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ZimbabweMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Archbishop Condemns Harassment Of Christians In ZimbabweWednesday, October 12th, 2011Worldwide Angelican Church Head: Zimbabwe Followers Assaulted, Bishops Received Death ThreatsTuesday, October 11th, 2011“In Harare, the police have disrupted church services and have been using tear gas and baton sticks to drive people out of church buildings. As a consequence most churches lie empty each Sunday...” Churches Seized By Police In ZimbabweWednesday, August 3rd, 2011The harrassment of Anglicans in Zimbabwe continues as an excommunicated bishop claims ownership of a shrine and churches Zimbabwe Christians Fear Attack and Imprisonment by Excommunicated ArchbishopSunday, June 12th, 2011Zimbabwean Christians are living in fear that they will be evicted from their homes because of their faith. Zimbabwe:Churches Targeted Amidst Political ViolenceFriday, June 3rd, 2011A call to pray for the church in Zimbabwe Police Attack Church In ZimbabweSunday, April 24th, 2011“This brutal attack on people gathered to pray for peace in represents a new level of oppression and violence in the long litany of human rights violations by the Zimbabwe Republic Police." Zimbabwe: ‘We are being persecuted’Friday, June 27th, 2008"The parishioners were lined up for Holy Communion on Sunday when the riot police stormed the stately St Francis Anglican Church in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital. Helmeted, black-booted officers banged on the pews with their batons as terrified members of the congregation stampeded for the doors, witnesses said.” Support for UN investigation into Zimbabwe church strifeSunday, June 15th, 2008Various church leaders are asking United Nations to investigate the attacks against churches and church leaders in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean Catholic says church groups in danger ‘at any time’Sunday, June 15th, 2008One of the leaders of Zimbabwean Catholic church expressed his fear of future attacks on churches and its members following the recent raids on churches and other Christian organizations. Mugabe’s embattled regime lashes out at church organizationTuesday, June 10th, 2008Five staff members have been taken away for questioning and another assaulted in a raid by riot police on the offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, of the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA). Church of England leaders turn to UN over Zimbabwe unrestMonday, June 2nd, 2008"There is a continuing failure to enforce court orders permitting Anglicans to worship in their cathedral church in Harare and other parishes." Zimbabwe police ban open-air prayer meetingsSunday, May 25th, 2008"We were told last week that churches are no longer allowed to hold prayer meetings in the open except on church premises," Zimbabwe Christians Facing Famine And Persecution, Aid Workers SayWednesday, May 14th, 2008In Zimbabwe, church leaders are facing harassment from government officials who suspect them of supporting opposition political parties. Zimbabwe ‘too violent for poll’Friday, May 9th, 2008The post election violence in Zimbabwe forced the closure of churches in some parts of the country following abduction and torturing of Christians leaders by government officials. Church in Zimbabwe calls for international day of prayerThursday, April 24th, 2008“The call comes as Christians in the country said they feared genocide, and a call was made for an international arms embargo against the country.” South African raid highlights Zimbabwe crisisMonday, February 11th, 2008As soon as one crosses the threshold of a church, nationality ceases to matter. Any reader of the New Testament will quickly discover that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Gentile, male nor female, bond nor free. Therefore, what politically is called an asylum seeker, in the church is a member of the family, Persistent persecution of the church continues in ZimbabweFriday, February 8th, 2008The meeting was for Christians who felt they cannot remain silent while the country burns with companies closing, inflation (26,000 percent) hitting everyone hard and the majority of people suffering. Christian Leaders Detained In Zimbabwe For “Unauthorized” Prayer MeetingTuesday, August 28th, 2007"There are several reports about church leaders and church members facing difficulties," Fifteen church pastors arrested at prayer meeting in ZimbabweFriday, August 24th, 2007Public meetings including prayer meetings have to be approved by the Police in Zimbabwe-another sign of how things are rapidly deteriorating in that country. Pastors arrested in Zimbabwe for giving sweets to childrenFriday, June 15th, 2007The officials of government of Zimbabwe is intimidating Christians by arresting their leaders. |
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