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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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India: Pastor attacked as Hindu persecution of Christians continues
Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2022
As the harassment and persecution of Christians in India by Hindu nationalists continues to intensify, a pastor in Delhi was violently attacked last month by a mob accusing him of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity, International Christian…
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Nigeria: Three more Christians murdered in Chibok
Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Three more Christians have been killed by suspected Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Chibok area of north-east Nigeria’s Borno state, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Nigeria ranked first in the world last year for…
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China: Evangelist detained for trying share Gospel with Xi Jinping
Posted on Monday, March 7, 2022
A Christian woman in China has again been put in detention for trying to share the Gospel with the leader of China’s ruling communist party, President Xi Jinping, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Evangelist Zhou Jinxia has tried…
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Sudan: Church leaders arrested following Muslim complaints
Posted on Monday, March 7, 2022
Two leaders of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state were arrested and detained last month after Muslim extremists complained that the church was disrespectful to their religion, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
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Egypt: Coptic Christians charged with terrorism
Posted on Monday, March 7, 2022
Nine Coptic Christians in Egypt are in prison, charged with committing an act of terrorism after participating in a peaceful protest requesting permission to rebuild their destroyed church in the Minya Governorate, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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India: Christians jailed on false charges
Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Four Christians in India’s Madhya Pradesh state have been jailed on false charges of trying to forcibly convert Hindus to faith in Jesus Christ, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Anti-conversion laws in numerous Indian states are increasingly abused…
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DRC: Christian trauma counselor murdered by Islamic terrorists
Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2022
An Anglican Christian trauma counselor was among four civilians killed in an attack by Islamic Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists in Karuruma, eastern DR Congo on Thursday, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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Algeria: Christian man imprisoned for preaching the Gospel
Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Protestant Christian Mohammed Derrab has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in Algeria, after being arrested for preaching the Gospel and giving out a Bible in front of his church building in January, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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Laos: Villagers force Christians to leave their homes
Posted on Monday, February 28, 2022
Twelve Christians were driven out of their home by village neighbors in the Buddhist-majority Asian country of Laos, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Laos ranks 26 on the US Open Doors Watch List 2022 of top 50 countries…
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Hungarian Tax Authorities Raid Evangelical Church
Posted on Friday, February 25, 2022
Hungary’s main opposition parties have condemned a raid by armed tax authorities of an evangelical church and its charities for the homeless and other vulnerable people.
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Russia Keeps Punishing Evangelicals in Crimea
Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2022
Since Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014—one of the central points of conflict in the current clash between the two countries—Protestant Christians in the territory have faced greater government penalties for practicing their faith.
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Myanmar: Burmese army continues to attack churches
Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2022
The Burmese army is continuing to target and destroy churches in predominantly Christian areas of Myanmar, amid an increasingly volatile and violent situation in the conflict-wracked country, UCA News reports.
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Uganda: Muslim family members violently assault new Christian
Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2022
A young man who had just come to faith in Christ in Kadama, Uganda was violently assaulted and severely injured by Muslim relatives enraged that he has left Islam, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Assaults by Muslim family…
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India: Hindu extremists destroy churches
Posted on Monday, February 21, 2022
Hindu extremists on February 5 destroyed two church buildings in separate states in India, Voice of the Martyrs Canada (VOM) reports. Persecution against Christians in India has intensified greatly since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came…

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