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ERITREA: 103 YOUNG CHRISTIANS MAY BE “DETAINED FOR DECADES” FOR RECORDING PRAISE AND WORSHIP VIDEOS

ERITREA: 103 YOUNG CHRISTIANS MAY BE “DETAINED FOR DECADES” FOR RECORDING PRAISE AND WORSHIP VIDEOS

In its latest crackdown on Christians, Eritrean authorities this month arrested 103 young Christians who had gathered together at a location in the capital city of Asmara to record praise and worship videos to upload on social media. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea, the arrests bring to more than 500 the number of ...

BURKINA FASO: AS JIHADISTS ATTACKS INCREASE, VOM LAUNCHES MAJOR BIBLE DISTRIBUTION

BURKINA FASO: AS JIHADISTS ATTACKS INCREASE, VOM LAUNCHES MAJOR BIBLE DISTRIBUTION

More than 10,000 Christians in Burkina Faso have now been driven from their homes due to the violence of ISIS and al-Qaida. The believers are part of an estimated 2.3 million people displaced by jihadist attacks across West Africa. With the United Nations estimating 20% of the population of Burkina Faso now needing humanitarian aid, ...

EASTER LETTERS FROM INSIDE NK SHOW YOUNG PEOPLE FINDING FREEDOM, SOLACE IN THE BIBLE

EASTER LETTERS FROM INSIDE NK SHOW YOUNG PEOPLE FINDING FREEDOM, SOLACE IN THE BIBLE

Most North Koreans typically go their whole lives without seeing a Bible. But according to letters received at Easter by Voice of the Martyrs Korea from Bible recipients inside of North Korea, that may be changing--especially among younger North Koreans. “One letter writer wrote us from inside North Korea, ‘There is no way people in ...

VIETNAM: PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS OMITTED FROM INTERNATIONAL EVANGELISM CRUSADE

VIETNAM: PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS OMITTED FROM INTERNATIONAL EVANGELISM CRUSADE

An estimated audience of 14,000 gathered on March 4 and 5 at the Phu Tho Sports Facility in Ho Chi Minh City to hear Reverend Franklin Graham, CEO of the US-based Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as he proclaimed the gospel and announced, “Jesus is in the city tonight.” But according to Reverend Eric Foley, CEO ...

CHINA: PASTOR SUBMITS BIBLE AS “NEW EVIDENCE” TO APPEAL HIS CONVICTION

CHINA: PASTOR SUBMITS BIBLE AS “NEW EVIDENCE” TO APPEAL HIS CONVICTION

Pastor An Yankui did not expect to win the appeal in Lüliang City, Shanxi Province last month of his November 2021 conviction on charges of illegally crossing the China border to attend a Christian conference in Malaysia. Instead, the pastor says he simply wanted to testify to God’s Kingdom in court by supplying “new evidence” ...

CHINA: UYGHUR PASTOR RELEASED AFTER 15-YEAR IMPRISONMENT

CHINA: UYGHUR PASTOR RELEASED AFTER 15-YEAR IMPRISONMENT

Uyghur pastor Alimujiang Yimiti was released from prison last month after serving a 15-year sentence for allegedly providing state secrets to foreign nationals, according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea. The ministry, which conducted an international campaign to send letters of encouragement to Pastor Alimujiang during his time in prison, is urging Christians to continue ...

RUSSIAN DEACON RELEASED AFTER TWO YEARS IN PRISON: “THIS PATH IS WORTH EVERY MINUTE!”

RUSSIAN DEACON RELEASED AFTER TWO YEARS IN PRISON: “THIS PATH IS WORTH EVERY MINUTE!”

Vyacheslav Koldiaev was released from prison in Arkhangelsk, Russia on March 3 after serving a two-year sentence on a charge of alleged “use of violence dangerous to life or health against a representative of the authorities”. The case gained widespread attention among Christians around the world when video evidence exonerating Koldiaev was apparently ignored by ...

VOICE OF THE MARTYRS RUSSIAN LANGUAGE UNIT JOINS VOICE OF THE MARTYRS KOREA

VOICE OF THE MARTYRS RUSSIAN LANGUAGE UNIT JOINS VOICE OF THE MARTYRS KOREA

Voice of the Martyrs Korea announced today that the Voice of the Martyrs Russian language unit has joined its ministry. “The Voice of the Martyrs Russian language unit has over one hundred years of combined experience in translating, publishing, and distributing books, videos, and electronic media to persecuted Christians in Russian speaking countries.” says Voice ...

RUSSIA: A NEW GENERATION OF PROSECUTORS CLAMPS DOWN ON CHURCHES

RUSSIA: A NEW GENERATION OF PROSECUTORS CLAMPS DOWN ON CHURCHES

Zapotylok Veniamin was ordained a pastor in the Unregistered Baptist denomination in December 2021. His first encounter with the law came just six months later. And it hasn’t ended yet. “It all began in June [2022],” he recalls. “Two people came to the house of prayer, a representative of the FSB and a deputy prosecutor. ...