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Pain and Victory for the Church in Egypt

5/31/2013

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Pictrue and quotation taken from Pain and Victory for the Church in Egypt, at Open Doors USA.  Click here to read entire article.




"“I could not hold my tears!” exclaims the church leader. “The powerful presence of the Holy Spirit could not be mistaken.” Church leaders agree that in the midst of the turmoil, God is preparing His church, and bringing His children together for a great harvest. A Christian leader shared, “We see a lot of people crossing from darkness into the light of Jesus, and a lot more are on the way!”"

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Please Do What You Can to Help Pastor Saeed!

5/31/2013

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On Monday, Pastor Saeed's wife Naghmeh and I will have a tremendous opportunity in the fight to free an American pastor from Iranian torment and imprisonment.

We will appear before the United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council to raise Pastor Saeed's case.  Representatives of some of the world's most powerful nations will be directly facing Naghmeh, hearing her story first-hand.

It is not only an opportunity to urge international action for Pastor Saeed – a U.S. citizen – but  to directly confront Iran about its violation of human rights.  Read more about our efforts at the U.N.

But we need your help.  I know each of you have signed our petition at SaveSaeed.org,  but we still need more than 1,000 signatures this weekend to reach our goal of 600,000 to present to the U.N.

Forward this email.  Share the petition on Facebook.  Tell your friends.  Every signature can help save a life.

Jordan Sekulow
ACLJ Executive Director

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Egyptian Teacher Faces Trial for Blasphemy

5/28/2013

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Read Trial of Teacher Characterizes New Wave of Blasphemy Charges Against Christians in Egypt at persecution.org.





"Abdel Nour is a Christian teacher in Egypt. Three of her students accused her of “insulting Islam” during a social studies lesson. This seems to have started a trend of blasphemy charges against Christians in Egypt. Christian teachers are now living under constant fear that they may be accused of the same blasphemy. Nour is currently in hiding with lawyers and local activists fighting on her behalf."

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Christian Woman Sentenced to Corrective Labor in Uzbekistan

5/28/2013

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Read Christian Woman in Uzbekistan Sentenced to
Corrective Labor for Owning Religious Literature
at persecution.org.




"Sharofat Allamova is a protestant woman from Uzbekistan. Her sentence is a year and a half of corrective labor for “illegal production, storage, import or distribution of religious literature”. She has been given a low paying job for the state and is required to pay 20% of her salary back to the state. Allamova is also not permitted to travel outside of Uzbekistan. Two raids of her house will be permitted in January."

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Persecution Magazine

5/22/2013

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Click the Image to Read Persecution Magazine, May 2013, Issue 4/4

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#SaveSaeed

5/21/2013

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In 10 days, we are taking American Pastor Saeed Abedini's case back to the United Nations (U.N.).

The ACLJ's legal team will be heading back to the U.N. to present Pastor Saeed's case before the Human Rights Council.

Our argument is simple: Iran is violating international human rights laws, imprisoning Pastor Saeed – a U.S. citizen – for his faith and withholding critical medical care.

This is an opportunity to directly confront Iran for its atrocities.

But we need to hear from you and everyone you know.  Help us reach 600,000 signatures for Pastor Saeed.

Sign the Petition to Save Saeed.

If you are one of the nearly 590,000 who have already signed, share this critical petition at SaveSaeed.org today.

Jordan Sekulow, ACLJ Executive Director

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Priest Murdered in India

5/20/2013

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"K.J. Thomas, a 65 year old Indian Catholic priest was murdered in a coffee room at the seminary where he teaches. There were sounds heard during the night by others and a suspected intruder but there was no action taken. Weeks after the murder police have no information about the criminals or why they may have murdered this priest. A police station is located right next to the seminary with top investigators yet no investigation has gone underway. The church is pressing the forces to resolve the case."

Read Police Slow to Investigate Murder of Indian Catholic Priest at persecution.org.

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American Sentenced to Hard Labor in North Korea

5/20/2013

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"Kenneth Bae was sentenced for 15 years hard labor, initially no details were released but eventually the government stated he was smuggling anti-government propaganda into North Korea. He is a part of Operation Jericho which was launched by Youth With a Mission in 2006. The purpose of this operation was to form an “anti-government coalition." Sharing Christian faith in North Korea is dangerous, there is no word on what will happen with Kenneth Bae yet."

Read North Korea Reveals American was Sentenced to 15 Years Hard Labor for Missionary Work at persecution.org.

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Update on Church Bombing in Tanzania

5/17/2013

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Church Grand Opening in Tanzania Results in Tragedy

William Stark, Regional Manager for Africa

5/16/2013
Washington, D.C.
I
nternational Christian Concern

The opening of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Arusha, Tanzania was supposed to be a joyful occasion. Instead, it became a scene of terror and death when a bomb exploded only minutes into the inaugural Mass service. As only the most recent act of violence in a series of attacks on Christians in Tanzania since the fall of 2012, it seems the country's reputation as a country "free of religious violence" is in jeopardy.

Three Killed in Church Bombing

On Sunday, May 5, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church was scheduled to conduct its grand opening. People from all over Tanzania's northern city of Arusha gathered at the church to participate in the festivities. "There were so many people, the church was full, and the faithful were sitting on benches outside - it was a great day of celebration," a motorcycle taxi driver parked outside the church told Al Jazeera. 
  
The inauguration was led by the Vatican's Ambassador to Tanzania, Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, and accompanied by Arusha's Archbishop, Josaphat Louis Lebulu. Shortly after 11 am, minutes into the service, a bomb was thrown into the church setting off a deadly explosion. According to witness reports, the bomb was tossed into the church from a motorcycle outside.

After the explosion, congregants fled the scene, panicked and disoriented by the blast. "When it exploded there was a stampede, people running in all directions, walking over each other, children were screaming and women crying," a witness told Al Jazeera. "I saw a dead woman trampled, I think even her two children were killed in the same way," another witness added.

When the dust settled, three Christians were killed and over 50 were wounded. Regina Luning'o Kuresoi, age 45, James Gabriel, age 16, and Patricia Joackim, age 9, died in the bombing and were laid to rest on the church premises on Friday, May 10th.

Perpetrators Arrested and Charged

The regional police commissioner of Arusha, Magesa Mulongo, told the press that arrests had been made in connection with the bombing. Mulongo went further to say that police wouldn't stop their investigation until all the perpetrators are brought to justice. "Investigations are ongoing," Mulongo told French news agency AFP after confirming arrests had been made.

Speaking to the press, Home Affairs Minister, Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi, said police had arrested two Tanzanians and four foreigners, including three from the United Arab Emirates and one from Saudi Arabia. Dr. Nchimbi named Victor Ambrose Calist as one of the six being held in connection with the bombing.

A week later, Calist, a 20-year-old motorcyclist, was charged for throwing the bomb into the crowded church. The four United Arab Emirates and Saudi nationals were released after further investigations proved their innocence. "The government has formed [a] taskforce to investigate the matter and I am confident that those who are behind this incident will be arrested and taken to court," Dr. Nchimbi told the press. "We are doing everything in our capacity to address the situation."

Both secular and religious groups across Tanzania released statements condemning the attack, including Tanzania's president, President Jakaya Kikwete, who called the bombing an "act of terrorism." The president went on to encourage Christians to continue attending church on Sundays. "If we don't do so, we will have given victory to those who carried out the attack," he told the press.

Sheikh Issa Bin Shaaban Simba, head of the Tanzania Muslim Council, said: "We condemn the attack and we urge security [organizations] to work hard to find the culprits. This is a sad situation for all Tanzanians."

A Symptom of a Larger Problem?

The bombing of St. Joseph's is only the most recent act of violence perpetrated against Christians in Tanzania. Since October 2012, anti-Christian violence seems to be escalating in the once religiously tolerant nation. In October, mobs of enraged Muslims burned down three churches and destroyed other Christian properties in Tanzania's capital of Dar es Salaam when a Christian boy was rumored to have urinated on a Quran.  

Then in February, two Christian pastors were murdered. On February 11, Pastor Mathayo Kachili of the Tanzania Assemblies of God Church (TAG) was killed while trying to intervene in an attack by Muslim youths on Christian butchers. Six days later, Father Evarist Mushi, a Catholic priest, was murdered on the island of Zanzibar off Tanzania's east coast when two men, presumed to be Muslim extremists, confronted him at the entrance of his church and shot him in the head.

After news of Mushi's murder spread, a threatening text message was received by local bishops and priests. The text read, "We thank our young men, trained in Somalia, for killing an infidel. Many more will die. We will burn homes and churches. We have not finished: at Easter, be prepared for disaster." The text message was signed by an extremist group naming itself the 'Muslim Renewal.' 

Although no anti-Christian violence was perpetrated during the Easter holiday, this trend of escalation can easily be established. From statements made by the Tanzanian government in regards to the St. Joseph's bombing, it seems the government is willing to start protecting Christians from further attacks."[The government] will provide security around all places of worship," President Kikwete said to Christian mourners. Whether or not this extra security will protect Christians from future attacks like the bombing at St. Joseph's remains to be seen.

For interviews, contact William Stark, Regional Manager for Africa: 
RM-AfricaAsia@persecution.org

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www.persecution.org. ICC is a Washington, D.C.-based human rights organization that exists to help persecuted Christians worldwide. ICC provides Awareness, Advocacy, and Assistance to the worldwide persecuted Church.  For additional information or for an interview, contact ICC at 800-422-5441.

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Boko Haram Kills Secretary of Christian Association in Nigeria

5/16/2013

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Nigeria
Mission Network News

"The Boko Haram kills an influential Christian leader as Nigeria's downward spiral continues. Open Doors USA spokesman Jerry Dykstra says, "Reverend Faye Pama Musa was killed on Tuesday. He's Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Borno state." That same day, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Borno state and two other states. Dystra says Musa's assassination is a bad sign coming from the Boko Haram. "In the past they've targeted Christian churches, but now they're targeting individual pastors." Ask the Lord to comfort Reverend Musa's family. Pray that peace would come to Nigeria. Pray also for Nigeria's president. "He is a Christian, and we need to pray that he'll have wisdom. As things just seem like they're snowballing and snowballing, he really needs our prayer." Go to MissionNetworkNews.org for more ways to help."

Read Boko Haram Kills Borno CAN Secretary at Mission Network News.


International Christian Concern
2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #241
Washington, D.C. 20006
www.persecution.org  |  E-mail: icc@persecution.org
 
Media Contact:  William Stark, Regional Manager for AfricaRM-AfricaAsia@persecution.org
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 Christian Leader in Northern Nigeria Gunned Down in His Home
Boko Haram Militants Suspected Behind the Brutal Slaying

5/16/2013
Washington D.C.

International Christian Concern

International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Rev. Faye Pama Musa, Secretary of the Borno state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was shot dead at his home in northern Nigeria on May 15. According to reports, Rev. Faye Pama was followed home by suspected Boko Haram militants after concluding an evening Bible study at his church. Age 47, Rev. Faye Pama is survived by his wife and three children.

"Rev. Faye Pama was killed last night," Rev. Titus Dama Pona, chairman of CAN's Borno chapter, told Morning Star News on May 16. "I am right now with his family, and they are still consulting on what next to do." 

After following Rev. Faye Pama home, the gunmen climbed over the pastor's fence and broke into his house. The gunmen then dragged the pastor out of his home and shot him outside. According to Morning Star News, the pastor was shot in front of his daughter, who followed the assailants outside begging for her father's life. 

Rev. Faye Pama was murdered only hours after Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three of Nigeria's northern states, including the pastor's home state of Borno. This declaration was precipitated by a recent surge in violence perpetrated by Boko Haram. 

In a 2007 interview, Rev. Faye Pama said he would not leave Borno state even though it was the epicenter of Boko Haram's insurgency. Both an outspoken critic of discrimination against Christians in northern Nigeria and a leader of CAN, Rev. Faye Pama was an ideal target for Boko Haram militants. "Being in that position and being so vocal, he must have been a marked man," Mark Lipdo, Director of the Stefanos Foundation, told the Christian Broadcasting Network.   
 
Since 2009, Boko Haram has been engaged in an armed insurgency in Nigeria's northern states, attempting to carve out a separate Islamic state where it can institute its radical brand of Sharia law. It is estimated that the Islamic extremist group is responsible for the murders of over 4,000 people. The group has specifically targeted Christians for some of its most terrible attacks. 

ICC's Regional Manager for Africa, William Stark, said, "Innocent Christians in northern Nigeria continue to be targeted for some of Boko Haram's most heinous acts of violence. These attacks are meant to terrorize the Christian minority that have yet to flee Nigeria's north. The recent surge in violence perpetrated by Boko Haram shows that the group is ruthless and not going away any time soon. Nigeria's declaration of a state of emergency will likely not bring an end to the violence, similar tactics have had little success in the past. The U.S. continues to neglect the violence in northern Nigeria and has still not designated Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Group or Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern in regards to religious violence. Without decisive action from both Nigeria and the international community, Christians and critics of Boko Haram will continue to be slaughtered."

For interviews, contact William Stark, Regional Manager for Africa: 
RM-AfricaAsia@persecution.org

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You are free to disseminate this news story. We request that you reference ICC (International Christian Concern) and include our web address, www.persecution.org. ICC is a Washington-DC based human rights organization that exists to help persecuted Christians worldwide. ICC provides Awareness, Advocacy, and Assistance to the worldwide persecuted Church.  For additional information or for an interview, contact ICC at 800-422-5441.
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    "God often takes away our comforts and our privileges in order to make us better Christians. He trains His soldiers not in tents of ease and luxury, but by turning them out and subjecting them to forced marches and hard service. He makes them ford through streams, and swim through rivers, and climb mountains, and walk many long miles with heavy backpacks of sorrow. Well, Christian, may this not account for the troubles through which you are passing? Is the Lord bringing out your graces and making them grow? Is it for this reason He contends with you?"

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