly occur in the northern regions of the country. This recent incident marks a concerning trend of the violence moving further south.

The convent the nuns belong to released the details of their abduction this morning and is urging the international community to pray for their safe return. In a statement, the convent said, “We implore for intense prayer for their quick and safe release.”

This is the latest of many incidents involving the abduction or murder of Christian religious leaders in Nigeria this year. In July, ICC reported on the abduction of two priests in the northern state of Kaduna. ICC also reported on two more priests that were kidnapped in May of this year.

Please pray for the safe return of the nuns who were abducted as well as for protection of church leaders in Nigeria.

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23/08/2022

Christians Make Up 90% of Islamabad’s Sanitation Workers; But That’s Not the Whole Story
08/23/2022 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – A recent article brought attention to the fact that 90% of Islamabad’s street cleaners are Christian. These workers receive little to no salary, often waiting between weeks and months for a paycheck. Christians and other religious minorities are exclusively targeted for positions like these in Pakistan. In fact, when recruiting for these types of positions, many employers will list in a job positing that the positions are for ‘non-Muslims only,’ as the jobs are considered to be below the stature of a Muslim to perform.

Furthermore, Christians are often required to work in dangerous conditions without proper safety mechanisms or equipment. One example comes from Pakistan’s sewage workers, an industry heavily comprised of Christian workers who are required to go deep into the ground and unclog the sewer system without necessary equipment. As a result, the deadly gasses formed in the sewers often kill the workers. The Pakistan government will usually settle with the worker’s family, but only at a very modest financial settlement that barely covers funeral costs.

Matias Perttula, Director of Advocacy at International Christian Concern said, “Christians and religious minorities in Pakistan live in a reality marked by constant fear, abuse, discrimination, and bigotry from the majority Muslim community. Christian sanitation workers are often cheated out of their pay, if they are even paid, and face discriminatory employment practices throughout the industry. They’re forced to use different drinking fountains from Muslims among other bigoted actions.”

The religious bigotry embedded in both Pakistan’s government and civil society manifests throughout the social fabric in various forms. Another example of Pakistan’s poor treatment of Christians and other religious minorities is the country’s notorious blasphemy law. Christians are living under a constant state of fear, as the law carries at its most extreme a mandatory death penalty or life in prison. Even a mere accusation of blasphemy from a Muslim against a Christian has encouraged mob violence, resulting in the public lynching of the accused.

Pakistan has much progress to make in order to achieve a more harmonious religious society with equal treatment of all religious minorities. Despite what the government of Pakistan might say publicly, the reality of life for religious minorities is contrary to the picture of ‘religious harmony’ depicted by the government of Pakistan.

For interviews: contact Addison Parker, [email protected]

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