Finnish MP on trial for Christian belief
The criminal trial against Finnish politician Paivi Rasanen began on January 24. A medical doctor by profession, the Christian parliamentarian – a former government minister and leader of the Christian […]
Afghanistan replaces North Korea as worst persecutor
A thousand more Christians were killed for their faith last year than the year before. A thousand more Christians were detained. Six hundred more churches were attacked or closed. And […]
Chinese Christians at risk of torture, warns UN
In a landmark decision concerning a Church of Almighty God asylum seeker in Switzerland, the UN Committee Against Torture ruled that the risk exists for all Christians. The worst decision […]
Jihadists force wife to carry husband’s decapitated head
Suspected Jihadists have decapitated a pastor in Cabo Delgado before forcing his wife to carry his head to the local police station. According to military sources, suspected Islamic extremists decapitated […]
Minorities skeptical of Pakistan PM
Minority leaders have expressed skepticism after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed punishment for religious vigilantes. “I have decided that from now on we will not spare those who resort […]
Call to protect Christians in India
The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has called on Karnataka state leaders to act immediately to safeguard the small Christian community in the Indian state before any “major untoward incident […]
Where Mary Magdalene may have worshipped
A 2000-year-old synagogue has been found in what is believed to be the hometown of Mary Magdalene. The synagogue is the second to be found in ancient Magdala, after the […]
Muslim mob murders Christian
A mob of 800 has killed a Christian man in Pakistan after accusing him of blasphemy. Priyantha Diyawadanage, a Sri Lankan factory manager and father of two, was beaten to […]
Malaysian Christian uses right to use “Allah”
A Malaysian woman’s campaign for Christians’ right to use the word “Allah” for “God” has succeeded after almost 13 years of court hearings and delays. Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill has […]
Ethiopian Christians Face Crisis
Enabled by foreign powers – particularly Egypt, the Sudanese military and the US Biden administration – the Marxist, separatist Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) and the ethno-nationalist Oromo Liberation Army […]
Pandemic Exacerbates Persecution
The global coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated underlying systemic discrimination, un-equal treatment and even persecution experienced by at least 340 million Christians around the world. That’s the conclusion of […]
Christian Persecution in Pakistan
Christian sanitation workers die Two Christian sanitation workers died saving a Christian colleague tasked with clearing a sewer, known to be poisonous, in Pakistan’s Punjab province. They were refused protective equipment […]
Government persecution rises around the world
Government restrictions on religion are at a global high. Social hostility toward religion, however, is at its lowest level worldwide since ISIS. So says data analysed by the Pew Research […]
Chinese Bible sellers jailed
Chinese authorities have found four Christians who sell audio Bible players guilty of running “an illegal business”. The business owner, Fu Hyunjuan, was sentenced to six years in prison and […]
12 Christians Murdered in Nigeria
Suspected Fulani militants have killed 12 people during a raid on Peigyim village in Kaduna State in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. The attack happened during heavy rain on the evening of […]
Afghan Christians in terrible danger
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, completed with the fall of Kabul on Sunday 15 August, creates great danger for Afghan Christians, all of them converts from Islam or the children […]