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From Asia and Africa to the Middle East and Latin America, we work to amplify the voices of the persecuted, document violations of religious freedom, and bring biblically grounded context to the headlines.

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Pakistan Christian Girls Forced To Marry and Convert
Posted on Sunday, September 6, 2020
There is growing anxiety about the plight of several teenage Christians girls who were forced to marry and convert to Islam, according to rights activists familiar with their plight.
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Chinese Security Forces Raid Bible Study
Posted on Sunday, August 30, 2020
Chinese security forces have raided a Bible study gathering in South China and detained several Christians as part of a government-crackdown on faith, Worthy News learned Saturday.
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Muslim Fighters Kill, Kidnap Christians In Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Christians, including children, have been kidnapped and one person was killed and a church destroyed in the latest attacks by Muslim fighters in north-central Nigeria, an advocacy group said Wednesday.
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Prosecuted Pentecostal Pastor and Wife Flee Iran
Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2020
A prominent Pentecostal pastor and his wife have fled Iran after their appeal against a 15-year combined prison sentence for Christian activities failed, rights activists and family confirmed late Tuesday.
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Unchecked slaughter of Christians in Nigeria continues
Posted on Thursday, August 20, 2020
The unchecked slaughter of Christians in Nigeria is intensifying as thirty-seven more people were murdered by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Kaduna state this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
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Another Bible Translator has been murdered in Cameroon
Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020
The Wycliffe Bible Translators (WBT) charity has announced that another Bible translator in Cameroon has been murdered following an attack in his village, Assist News reported Monday. Pastor Christopher Tanjoh, a Bible translator and literacy teacher with the…
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Four Christians murdered by possible cultists in Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020
During an ongoing slaughter of Christians in Nigeria by Islamic terrorists, last week at least four Christians were shot dead by men who may be in a cult that uses people for its rituals, International Christian Concern (ICC)…
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Slaughter of Christians in Africa continues
Posted on Friday, August 7, 2020
Hundreds of Christians have been slaughtered by Islamic terrorists in at least three African countries in recent weeks, CBN News reports. Christian communities in Nigeria, South Sudan, and Cameroon have been targeted by terrorists from different groups, including…
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China’s Government ‘Bans Believing in God’ Amid Church Crackdown
Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2020
China's Communist leadership has ordered devoted Christians not to believe in God, well-informed activists, and local believers say. "Attacks on house churches have intensified across China. Police and government officials raid places of worship and intimidate congregations," added…

What is Christian Persecution?

Christian persecution includes any form of harassment, discrimination, legal restriction, or violence targeted at believers because of their faith in Jesus Christ. It ranges from social and economic pressure to imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

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