Nigeria: Riot Recovery Begins
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“The truth is that the church in northern Nigeria has never seen this kind of violence against the church,” wrote Isaac, a VOM partner in Nigeria. “We have a report of over 31,000 people displaced. The Red Cross confirmed 276 people were injured. Hundreds of Christians are feared killed.”
Violent protests broke out across Nigeria’s Muslim northern region on April 18 after an overwhelming election victory by...
The standoff between the Chinese government and the
country’s largest unsanctioned house church has compelled Chinese authorities
to take a public stance on the house church movement. Beijing’s Shouwang
Church, whose 1,000-member congregation includes educated and affluent business
people, intellectuals and students, has run into conflict with authorities in
recent weeks for attempting to meet in public spaces outdoors. The...