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Nigeria: Christians slaughtered in Benue state attacks

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2023

More than 60 Christians were murdered in Nigeria’s Benue state in the last month, as the years-long slaughter of Nigerian Christians by radicalized Fulani herdsmen and Islamic jihadists continues unabated and with impunity.

Scotland: Church leaders say proposed conversion therapy ban could criminalize Christians who teach that homosexual behavior is sinful

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2023

A group of twenty Scottish church leaders have written to Scotland’s Minister for Equality expressing their alarm that a proposed government ban on “conversion practices” could result in the criminalization of Christians who teach anyone, including their own…

Thailand: Asylum-seeking Chinese congregation taken into police custody following expiry of visas

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2023

All 63 Chinese Christian members of the asylum-seeking Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church have been taken into police custody in Thailand, after overstaying the tourist visas on which they sought refugee status from persecution in China, the Associated Press…

US must stand with India’s persecuted Christians, says former Ambassador- at-Large for International Religious Freedom

Posted on Friday, March 31, 2023

The former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, has issued an urgent appeal for the international community, and the US in particular, to stand with India's persecuted Christians by pressuring their government to protect them.

Uganda: Pastor murdered by Islamist relatives for refusing to denounce Christ, “We need prayers”

Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2023

A 42-year-old pastor in eastern Uganda was dragged out of his house and brutally murdered on the street earlier this month by Muslim relatives enraged that he refused to renounce Christ, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. While Christianity…

India: Christians face ongoing intense persecution, “Please pray for their protection, provision, and peace”

Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Many Christians in India face intense persecution from both their neighbors and communities and from government officials; ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014, India ranks 11th on the US Open Doors World Watch List…

Iran: Historic Assemblies of God church building put up for sale by Islamic regime

Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2023

A historically significant former Assemblies of God church building in Iran has been put up for sale by the country’s authoritarian Islamic government after first being forcefully closed to its congregation, Article 18 reports.

Abducted Missionary Freed After Nearly 7 Years; Christians Urge Prayers

Posted on Monday, March 27, 2023

Christians have asked prayers for evangelical U.S. missionary Jeffery Woodke and his family following his release from nearly seven years of captivity by Islamic militants in West Africa.

Evangelical Nigeria Pastor Killed, Wife Kidnapped

Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2023

Suspected Islamic gunmen have killed a pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) denomination in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state, where they also kidnapped his wife, Christians told Worthy News on Sunday.

US ministry is sharing the Gospel with Iranians fleeing to Armenia

Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2023

A US-based ministry has been able to share the Gospel with Iranians who are open to hearing about Jesus after fleeing the harsh authoritarian Islamic rulers of their country for neighboring democratic Armenia, CBN News reports. 

Indonesia: Christians continually face opposition in building churches

Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Despite their constitutional right to freedom of religion, Christians in Muslim-majority Indonesia face an uphill struggle in obtaining the required permits to build churches: both the government and local Muslims oppose them. 

Nigeria: 10 Christians slaughtered ahead of gubernatorial election in  Kaduna state

Posted on Monday, March 20, 2023

Ahead of an important gubernatorial election which made for an especially tense political atmosphere, a further 10 Christians in Nigeria’s Kaduna state were hacked to death by militants armed with machetes last week, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Mozambique: US missionary pilot and SA volunteers released from prison while criminal investigation continues

Posted on Monday, March 20, 2023

While they must remain in Mozambique pending further criminal investigation, an American missionary pilot and two South African volunteers from the US-based Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) have been released from a four-month prison term in war-torn Mozambique, the…

Nigeria: Slaughter of Christians continues

Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Islamic jihadists have killed 17 Christians in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, as the slaughter of Christians in the country continues unabated and with impunity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. 

Nigeria: Gunmen shoot dead the son of a Baptist pastor, abduct pastor’s wife and others, “we are fervently praying to God”

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2023

As the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria continues with minimal intervention by the government, gunmen in Kaduna state on Friday shot and killed the son of a Baptist pastor before abducting the pastor’s wife and three other people,…

Iran: Pastor still faces 30 lashes and two years in exile after early release from prison

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2023

An Iranian pastor who converted to Christianity from Islam has been released after serving five years of a jail term he received for sharing the Gospel with Muslims, but still faces 30 lashes and two years in exile…

DRC: Islamic State claims responsibility for murdering 35 Christians

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2023

Islamic State terrorists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed that they recently killed 35 people whom they claim are “Christian” in Mukondi village in North Kivu province, the Associated Press reports.

Nicaragua: Thousands flock to Somotillo to hear the Gospel and encounter God

Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2023

Thousands of people gathered in a small town in western Nicaragua Saturday to hear the Gospel preached by US evangelists from Shake The Nations Ministries (STNM) to have a life-changing encounter with Jesus, GOD TV reports.

Nigeria: Church of Christ in Nations pastor and two sons killed by Islamist militants

Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2023

A Church of Christ in Nations pastor and his two sons were shot dead by Islamic militants in Plateau state, northern Nigeria at the weekend, AIT reports. Tens of thousands of Christians have been murdered by Islamic extremists…

India: Hindu nationalists vandalize Gideon Bible stall at fair, accuse Christians of entrapment

Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2023

A group of Hindu nationalists vandalized a Gideons Bible stall set up at the New Delhi World Book Fair in India last week, accusing the volunteers running it of “trapping” Hindus into Christianity, the Christian Post (CP) reports.

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.

Our reporting seeks to verify facts, protect vulnerable sources, and direct readers to meaningful prayer and action while avoiding sensationalism.

Today’s Top Christian Persecution Stories

• Pakistani Christian Girl, 14, Abducted and Raped, Family Says
• Pakistan Pastor Murder Case Takes Dramatic Turn As Police Name Wife, Lover As “Masterminds” (Worthy News Investigation)
• Christians Blocked From Christmas Worship In Indonesia’s West Java Amid Extremism Concerns
• Nigeria Says It Provided Intelligence For U.S. Strikes
• Christian Father Of Three Killed In Pakistan For Faith
• Bethlehem Marks Christmas After Ceasefire As Jenin Church Arson Raises Concern

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