Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
900 Churches in Nigeria Destroyed by Boko Haram
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
At least 900 Christian churches have been destroyed at the hands of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, as part of the Islamic radical group's campaign to drive out all Christians from the north, the youth wing of the…
ISIS Puts Out Holiday Attack List Of U.S. Churches
Posted on Friday, December 23, 2016
The Islamic State published the names and addresses of thousands of churches in the United States and called on its adherents to attack them during the holiday season, according to a message posted late-night Wednesday in the group’s…
Christians Win Nepal’s First Anti-Evangelism Case
Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2016
A court in Nepal has dropped a case against eight Christians, the first religious freedom dispute since the country's new constitution was implemented last year.
Christian pastors face death penalty if convicted in Sudan
Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2016
Last December, two evangelical pastors from the Church of Christ in Sudan were taken from their churches and thrown into jail. Last month, the Rev. Abdulraheem Kodi and the Rev. Kuwa Shamal Abu Zumam were charged with numerous…
Christianity in Africa Threaten by Rise of Militant Islam
Posted on Friday, September 9, 2016
As the world focusses on potential military advances against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, it risks overlooking another vast region where militant Islam is a growing threat to the Church - in the continent where…
Russian Believers May Need to Disobey New Law
Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2016
Christians in Russia are grappling with a new law that effectively makes it illegal for them to share their faith, preach or pray outside of officially designated sites.
Church Demolitions in Cuba Intensifying
Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2016
The first half of 2016 has seen church demolitions in Cuba gather pace as the government crackdown on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) on the island continues. The authorities have also begun to confiscate 1,400 Assemblies of…
Global religious freedom conference coming to DC
Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has decided to move a May 2017 summit on Christian persecution from Moscow to Washington, D.C., following Russia’s passage of a controversial law curtailing evangelism.
Revival Breaks Out in Iran
Posted on Friday, July 22, 2016
When we think of Iran, scenes of mobs shouting "death to America," blindfolded hostages, and radical leaders demanding nuclear technology come to mind. But there's another side of the country: Iranians who love America, Israel, and Jesus Christ.
