The legal team representing Devnoor dispute the claims that he was trying to forcibly convert people, noting that he was merely participating in a church prayer event.

"They threatened to kill us and destroy us, they cut out the electricity from our home and attempted to break in. They knew our whole family by name, including our newborn baby, mentioning him continuously."

At least 47 people were injured in the attack outside the capital city of Port-au-Prince, with the assault starting around 10:30 p.m. and lasting through the night.

On July 2, roughly 100 anti-Christian activists circled the home in Chhattisgarh, destroying the roof.

Binniyat had been arrested after publishing an article for The Epoch Times, in which he quoted a Nigerian lawmaker who said a colleague was "covering up” a “genocide” against Christians.

Pastor Gao Yingjia, a leader of Zion Church in Beijing, was one of many leaders with Zion Church arrested during the wave of persecution.

Religion Unplugged reported on Aug. 25 that the regime blacklisted religious broadcasts in July, as well as criminalized listening to such programs.

Whether any aid reaches Nigeria may depend on whether the U.S. State Department is satisfied with the nation's efforts to protect Christians.

The complaint noted that the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled against singling out religious Americans for discrimination.

Y Nuen Ayun was arrested in October 2025 for leading the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ in Dak Lak Province.