Christian Persecution News – Reports on the Persecuted Church

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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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Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.

Sudan Court Fines Christian Woman
Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
A Sudanese court fined a Christian woman last week for wearing what it ruled was an "indecent dress."
Nigeria: Two Churches Attacked in Jos
Posted on Friday, July 10, 2015
Last week, Muslims attacked the Winning All Good News Church and St. Michael's Parish of the First African Church Mission, both in Jos, Nigeria.
Indonesia: Churches Protest Wrongful Closings
Posted on Friday, July 10, 2015
Two churches in Indonesia have been protesting the wrongful closing of their buildings by holding joint services just outside of the presidential palace in Jakarta.
Vietnam: Persecution of Christian Montagnards is ‘state policy’
Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2015
The persecution of religious minorities is now official Vietnamese state policy after Human Rights Watch released a June report revealing that government's intentions to persecute any ethnic Montagnards who follow "unauthorized" Christianity.
Armenian Turks Convert back to Christianity
Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2015
Twelve Armenians who were baptized last month in Istanbul were among the many former Muslims who are now openly embracing Christ after their ancestors were forced to follow Islam during the Armenian and Assyrian genocides that killed millions…
India: Hindu Nationalists Attack Local Christians
Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Hundreds of Christians were brutally attacked by Hindu nationalists during a Sunday church service last month in India's Kerala state. According to International Christian Concern, more than 400 believers -- mostly converts to Christianity...
Zanzibar: Islamists Take Church’s Hall
Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2015
Islamists on the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar off Tanzania's coast have driven a local pastor into hiding after taking over his church's rented hall.
Mosul Cathedral to become ‘Mosque of the Mujahedeen’
Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The Islamic State has announced that the Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Church of St. Ephrem in Mosul will become known as the "Mosque of the Mujahedeen" in honor of the "holy warriors" of Islam who wage jihad in Allah's…
Eritrean Christians Caught Between Persecutors
Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Eritrean Christians are being forced to choose between living under a dictatorship that imprisons believers for their faith, or risking their lives by escaping Eritrea by way of Sudan.
Kenya: Shabaab Jihadists Close Schools
Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2015
Almost 100 schools in northern Kenya have been closed as teachers -- many of them Christians -- are too afraid to teach as long as al-Shabaab's jihadists continue to attack educational institutions with impunity.
India: Christian Families become ‘outcasts’
Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2015
Hindu nationalists in India are warning that anyone who even mentions the name of Christ will be banished, boycotted and have all their land confiscated.
Hindu Nationalists Persecute Indian Pastor
Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Upon returning to their church from an Easter sunrise service on April 5, a pastor and his congregation met a mob of Hindus who had hung two nationalist flags inside the building.

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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