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Live Incident Feed · September

September 6-7, 2026 (overnight) · Zaranga / Nzangula village, Guyaku District, Gombi LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria · An overnight raid at Zaranga/Nzangula included an attack on an EYN cathedral. Sources report 11 or 12 deaths; the numeric subtotal uses 11, with two wounded and one abducted. Individual victim faith is unestablished, and there is no reported fire or established arson. Case details September 10-11, 2026 (overnight) · Ayilamo community, Tombo Council Ward, Logo LGA, Benue State, Nigeria · An overnight attack on Ayilamo killed seven civilians and four police officers. The four officers are included within the eleven deaths, not additional to them; individual victim religion is unestablished. Case details September 19, 2026 · Gana-Ropp village, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria · Five people were killed in the Gana-Ropp ambush. Occurrence and toll are corroborated; Christian identity and militia attribution rely on local reporting, and an incident-specific religious motive remains unproven. Case details September 14, 2026; about 4 p.m. per BRI · Kapte / Kaptel bridge area, near Lamzang village and Tedim (Tiddim), Chin State, Myanmar · Assistant pastor Rev. Dal Thawn Tuang was killed near Tedim. His death and pastoral identity are supported, while circumstances, the fatal shooter and religious motive remain disputed or unproven. Case details 24 September 2026 · Benedictine abbey, Jarosław, Poland · A knife attack at a Benedictine institution in Jarosław killed one priest and wounded two clergy and two laypeople. Occurrence is supported; the laypeople’s faith and an anti-Christian motive are not established. Case details 26 September 2026 · Lajam/Marit mining site, Barkin Ladi, Plateau, Nigeria · An attack at the Lajam/Marit mining site reportedly killed five and wounded two. The visiting soldier is among the five, not a sixth; individual faith and religious motive are unconfirmed. Case details 27 September 2026 · Sadar area, Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India · A Christian service in Betul was disrupted and two pastors detained. Later imprisonment belongs to the same custody sequence; unlawful-conversion allegations are not proven judicial findings. Case details 4 September · Jiaquan Church, Beijing, China · A late report dates the Jiaquan Church anniversary raid to 4 September. Initial seizures, a separately summoned pastor, releases and further arrests overlap; a reliable unique-person detention count is unresolved and excluded from the numeric subtotal. Case details 6–7 September · Rajwade Nagar, Pimpri-Chinchwad, India · Authorities demolished Jesus Is Lord Church in Pimpri-Chinchwad overnight on 6–7 September. Congregants alleged a court stay and interference with recording; the municipality described an unauthorized-construction action. These accounts remain attributed. Case details 7 September 2026 · Tehran; transfer to Evin Prison, Iran · Baha’i men Iraj Shakour and Pedram Abhar were taken into custody on 7 September and transferred to Evin Prison to begin five-year terms. September sentence enforcement is counted as one incident involving two people, not a re-dating of the earlier prosecutions. Case details September 6-7, 2026 (overnight) · Zaranga / Nzangula village, Guyaku District, Gombi LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria · An overnight raid at Zaranga/Nzangula included an attack on an EYN cathedral. Sources report 11 or 12 deaths; the numeric subtotal uses 11, with two wounded and one abducted. Individual victim faith is unestablished, and there is no reported fire or established arson. Case details September 10-11, 2026 (overnight) · Ayilamo community, Tombo Council Ward, Logo LGA, Benue State, Nigeria · An overnight attack on Ayilamo killed seven civilians and four police officers. The four officers are included within the eleven deaths, not additional to them; individual victim religion is unestablished. Case details September 19, 2026 · Gana-Ropp village, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria · Five people were killed in the Gana-Ropp ambush. Occurrence and toll are corroborated; Christian identity and militia attribution rely on local reporting, and an incident-specific religious motive remains unproven. Case details September 14, 2026; about 4 p.m. per BRI · Kapte / Kaptel bridge area, near Lamzang village and Tedim (Tiddim), Chin State, Myanmar · Assistant pastor Rev. Dal Thawn Tuang was killed near Tedim. His death and pastoral identity are supported, while circumstances, the fatal shooter and religious motive remain disputed or unproven. Case details 24 September 2026 · Benedictine abbey, Jarosław, Poland · A knife attack at a Benedictine institution in Jarosław killed one priest and wounded two clergy and two laypeople. Occurrence is supported; the laypeople’s faith and an anti-Christian motive are not established. Case details 26 September 2026 · Lajam/Marit mining site, Barkin Ladi, Plateau, Nigeria · An attack at the Lajam/Marit mining site reportedly killed five and wounded two. The visiting soldier is among the five, not a sixth; individual faith and religious motive are unconfirmed. Case details 27 September 2026 · Sadar area, Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India · A Christian service in Betul was disrupted and two pastors detained. Later imprisonment belongs to the same custody sequence; unlawful-conversion allegations are not proven judicial findings. Case details 4 September · Jiaquan Church, Beijing, China · A late report dates the Jiaquan Church anniversary raid to 4 September. Initial seizures, a separately summoned pastor, releases and further arrests overlap; a reliable unique-person detention count is unresolved and excluded from the numeric subtotal. Case details 6–7 September · Rajwade Nagar, Pimpri-Chinchwad, India · Authorities demolished Jesus Is Lord Church in Pimpri-Chinchwad overnight on 6–7 September. Congregants alleged a court stay and interference with recording; the municipality described an unauthorized-construction action. These accounts remain attributed. Case details 7 September 2026 · Tehran; transfer to Evin Prison, Iran · Baha’i men Iraj Shakour and Pedram Abhar were taken into custody on 7 September and transferred to Evin Prison to begin five-year terms. September sentence enforcement is counted as one incident involving two people, not a re-dating of the earlier prosecutions. Case details

Thatched buildings, a shaded village courtyard and a large tree in Zambia. — Listening and Learning. A village setting during a cultural immersion visit to Zambia. CAI File photo.

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 —