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One small voice cries out for the Persecuted Church.

More than 100,000,000 Christians around the world are at risk of persecution. It has become one of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet, today! It is ”a crisis point in history” that can no longer be overlooked, or millions more will suffer! Sadly it’s a crisis that not enough people realize exists. Unfortunately the western media rarely reports the extreme persecution inflicted on our Christian brothers and sisters, worldwide.

We are called by our God to stand up for all who are destitute, to remember the prisoners as if imprisoned ourselves and to be a VOICE for the persecuted Church! Join us, we CAN make a difference!

For the latest news, information and updates, follow us at www.voiceofthepersecuted.org

• EGYPT: Government prohibits Coptic demonstrations on the anniversary of ‘Massacre of Maspero’

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on October 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Agenzia Fides) – The Egyptian Ministry of Internal Affairs denied the associations of young Copts permission to organize a demonstration on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the massacre known as the “massacre of Maspero”. Permission to demonstrate –… Read More ›

• Held Captive For 2 Years By Boko Haram: Rebecca’s Story

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on September 29, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) Baga is a town at the extreme north of Nigeria’s Borno State. The town has had more than its share of atrocities at the hands of the notorious Boko Haram. In January 2015, the fishing town became internationally known when… Read More ›

• Hungary: First Nation To Establish Government Office To Address Christian Persecution

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on September 14, 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) Late August, at a meeting in Rome with Church leaders from the Middle East to discuss the threat Christians are facing, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban pledged to “take action” against Christian persecution. Setting an example for other nations, the Hungarian… Read More ›

• Write To Encourage Maryam Naghash Zargaran (Nasim) imprisoned in Iran for her Faith in Christ #FreeMaryamNaghashZargaran

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on August 20, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

    (Voice of the Persecuted) Maryam Naghash-Zargaran – Nasim was arrested and put into prison for practicing her right to believe in the religion of herchoice. In this case it is Christianity. She was sentenced to 4 years on July… Read More ›

• Watch and Hear The Gospel of Matthew!

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on August 20, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Have you ever read the Gospel according the Matthew straight through in one sitting? … Do you ever spend  hours watching television shows? In 1993, Christian filmmakers set out to make a Jesus film which would be Word-for-Word the Gospel. What emerged… Read More ›

• Chibok School Girls Weep and Plead For Help on Newly Released Boko Haram Video

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on August 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) With no news for months, their parents and many others have worried about the condition of the 218 Chibok schoolgirls, a majority Christians, still missing. In a disturbing video shared below, Boko Haram recently released new footage showing around 50 of the abducted… Read More ›

• Iranian Christians Wrongfully Imprisoned—Pastor Nadarkhani Charged Again

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on July 28, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) IRAN: Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, once sentenced to death for apostasy, was charged on Sunday, July 24th with acting against national security. He was also accused of being Zionist and informed that he had no right to evangelise…. Read More ›

• FRANCE: Beloved French Priest Brutally Slaughtered By Jihadists During Church Service

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on July 27, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) France—Father Jacques Hamel, (age 85), was a French Catholic priest in the parish of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray in the Normandy region in northern France. Local media reported that he still officiated regularly as an auxiliary priest at the church… Read More ›

• Sudan’s Christians face ‘ethnic cleansing’

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on July 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

    (World Watch Monitor) Five years ago today (11 July, 2011), South Sudan became the world’s newest country after seceding from the North. Following a lengthy dispute over where a border should be drawn, it was decided that Sudan’s predominantly… Read More ›

• Pakistani Christians protest against police harassment during church service

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on June 16, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  The Christian residents of Lahore’s Fazlia Colony blocked traffic for several hours while protesting against alleged harassment by the police during Sunday service at The United Church. The police had rushed into church using abusive language towards worshipers and slapped the pastor…. Read More ›

• Christians in eastern Indian state live in ‘appalling situation’

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on June 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (VOP) A team of politicians and human rights activists who toured Chhattisgarh has reported several cases of violence against Christians in the eastern Indian state. “Christians live in an appalling situation in rural areas where local laws meant for their… Read More ›

• On medical release for failing health Iranian Christian Woman told ‘Report back to Prison’

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on June 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) Maryam Naghash Zargaran, also known as Nasim, came from a Muslim background, but left Islam to follow Christ. She became a Christian through the house church movement led by Pastor Saeed Abedini. Saeed was also serving an 8… Read More ›

• Child of Persecuted Family is Very Sick—Can You Give Him Hope?

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on June 11, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) 10 yr. old John and his Christian family fled severe persecution for their faith in Pakistan to seek refuge and asylum in Thailand. But sadly, they’ve lived in misery, fear and sickness for over two years in a system that’s failing… Read More ›

• Be a Voice! Christian Prisoner in Iran Begins Hunger Strike over Denial of Medical Treatment

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on June 5, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  
  

  Christian convert with a heart condition protests treatment and imprisonment for role in house-church movement in Iran. Mohabat News – Reports received from Iran indicate Christian prisoner, Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran has gone on a hunger strike to protest the… Read More ›

• Suffering in Persecution: Can You Sponsor This Baby and His Family?

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on May 19, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  This child belongs to one of the families Voice of the Persecuted’s Project 13:3 helps to survive in Thailand. He was born into extremely difficult conditions. Johan’s parents fled persecution in Pakistan to seek safety and asylum in Thailand. But… Read More ›

• PRAISE REPORT: One of the Chibok school girls has been found! 218 still missing

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on May 18, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) It’s been over two years since 276 majority Christian girls were taken from their school in Chibok, Borno State by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria. 56 girls had managed to escape, but 219… Read More ›

• Nigerian Christians Praying for the American Church and Need Our Help

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on May 3, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) This past weekend, Nigerian Christians listened to a sermon about letting go of bitterness and thoughts of revenge. To forgive and to have the heart of Jesus. They also prayed for us, the American Church!!! They… Read More ›

• Pastor Saeed Abidini Asks For Immediate Prayer For A Member Of His Ministry Still In Prison In Iran

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Today Pastor Saeed Abidini revealed on his facebook page that a member of his ministry team, that was arrested at the same time he was, was still in prison.  He said this: Very IMPORTANT, Please ” SHARE ” *** ***… Read More ›

• One Kidnapped Pastor in Nigeria Dead, Two Others Released

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Two of three pastors kidnapped in north-central Nigeria on March 21 have been released, while the third died after being left in the wild, sources said. The Rev. Iliya Anto, initially said to have been released… Read More ›

• Family, Church Buildings Lost in Predominantly Christian E. African Countries

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on April 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Kenya who put his faith in Christ last November has lost his wife and children, and now he fears for his life. When his wife was hospitalized last October, Abdu Godana, 35, could… Read More ›

• Asia Bibi’s Life Hangs in the Balance as Radicals Call for Her Death!

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 31, 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  
  

  (Voice of the Persecuted) Muslim radicals, 25,000-strong at the peak of their demonstrations, ended a four-day sit-in at a high-security “red zone” near Pakistan’s federal parliament. On Wednesday, they claimed victory after the government made a deal to not change… Read More ›

• MARCH 21, This Day in Christian History: On a Sinking Ship, John Newton is Converted by Amazing Grace

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Watch and share the documentary below. To be at sea in a storm on an ocean liner can be thrilling. To face a storm in a sailing vessel that is not seaworthy can be terrifying. The boat in which John… Read More ›

• WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS MURDERED BY MILITANTS IN MIDDLE EAST

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 20, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  MIDDLE EAST (ANS – March 20, 2016) — Four Bible translators have recently been murdered by militants in an unnamed location in the Middle East, Bible translating ministry, Wycliffe Associates, reports. According to Wycliffe, a raid took place on the… Read More ›

• SURVIVING NUN RECOUNTS YEMEN MASSACRE IN CHILLING HANDWRITTEN NOTE

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 20, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Warning: graphic images ADEN, YEMEN (ANS – March 18, 2016) — A lone surviving nun is telling the world her personal account of a recent Yemen massacre she witnessed in a chilling handwritten letter. According to CBN News, a peaceful… Read More ›

• TRAVEL THE WORLD THROUGH PRAYER

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Prayer Thoughts: A monthly memo to encourage us in our prayer life (ANS – March 15, 2016) — “Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.” Ps 2:8 NIV. Here’s… Read More ›

• No Longer Hiding Behind Silence, State Department Finally Acknowledges Genocide Against Christians

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

• House Passes Resolution Recognizing Christian Genocide, White House Determination Deadline Tomorrow

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 16, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Expressing the sense of Congress that those who commit or support atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities, including Yezidis, Turkmen, Sabea-Mandeans, Kaka‘e, and Kurds, and who target them specifically for ethnic or religious reasons, are committing, and… Read More ›

• 2015 Worst in History for Christian Persecution Since Statistics Have Been Tracked

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  More than twice as many Christians were killed for their faith in 2015 than in the previous year–making it the worst in history. From Frontpage Mag, by Raymond Ibrahim Open Doors, an organization that advocates for persecuted Christians, recently released… Read More ›

• Security Increased for Asia Bibi Following Execution of Islamist Assassin in Pakistan

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 9, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  Intelligence reports indicate a conspiracy to kill her in prison. LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Fears are growing over the security of the first Christian woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for “blasphemy” following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated… Read More ›

• Anti-Christian Hatred Seen in Attack on Church Building in Samsun, Turkey

  By VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED on March 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Turkey (Morning Star News) – Four men detained by police for attacking a church building in the Black Sea region of Turkey last week shouted jihadist slogans when released from jail, a marked departure from past harassment, church leaders said. Shortly… Read More ›