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Emergency Appeal - Nigerian Christians forced to flee for their lives

Give nowFollowing the bombings of churches in the north east of Nigeria on Christmas Day by radical Islamist group Boko Haram, and the violence that has continued into the new year, tens of thousands have fled the city of Maiduguri, and President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency. 

Click here to read more and please consider giving to our emergency appeal in response to this situation

 

Campaign petition delivered to North Korean embassy  

A big thank you to everyone who joined us at the embassy in West London last week and to all those who prayed for us as we delivered the One Day campaign petition, signed by more than 52,000 people, to the North Korean embassy. Andy Dipper is pictured outside the embassy, while (below) two mourners, dressed in black, take part in a ‘funeral procession’ mourning the absence of liberty in North Korea.

The march preceded a one-hour vigil to pray for Christians in North Korea and the success of the petition. A copy was later handed in to 10 Downing Street, with a letter urging the Government to press for change on human rights in North Korea. Please continue to pray that God will open the door to reform in North Korea that will lead to the end of oppression for the population in general and for Christians in particular.

 

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Serving persecuted Christians in the name of Jesus

Serving persecuted ChristiansRichard WurmbrandRelease International serves persecuted Christians in 30 countries around the world: supporting pastors, Christian prisoners and their families. We also supply Bibles and Christian literature, and work for justice. 

Release was founded by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand (pictured right), who was imprisoned and tortured by the Romanian secret police in the 1950s and 1960s because of his Christian faith. Read more