by Voice of the Martyrs Australia | Dec 14, 2022 | VoM
In March 2021, the Ren’ai Reformed Church in Guiyang, China, was raided by agents of the religious affairs bureau, together with public security officers. During the raid, ten church members were taken into custody. The church leader, Elder Zhang Chunlei, attempted to...
by Voice of the Martyrs Australia | Dec 14, 2022 | VoM
Luuando Yombo’s husband was an elder in their church in the Ubwari Peninsula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her mother and brother also served at the church in an area with a large Muslim population. In 2021, Muslim neighbours provided food for church...
by Voice of the Martyrs Australia | Dec 14, 2022 | VoM
On 21 November authorities in Sudan arrested and jailed a church leader on charges of “witchcraft” for leading a prayer meeting for his ailing mother, sources reported. Pastor Abdalla Haron Sulieman was leading a prayer meeting for his mother, who suffered from an...
by Voice of the Martyrs Australia | Dec 12, 2022 | VoM
Suspected Fulani herdsmen in southwestern Nigeria kidnapped Christian workers taking a bus to a wedding, while another group of Christians was kidnapped en route to a funeral in the same state. A relative of one of 48 Christians who were kidnapped off a Coaster Bus...
by Voice of the Martyrs Australia | Dec 12, 2022 | VoM
The Linfen Covenant House Church has experienced ongoing legal challenges, many of which arose after police officers raided a family camp in August. Two preachers from the church were arrested for alleged fraud and, more recently, two other church workers were...
by Voice of the Martyrs Australia | Dec 12, 2022 | VoM
In July of this year, followers of local animist traditions in the village of Grahipla had planned an initiation ceremony and told Christians not to worship that day. Local Christians decided the threat would not stop them. However, on that day, animists attacked five...