CAI
Crossed Arrows International
Live Incident Feed
23 Aug 2026◆Kenscoff, Haiti—The Viv Ansanm gang coalition attacked Kenscoff commune, killing at least 47 people including five children; 22 were executed inside the burning Church of the Ark of the New Covenant in the deadliest in-church execution the tracker has documented in the Western Hemisphere.
17 Aug 2026◆Bin-Per, Plateau State, Nigeria—In an overnight house-to-house raid, Fulani militants killed at least 24 Christians — mostly women and children — in Governor Caleb Mutfwang's home LGA, part of a coordinated three-village strike that killed at least 27 in a single night.
28 Aug 2026◆Barkin Ladi–Bokkos road, Plateau State, Nigeria—In the 'Black Friday' coordinated multi-village strike, Fulani gunmen stopped a vehicle on the Barkin Ladi–Bokkos road and singled out Pastors Emmanuel Hills and Gabriel Joseph Dipak after identifying them as 'men of God'; Hills was found dead the next morning.
10 Aug 2026◆Heipang cluster, Plateau State, Nigeria—Fulani militants conducted a coordinated pre-dawn raid on four adjacent Christian villages near Heipang; Plateau State Command confirmed at least 20 killed, residents' estimates reached about 41 dead across the affected villages.
14 Aug 2026◆Kwi village, Plateau State, Nigeria—Armed Fulani herdsmen invaded BECO Comprehensive School during class hours around 2:00 p.m., killing two Christian teachers and wounding two other staff members.
25 Aug 2026◆Qardud & Abu Hamama, South Kordofan, Sudan—SPLA-N faction fighters attacked two Christian villages in the Nuba Mountains, part of a sustained pattern of targeting Christian communities in South Kordofan documented across the month.
28 Aug 2026◆Maharashtra, India—The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026 took effect, making Maharashtra the 13th Indian state with an active anti-conversion statute; approximately 4,000 Mumbai Metropolitan Region churches had already adopted voluntary-attendance consent forms in defensive anticipation.
24 Aug 2026◆Pune, Maharashtra, India—Pune police charged British Pastor Pankaj Devnoor under the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act four days before its effective date — a pre-effective-date charging that International Christian Concern characterized as 'bizarre'.
13 Aug 2026◆Tehran, Iran—Iranian authorities completed the seizure of the 150-year-old St. Peter Evangelical Church compound in Tehran, posting guards to prevent former congregants and residents from re-entering; the action coincided with a network aggregate reporting 33 ministers killed and 131 arrested.
30 Aug 2026◆Asmara area, Eritrea—Eight house-church leaders remained in detention approximately 8,134 days — 22.27 years — without charge, trial, or family communication, the tracker's longest documented standing detention.
23 Aug 2026◆Kenscoff, Haiti—The Viv Ansanm gang coalition attacked Kenscoff commune, killing at least 47 people including five children; 22 were executed inside the burning Church of the Ark of the New Covenant in the deadliest in-church execution the tracker has documented in the Western Hemisphere.
17 Aug 2026◆Bin-Per, Plateau State, Nigeria—In an overnight house-to-house raid, Fulani militants killed at least 24 Christians — mostly women and children — in Governor Caleb Mutfwang's home LGA, part of a coordinated three-village strike that killed at least 27 in a single night.
28 Aug 2026◆Barkin Ladi–Bokkos road, Plateau State, Nigeria—In the 'Black Friday' coordinated multi-village strike, Fulani gunmen stopped a vehicle on the Barkin Ladi–Bokkos road and singled out Pastors Emmanuel Hills and Gabriel Joseph Dipak after identifying them as 'men of God'; Hills was found dead the next morning.
10 Aug 2026◆Heipang cluster, Plateau State, Nigeria—Fulani militants conducted a coordinated pre-dawn raid on four adjacent Christian villages near Heipang; Plateau State Command confirmed at least 20 killed, residents' estimates reached about 41 dead across the affected villages.
14 Aug 2026◆Kwi village, Plateau State, Nigeria—Armed Fulani herdsmen invaded BECO Comprehensive School during class hours around 2:00 p.m., killing two Christian teachers and wounding two other staff members.
25 Aug 2026◆Qardud & Abu Hamama, South Kordofan, Sudan—SPLA-N faction fighters attacked two Christian villages in the Nuba Mountains, part of a sustained pattern of targeting Christian communities in South Kordofan documented across the month.
28 Aug 2026◆Maharashtra, India—The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026 took effect, making Maharashtra the 13th Indian state with an active anti-conversion statute; approximately 4,000 Mumbai Metropolitan Region churches had already adopted voluntary-attendance consent forms in defensive anticipation.
24 Aug 2026◆Pune, Maharashtra, India—Pune police charged British Pastor Pankaj Devnoor under the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act four days before its effective date — a pre-effective-date charging that International Christian Concern characterized as 'bizarre'.
13 Aug 2026◆Tehran, Iran—Iranian authorities completed the seizure of the 150-year-old St. Peter Evangelical Church compound in Tehran, posting guards to prevent former congregants and residents from re-entering; the action coincided with a network aggregate reporting 33 ministers killed and 131 arrested.
30 Aug 2026◆Asmara area, Eritrea—Eight house-church leaders remained in detention approximately 8,134 days — 22.27 years — without charge, trial, or family communication, the tracker's longest documented standing detention.
380M+
Christians under persecution
7,000+
Killed in Nigeria · 2025
~80
Nations of cultural fluency
Operating across Africa, the Middle East & Central Asia
Crossed Arrows International
— The Silence Ends Here —
Mission
Anchored in the Christian faith, CAI documents and exposes persecution of communities of faith and related human rights violations — including human trafficking, child exploitation, and gender-based violence — to advance religious freedom and improve the safety and security of at-risk populations.
End-State / Vision
- Reduced number of Christians and other vulnerable groups killed for their faith
- Oppressive forces diminished, countered, behaving in a civilized manner, or held to account
- Local environments less dangerous for believers and more conducive to liberty of faith
Core Capabilities
Ground-Truth Media
Documentary-quality reporting from non-permissive environments where mainstream media cannot or will not operate. Vetted indigenous networks and specialized access bring verified evidence of persecution to light — and place it where it can drive action.
Policy Advocacy
CAI translates field intelligence into actionable policy proposals for U.S. and allied governments, drawing on deep experience alongside diplomatic missions, intelligence agencies, and military commands.
Technical Services
Specialized operational support to aligned faith-based organizations — security assessments, network development, communications security, access planning for isolated communities, and predictive analysis of hostile-actor intentions.
What Sets CAI Apart
Direct access to volatile regions across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia
Indigenous network development enabling ground-truth verification unavailable to conventional NGOs
Proficiency in French and Arabic with cultural expertise across nearly 80 nations — 33 in Africa alone
Sustained relationships with U.S. diplomatic missions, military commands, and intelligence structures
Operational security discipline ensuring safety of network partners and beneficiaries
Force-multiplier partnership model for aligned faith-based organizations
The Urgency
19 lives lost every day (on average) in Nigeria alone.
Over 380 million Christians worldwide face persecution simply for observing their faith. In Nigeria alone, more than 7,000 were killed in 2025. On Palm Sunday — March 29, 2026 — gunmen on motorcycles attacked Christian communities in Plateau State, gunning down 27 worshippers in cold blood.
Such attacks are routine across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia — yet Western media rarely reports them, and U.S. policy does not meaningfully address them. CAI exists to change that.
This is not a crisis without witnesses.
It is a crisis without adequate response. — THE SILENCE ENDS HERE —
It is a crisis without adequate response. — THE SILENCE ENDS HERE —