News and Reports

Armenian Church and Village Destroyed by Azerbaijan

Published on: May 1, 2024

DOHI Staff Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW) recently reported on the destruction of two Armenian heritage sites by Azerbaijani authorities. Using high-resolution satellite imagery, CHW captured unmistakable evidence of the demolition of St. John the Baptist Church, a 19th-century Armenian-built church, in Nagorno-Karabakh’s Susa area and the razing of Karintak village, located some two miles to […]

KEEP HOPE ALIVE IN ERITREA

Published on: April 17, 2024

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Evangelist Killed in Uganda

Published on: April 15, 2024

DOHI STAFF Thirty-two-year-old evangelist, Ronald Twinomugisha, was found dead in a pool of blood outside of his village home in eastern Uganda on March 30. Twinomugisha had moved to Busei B village, Iganga District, from western Uganda in February of 2022. By the end of 2023, his missionary work had brought four Muslims to faith […]

U.S. Missionaries Rescued from Haiti

Published on: March 29, 2024

DOHI News After criminal gangs overran the country of Haiti in late February, many U.S. citizens, including missionaries, were left stranded for weeks. Jill Dolan and her husband Ryan, who run the orphanage ‘Mission of Grace’ in Plaisance du Sud, have worked in the island country since 2013. As the violence escalated recently, the couple […]

The Real Tragedy of Child Labor in Pakistan

Published on: March 15, 2024

DOHI NEWS Today, one-in-four households in Pakistan employs a child in domestic service. Most of these children are girls, between the ages of 10 and 14 years of age, who come from underprivileged families – including from the Christian religious minority community. According to Naveed Walter, president of Human Rights Focus Pakistan, “Domestic workers, particularly housemaids, suffer […]

Daughter and Grandson of Ukrainian Baptist Pastor Sidak Killed in Ukraine

Published on: March 12, 2024

DOHI NEWS On March 2, a drone strike to a residential building in the seaport city of Odesa killed 12 individuals. Six of the victims were children, ranging in age from 4 months to 9 years old. Another 20 individuals were injured, with some in critical condition. Among those who tragically lost their lives were […]

Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos Released from Prison in Nicaragua!

Published on: March 5, 2024

DOHI Staff Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos from Nicaragua was released from prison on January 14. He was sent into exile with 18 other Roman Catholic leaders. Previously, he had served as Bishop of Matagalpa from 2011 until his arrest in 2022. The anti-government protests of 2018 saw hundreds of priests, activists, students, and political leaders imprisoned. The violent response of President […]

500 KG BOMB DESTROYS CHURCH AND KILLS PRIEST IN KHARKIV

Published on: February 29, 2024

DOHI STAFF As the Russian-Ukraine War enters its third year, FAB-500 bombs were dropped over the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine. One of those bombs fell on the Church of Jesus Christ in the city of Kupiansk, killing at least four people. Yuriy Klymko, 58, a priest and Ukrainian military chaplain, was found under the […]

YR IN REVIEW

Published on: February 7, 2024

Are We Paying Enough Attention to Christian Suffering in the World?

Published on: February 6, 2024

DOHI STAFF   “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:26   The 2023 statistics on the state of Christian persecution in the world […]