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Under The Microscope: How Communist Nations Persecute Christians Through Intense Scrutiny, Red Tape

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Chinese Pastor, Released After 12 Years Behind Bars, Thanks Americans For Drawing Attention To CCP Persecution

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Teacher Fired for Calling England a Christian Country Wins Appeal

A teacher in England who was banned from working with children for telling a Muslim student that “Britain is still a Christian state” has won an appeal and received a new teaching job.

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DRC: Islamist Attack On Hospital In Christian-Majority Territory Leaves At Least 20 Dead

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‘Witch Hunt’: Russia Continues Crackdown On Unregistered Baptist Churches

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Teacher Fired for Calling England a Christian Country Wins Appeal

A teacher in England who was banned from working with children for telling a Muslim student that “Britain is still a Christian state” has won an appeal and received a new teaching job.

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Under The Microscope: How Communist Nations Persecute Christians Through Intense Scrutiny, Red Tape

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Chinese Pastor, Released After 12 Years Behind Bars, Thanks Americans For Drawing Attention To CCP Persecution

DRC: Islamist Attack On Hospital In Christian-Majority Territory Leaves At Least 20 Dead

‘Witch Hunt’: Russia Continues Crackdown On Unregistered Baptist Churches

Iranian Christian Convert Released After Being Imprisoned For ‘Promoting Zionist Christianity’

22 Hindu Villages Decide to Strip Christians of Basic Rights

Out In The Open: How Middle Eastern Nations Legally Discriminate Against Christians

Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025

Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence For House Church Participant: ‘Tehran Is Terrified Of Its Growing Christian Community’

Australian AG Reaffirms Ban On Prayer Aimed At ‘Changing Sexual Orientation’

Devastating Attack: Terrorists In DRC Kill More Than 70 Christians Attending Wake

Christians Endure Uptick In Persecution In Turkey

More Than 3,000 Christians Sent Fleeing After Latest Deadly Attack In Nigeria

Trial For Owo Church Massacre Suspects Begins In Nigeria

Christians Endure Sustained Attacks as Fears of Terrorist Takeover Grow in Nigeria

‘War Chest’: BEGA Establishes Fund to Cover Legal Costs of Christians in Europe

U.S. Lawmakers Condemn Christian Persecution in Joint Resolution

India’s Supreme Court Tells State to Pause Provisions of Draconian Anti-Conversion Law

China Expands Crackdown on Independent Churches

Calling For Violence, Legislator Puts Bounty On Evangelists In India

CCP Authorities Raid Multiple Zion Church Locations in China

Israel Struck Iran’s Evin Prison During Operation Rising Lion, Notorious for Torturing Christians

Over 200 Christians Killed In Three Days ‘Well-Coordinated’ Attacks By Muslim Militans In Nigeria

China’s CCP Mandates Churches Alter Their Worship Music To Include Songs And Lyrics Praising Communism

Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report

The (Not So) Secret Discrimination of Christians in Islamic-led Countries

All By Design: How Nigeria’s Islamic Extremists Get Away with Killing So Many Christians

Violence Sweeps Through Nigerian Christian Villages, Leaving More Than 40 Dead In Latest Targeted Attack

Chinese Christian Media Ordered to Include More Communist Propaganda

How Media Outlets Avoid the Religious Aspects of Violence in Nigeria

Alarm Bells Should Be Sounding, But Mainstream Media Coverage Of Christian Persecution Has Been Non-existent

India Supreme Court Hears Urgent Appeal Against The Misuse Of Anti-Conversion Laws To Target Christians

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Teacher Fired for Calling England a Christian Country Wins Appeal

A teacher in England who was banned from working with children for telling a Muslim student that “Britain is still a Christian state” has won an appeal and received a new teaching job.

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Under The Microscope: How Communist Nations Persecute Christians Through Intense Scrutiny, Red Tape

In an attempt to slow the growth of Christianity, each of the world’s five communist nations severely restricts the flow of funding into Christian churches and implements stringent requirements for churches to operate within their borders.

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Chinese Pastor, Released After 12 Years Behind Bars, Thanks Americans For Drawing Attention To CCP Persecution

“China is at war with faith, and it is at war with us,” Brownback stated. “China fears religious freedom more than they fear our aircraft carriers or our nuclear weapons. If the world’s largest authoritarian state can eradicate religious freedom without consequences, it undermines the authority of America’s founding values and global leadership.”

DRC: Islamist Attack On Hospital In Christian-Majority Territory Leaves At Least 20 Dead

‘Witch Hunt’: Russia Continues Crackdown On Unregistered Baptist Churches

Iranian Christian Convert Released After Being Imprisoned For ‘Promoting Zionist Christianity’

22 Hindu Villages Decide to Strip Christians of Basic Rights

Out In The Open: How Middle Eastern Nations Legally Discriminate Against Christians

Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025

Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence For House Church Participant: ‘Tehran Is Terrified Of Its Growing Christian Community’

Australian AG Reaffirms Ban On Prayer Aimed At ‘Changing Sexual Orientation’

Devastating Attack: Terrorists In DRC Kill More Than 70 Christians Attending Wake

Christians Endure Uptick In Persecution In Turkey

More Than 3,000 Christians Sent Fleeing After Latest Deadly Attack In Nigeria

Trial For Owo Church Massacre Suspects Begins In Nigeria

Christians Endure Sustained Attacks as Fears of Terrorist Takeover Grow in Nigeria

‘War Chest’: BEGA Establishes Fund to Cover Legal Costs of Christians in Europe

U.S. Lawmakers Condemn Christian Persecution in Joint Resolution

India’s Supreme Court Tells State to Pause Provisions of Draconian Anti-Conversion Law

China Expands Crackdown on Independent Churches

Calling For Violence, Legislator Puts Bounty On Evangelists In India

CCP Authorities Raid Multiple Zion Church Locations in China

Israel Struck Iran’s Evin Prison During Operation Rising Lion, Notorious for Torturing Christians

Over 200 Christians Killed In Three Days ‘Well-Coordinated’ Attacks By Muslim Militans In Nigeria

China’s CCP Mandates Churches Alter Their Worship Music To Include Songs And Lyrics Praising Communism

Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report

The (Not So) Secret Discrimination of Christians in Islamic-led Countries

All By Design: How Nigeria’s Islamic Extremists Get Away with Killing So Many Christians

Iranian Christian Convert Released After Being Imprisoned For ‘Promoting Zionist Christianity’

22 Hindu Villages Decide to Strip Christians of Basic Rights

Out In The Open: How Middle Eastern Nations Legally Discriminate Against Christians

Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025

Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence For House Church Participant: ‘Tehran Is Terrified Of Its Growing Christian Community’

Australian AG Reaffirms Ban On Prayer Aimed At ‘Changing Sexual Orientation’

Devastating Attack: Terrorists In DRC Kill More Than 70 Christians Attending Wake

Christians Endure Uptick In Persecution In Turkey

More Than 3,000 Christians Sent Fleeing After Latest Deadly Attack In Nigeria

Trial For Owo Church Massacre Suspects Begins In Nigeria

Christians Endure Sustained Attacks as Fears of Terrorist Takeover Grow in Nigeria

‘War Chest’: BEGA Establishes Fund to Cover Legal Costs of Christians in Europe

U.S. Lawmakers Condemn Christian Persecution in Joint Resolution

India’s Supreme Court Tells State to Pause Provisions of Draconian Anti-Conversion Law

China Expands Crackdown on Independent Churches

Calling For Violence, Legislator Puts Bounty On Evangelists In India

CCP Authorities Raid Multiple Zion Church Locations in China

Israel Struck Iran’s Evin Prison During Operation Rising Lion, Notorious for Torturing Christians

Over 200 Christians Killed In Three Days ‘Well-Coordinated’ Attacks By Muslim Militans In Nigeria

China’s CCP Mandates Churches Alter Their Worship Music To Include Songs And Lyrics Praising Communism

Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report

The (Not So) Secret Discrimination of Christians in Islamic-led Countries

All By Design: How Nigeria’s Islamic Extremists Get Away with Killing So Many Christians

Violence Sweeps Through Nigerian Christian Villages, Leaving More Than 40 Dead In Latest Targeted Attack

Chinese Christian Media Ordered to Include More Communist Propaganda

How Media Outlets Avoid the Religious Aspects of Violence in Nigeria

Alarm Bells Should Be Sounding, But Mainstream Media Coverage Of Christian Persecution Has Been Non-existent

India Supreme Court Hears Urgent Appeal Against The Misuse Of Anti-Conversion Laws To Target Christians

DRC: Islamist Attack On Hospital In Christian-Majority Territory Leaves At Least 20 Dead

ADF rebels attacked the Byambwe Reference Health Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Christian-majority Lubero territory early Saturday morning, executing at least 18 patients in their hospital beds.

‘Witch Hunt’: Russia Continues Crackdown On Unregistered Baptist Churches

“In Russia, the ‘witch hunt’ is continuing,” Russian attorney Anatoly Pchelintsev said. “I have a question for the deputies who seem so quick to pass prohibitive and punitive laws: What’s stopping them from providing clarity and certainty in legislation so that believers are not harassed?”

Iranian Christian Convert Released After Being Imprisoned For ‘Promoting Zionist Christianity’

Khajavi, along with several other Christians, was arrested on June 30, 2020, while attending a house-church service and charged with “acting against national security through promoting Zionist Christianity.” Authorities arrested Khajavi during one of several raids conducted on Christian house churches in Iran between June 30 and July 1, 2020, in Tehran, Karaj, and Malayer. An undercover informant reportedly conveyed information to authorities and aided them in uncovering the Christians’ church meetings.

22 Hindu Villages Decide to Strip Christians of Basic Rights

The local Hindus had gathered to discuss how the growing number of conversions to Christianity in their region was affecting their cultural identity, customs, and traditions. By the end of the meeting, they decided to oppose Christian burial practices and deny believers access to burial land.

Out In The Open: How Middle Eastern Nations Legally Discriminate Against Christians

Several nations in the Middle East openly and legally condone the discrimination and persecution of Christians within their borders. Despite being the birthplace of Christianity, believers living in the region are often left with two choices: leave their homes or learn to live as targets of intolerance.

Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, a bill designed to protect Christians and other religious minorities from widespread persecution in Nigeria.

Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence For House Church Participant: ‘Tehran Is Terrified Of Its Growing Christian Community’

“[Iran] is terrified of its growing Christian convert community and is trying to crush it the way it crushes all perceived threats,” Ghaemi said. “[They’re using] sham prosecutions in kangaroo courts, violent brutality, and years locked behind bars.”

Australian AG Reaffirms Ban On Prayer Aimed At ‘Changing Sexual Orientation’

“It is an inherent part of our calling as Christians to bring the love of Jesus to all people, to those who have been broken by sin, to encourage them to live according to God’s good design and offer them the pastoral help to do so,” churches responded.

Devastating Attack: Terrorists In DRC Kill More Than 70 Christians Attending Wake

According to local reports, the ADF fighters stormed the gathering and opened fire without warning. Women, children, and men, who only hours earlier were comforting each other in shared sorrow, were gunned down in cold blood.

Christians Endure Uptick In Persecution In Turkey

Due to the government’s consistent violations of religious freedom, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a statement calling for the U.S. Department of State to place Turkey on its Special Watch List.

More Than 3,000 Christians Sent Fleeing After Latest Deadly Attack In Nigeria

At least 15 people, including women and children, were killed on Monday, Aug. 18, when armed men launched a coordinated evening assault on Christian farming villages. The attackers entered the villages between 7:30 and 8 p.m., firing weapons, burning homes, looting livestock, and displacing thousands of residents.

Trial For Owo Church Massacre Suspects Begins In Nigeria

The government — under Christian president Goodluck Jonathan, Muslim president Muhammadu Buhari, and now Bola Tinubu — has long failed to provide an effective response to the violence or adequate protection to vulnerable communities regularly targeted for their religion, such as in southern Kaduna state, where specific Christian communities have been attacked by Muslim extremists repeatedly throughout the years.

Christians Endure Sustained Attacks as Fears of Terrorist Takeover Grow in Nigeria

A series of sustained attacks in the county of Bokkos in Plateau state has left hundreds dead, entire villages abandoned, and farmlands destroyed, raising fears among residents that militants may be preparing to seize large swaths of territory.

‘War Chest’: BEGA Establishes Fund to Cover Legal Costs of Christians in Europe

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), one of the largest evangelism ministries in the world, has established a legal defense fund to help cover the legal expenses of persecuted Christians in Europe. Referred to as a “war chest” by BGEA President Rev. Franklin Graham, this new legal defense acknowledges the distinct nature of gospel resistance in Western countries compared to elsewhere.

U.S. Lawmakers Condemn Christian Persecution in Joint Resolution

“Year after year, Christians remain the most persecuted religious group worldwide, especially in many Muslim-majority countries,” Zorzi said. “We applaud the resolution for recognizing this grave reality and urging U.S. action. When Christians are being killed, silenced, or driven underground, we cannot look the other way.” 

India’s Supreme Court Tells State to Pause Provisions of Draconian Anti-Conversion Law

The state’s anti-conversion law, originally enacted in 2021, has often been misused, especially against Christians by criminalizing acts of prayer, worship, and faith-based gatherings. The 2024 amendment has made the law even more stringent, hence the need for this fresh petition.

China Expands Crackdown on Independent Churches

Recent reports and firsthand testimony from Christians in China indicate that the Chinese government is persecuting the church with renewed vigor as it implements new regulations on foreign missionaries and the worship practices of local believers.

Calling For Violence, Legislator Puts Bounty On Evangelists In India

A legislator belonging to the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party ruling Maharashtra state in India, put out a bounty on evangelists who allegedly visit villages for proselytization.

CCP Authorities Raid Multiple Zion Church Locations in China

“What’s happening isn’t because the government has something against the Zion Church,” a pastoral member of the church said. “It’s because of what the government has against all of the Christian churches in the county.”

Israel Struck Iran’s Evin Prison During Operation Rising Lion, Notorious for Torturing Christians

Widely referred to as a “torture factory” and “hell on earth,” Evin Prison houses roughly 60% of Christians detained in Iran. Prisoners incarcerated in Evin live in dismal conditions. Wards are overcrowded and lack necessities. Inmates have reported more than 70 types of torture, according to a report published by the U.K.

Over 200 Christians Killed In Three Days ‘Well-Coordinated’ Attacks By Muslim Militans In Nigeria

More than 200 Christian civilians, including children and the elderly, were killed in coordinated attacks carried out by armed Fulani militants in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, just before and after the country’s Democracy Day holiday.

China’s CCP Mandates Churches Alter Their Worship Music To Include Songs And Lyrics Praising Communism

“The mandate has sparked serious concern, as it is viewed not merely as a formal adjustment but as a deliberate shift intended to displace God from the center of worship and replace Him with loyalty to the Communist Party,” the report states.

Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report

The tragic yet powerful stories of 70 North Korean Christians who have disappeared with little or no trace from North Korea’s brutal, torturous prisons are now told in a new report, “Remembering the Disappeared: A Testimony Report on North Korea’s Political Prisoners.”

The (Not So) Secret Discrimination of Christians in Islamic-led Countries

The abuse inflicted upon the Christians of these nations is an open secret. And, for some government authorities carrying out these horrific acts, the persecution becomes a source of pride. Forcing Christians into prisons — often under the guise of slanderous accusations, sexually assaulting Christian women, and forcing Christ followers into demeaning work has become commonplace in far too many nations.

All By Design: How Nigeria’s Islamic Extremists Get Away with Killing So Many Christians

Many Nigerian Christians feel this chronic cycle of violence and impunity is all by design, and that their country has people in high places who have a vested interest in letting the cycle continue. “The Nigerian security forces, especially the military and police crack squads (special operations units), are the greatest problem facing the country’s Christians.”

Violence Sweeps Through Nigerian Christian Villages, Leaving More Than 40 Dead In Latest Targeted Attack

A renewed wave of violence swept through two Christian villages in Taraba state, leaving more than 40 Christians dead and dozens displaced in what survivors describe as a “silent slaughter.” The attacks, carried out early Saturday morning, targeted the villages of Munga Lelau and Magami in Karim-Lamido County. Entire families were killed, and numerous homes were set ablaze. Survivors were forced to flee with nothing.

Chinese Christian Media Ordered to Include More Communist Propaganda

China’s only legal church, the Communist Party-controlled Three Self Patriotic Movement (TPSM), has been ordered to publish more communist propaganda in its “Christian” media.

How Media Outlets Avoid the Religious Aspects of Violence in Nigeria

You would think it’s hard to overlook the religious motivation of a massacre when the victims are all Christian and the massacre takes place on Christmas, Palm Sunday, or Easter. But many people who work in media have proven themselves almost uncannily adept at avoiding the religious motivation behind such violence.

Alarm Bells Should Be Sounding, But Mainstream Media Coverage Of Christian Persecution Has Been Non-existent

As the persecution of Christians throughout the world continues to grow, mainstream reporting of it is conspicuously missing. The slaughter of Christ followers in Nigeria is hurtling toward genocide levels, and thousands of Christians the world over remain imprisoned simply for their faith. Yet, their stories are rarely told on the evening news.

India Supreme Court Hears Urgent Appeal Against The Misuse Of Anti-Conversion Laws To Target Christians

The application further argues that the laws do not provide adequate safeguards against misuse, with one of the major concerns being the tendency of state authorities to act on complaints without conducting any preliminary investigation. This has led to arbitrary arrests, detentions, and the imposition of social and legal stigma on the accused, particularly Christians and others from minority communities.

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