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Intel Report on the Persecuted Church
Operational summaries of incidents, threats, and field reporting from the Watch List nations. Source-attributed. Updated as events unfold.
SOURCES: OPEN DOORS · VOM · ICC · BARNABAS AID · ACN
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NIGERIA · PLATEAU STATE
CRITICAL
06-19 · 21:42 UTC
FULANI MILITIA RAID ON MAJORITY-CHRISTIAN VILLAGE — DISPLACEMENTS ONGOING
Coordinated overnight raid on three farming communities in the Middle Belt. Local sources report at least 14 killed and structures burned. Displacement count rising; nearest IDP camp at capacity. Federal response not yet confirmed.
Source: Intersociety · ICC
IRAN · TEHRAN
ACTIVE
06-19 · 16:08 UTC
HOUSE CHURCH LEADER ENTERS NINTH MONTH IN DETENTION
Pastor detained on charges of "acting against national security" remains held without trial in Evin Prison. Family denied contact since spring. Article 18 reports four additional arrests in the same congregation last week.
Source: Article 18 · Open Doors
SUDAN · KHARTOUM
CRITICAL
06-19 · 11:15 UTC
CHURCH COMPOUND DESTROYED IN RSF ADVANCE — CONGREGATION SCATTERED
Mahdist district congregation lost its compound to artillery fire as RSF and SAF battle for control. Pastor confirmed safe; an estimated 200 families now without gathering point. Coordination underway with Egyptian-based diaspora.
Source: USCIRF · Open Doors
SYRIA · ALEPPO
ACTIVE
06-18 · 19:34 UTC
CHRISTIAN QUARTER FOOD SHORTAGES WORSEN; PARISH KITCHENS NEAR EMPTY
Post-Assad transition has not restored supply lines to the Christian quarter. Three Greek Orthodox parishes report kitchens operating below 30% of last winter. Aid to the Church in Need has confirmed an emergency shipment in transit.
Source: Aid to the Church in Need
INDIA · MANIPUR
ACTIVE
06-18 · 14:50 UTC
SECOND-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ETHNIC VIOLENCE — REBUILD HALTED
Of 360 churches destroyed in May 2023 violence, fewer than 30 have been rebuilt. State permits remain frozen. Persecution Relief reports congregations meeting in private homes under continuing surveillance.
Source: Persecution Relief · UCA News
PAKISTAN · JARANWALA
MONITORING
06-17 · 09:20 UTC
BLASPHEMY-LAW CASE ADVANCES; TWO YEARS AFTER 2023 MOB DESTRUCTION
CSW reports court proceedings against four Christian residents have entered final phase. No restitution paid to the families whose homes were destroyed in the August 2023 mob violence. International pressure being applied through CSW and ICC.
Source: CSW · ICC
NORTH KOREA · INTERIOR
CRITICAL
06-15 · 08:00 UTC
THREE FAMILIES REMOVED FROM REGISTERED HAMLET — FATE UNKNOWN
Korea Future has documented removals consistent with prior kwanliso transfers. Three families with suspected underground church ties last seen 06-12. No further contact. Network in Yanbian on standby.
Source: Korea Future · Open Doors