What we know about claims 70 Christians were beheaded in Democratic Republic of Congo
Religion And Faith,Christians,Democratic Republic Of The Congo,Free Speech,Christianity,Freedom Of Religion,Religious Freedom,Africa
In February 2025, claims (archived) circulated on social media and news outlets including Fox News and Newsweek that 70 Christians were beheaded in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Media reports and posts (archived) on X (archived), Facebook and Instagram (archived) said the bodies of the victims were found in a church in Kasanga after the victims were kidnapped from Mayeba, both villages in North Kivu province in the country's northeast.
Reports from two religious persecution awareness groups claimed attackers beheaded some or all of the bodies...
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