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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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Syria: Christian village now a ‘ghost town’
Posted on Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Homes have been vandalized and plundered while the bodies of Christians lie along the roads of a small Christian village north of Damascus after it was invaded by Islamist insurgents last Thursday.
Christians in CAR threatened by Islamists
Posted on Monday, September 9, 2013
More than four months after Islamic rebels seized control of the Christian-majority Central African Republic (CAR), many non-Muslims are now faced with the prospect of being forced to live under Islamic law, according to Morning Star News.
New Bolivian Law to Control Churches, Beliefs
Posted on Monday, September 2, 2013
Protestant church leaders in Bolivia are bucking a new law that they claim imposes religious beliefs contrary to their own and denies them the right to be a church. As a result, the National Association of Evangelicals of…
Shame on Obama if He’s a Christian
Posted on Monday, September 2, 2013
An Egyptian Christian cleric has chastised President Barack Obama and his administration for not speaking out against the Muslim Brotherhood's persecution of the Church, according to the Christian Broadcasting Network News.
Genocide of Christians in Nigeria
Posted on Monday, August 26, 2013
Instead of sectarian strife, Islamic terrorism sanctioned by state-sponsored discrimination against Christians in northern Nigeria has led to outright genocide, the general secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria told Morning Star News.
‘Pakistan is a Living Hell …’
Posted on Thursday, August 22, 2013
Protesters carried banners stating: "Pakistan is a Living Hell for Hindus, Sikhs and Christians" near the Pakistan Consulate in New York City Wednesday in support of all the victims of religious bigotry, hate and intolerance in that notorious…
Egypt Vows to Rebuild Churches
Posted on Monday, August 19, 2013
Defense Minister Gen. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has ordered the repair of all churches that were damaged during the Muslim Brotherhood's violent protests after Egypt's military removed President Mohamed Morsi from office, according to a report by the Mid-East…
Uzbekistan: Christian Children’s Camp Raided by Riot Police
Posted on Monday, August 19, 2013
Last month, a Christian children's camp in Uzbekistan was raided by riot police; all the children were subjected to questioning and the homes of the camp's organizers were searched, according to BarnabasAid.
Muslim Brotherhood Burns Churches, Scapegoats Christians
Posted on Friday, August 16, 2013
Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi took out their frustrations on church property and Christian-owned homes and businesses in response to Wednesday's destruction of two Muslim Brotherhood encampments in Cairo after negotiations had broken down between the…
Iran: Convert from Islam jailed for 10 years
Posted on Friday, August 16, 2013
A convert from Islam has been sentenced to ten years in jail for distributing 12,000 pocket-sized Gospels in the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to BarnabasAid.
‘Voice of the Copts’ speaks to EU High Rep
Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2013
The following are excerpts of an open letter published Sunday by the Pakistan Christian Post from Ashraf Ramelah, founder and president of "Voice of the Copts," to the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton.

What is Christian Persecution?

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