by Somini Senguptajune
New York Times via International Christian Concern
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Record Number of Refugees Crossing to Europe, U.N. Says by Somini Senguptajune New York Times via International Christian Concern ICC Note: 83 percent more Africans have migrated to Europe in the last six months than in the first half of 2014, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Most of the migrants originated from Syria, Afghanistan, and Eritrea, and are pushed from their countries as results of war and persecution. In Eritrea, Christians regularly face arbitrary imprisonment, rape, beatings, torture and extrajudicial killings because they are considered enemies of the state. If they decide to seek greener pastures in Europe, they often travel through Libya, where ISIS maintains strongholds, and migrants often risk capture and execution for their faith in Christ. Last month, 88 Eritrean Christians were abducted by members of ISIS in Libya attempting to reach Europe to escape persecution in Eritrea.
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