A new report by Amnesty International details brutal attacks on Christians by Islamic militants in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Incidents of terrorism perpetrated against Christians in the area have also long been documented by the Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need.
Published Tuesday, Amnesty’s report begins by detailing a massacre of over 60 mourners at a funeral wake in Ntoyo, the province of North Kivu, in September 2025. One eye-witness told researchers: “I had never seen so many bodies”.
It also highlighted an attack on a church in Komanda, Ituri on July 27th 2025 where at least 40 people were murdered during a prayer vigil.
The report says a large part of the militant group’s messaging and propaganda frames its attacks as targeting Christians, and the vast majority of victims are Christian, reflecting the composition of the local population, but they have also attacked Muslims they consider unfaithful to Islam.
The author’s of the report called for more action from both the DRC Government and the international community.
