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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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Russian Christian School Attack Injures Eight
Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2021
As many as eight people were injured after a Russian teenager tried to blow himself up in an apparent suicide attack outside a Christian school and a monastery, officials said Monday.
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Report shows 70% increase in hate crimes against Christians in Europe
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2021
A new study shows that hate crimes against Protestants and Catholics increased by 70% in Europe last year, the Christian Post (CP) reports. The Observatory on Intolerance Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) presented its report amid concerns about…
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India: Hindu nationalist burn down Christian home
Posted on Monday, December 13, 2021
Hindu nationalists in Central India last month burned down the home of a Christian family that had been persecuted for years because of their faith, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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Kazakhstan Limits Worship Possibilities
Posted on Friday, December 10, 2021
Devoted Christians face a difficult Christmas season in Kazakhstan after legislators approved one of Europe’s harshest religious laws limiting worship or other faith-based events.
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Militants Threaten To Attack Nigerian Churches
Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2021
Suspected Islamic militants threaten to attack churches in Nigeria’s northern state of Zamfara unless they stop worship services and close their facilities, Christians said Thursday.
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Algeria: Appeals court upholds heavy fine against Christian
Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2021
An Algerian court of appeals on December 1 upheld a hefty fine given to a Christian convert from Islam who had been charged with accepting donations without a license for the purpose of proselytization, Morning Star News (MSN)…
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India Hindu Militants Seek More Attacks Against Church
Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2021
Hindu militants threatened more attacks against a Christian congregation in India’s southern state of Karnataka if it continues services ahead of expected “anti-conversion” legislation.
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Three more abducted missionaries released by Haiti gang
Posted on Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Three more Christian Aid Ministries hostages in Haiti were released Sunday by the Haitian 400 Mawozo gang, which had abducted 17 of the US organization’s missionaries (16 Americans and one Canadian) on October 16, the Washington Times reports.…
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Nepal Jails Pastor For Evangelism
Posted on Friday, December 3, 2021
An evangelical pastor in Nepal received a two-year prison sentence for evangelism activities that violated the former Hindu kingdom’s anti-conversion laws, trial observers said Thursday.

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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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