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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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Third pastor in Canada arrested for violating COVID-19 restrictions
Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2021
The third church leader to be arrested in Canada this month, Pastor Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church in southeast Calgary was arrested Sunday for holding a service in violation of COVID-19 restrictions. Local authorities said the arrest…
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Niger Militants Attack Church Killing 5
Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Islamic militants have attacked a church in Niger’s turbulent Tillabéri, Niger region, leaving five people dead and two seriously injured, an aid group said Tuesday.
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Iran Christians attend meetings to prepare for prosecution
Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Christian converts and evangelists in Iran attend ‘persecution preparedness’ meetings to share practical and psychological ways of coping with the threat of government raids on underground churches and the prospect of being jailed in notoriously appalling prisons on…
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Four Christians beheaded in Indonesia; “please pray”
Posted on Monday, May 17, 2021
Four Christian men were beheaded in Indonesia earlier this month, in what is believed to have been an attack by East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) Islamic terrorists, Christian Today reports. The horrifying attack was carried out just six months…
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Karen Christians in Myanmar persecuted by Burmese army; “please pray”
Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2021
Rights groups report that Karen Christians in Myanmar are suffering under attacks and massive displacement by the Tatmadaw Burmese military which wrested control of the civilian government in February, and which carries out violent campaigns against ethnic and…
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Burkina Faso chaplains overwhelmed in task of supporting troops
Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The under-resourced military chaplains of Burkina Faso are struggling to provide adequate support to government troops fighting the onslaught of Islamic extremist violence against this previously peaceful West African nation, Associated Press reports.
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Canada pastor arrested for holding “illegal” church service
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The pastor in Canada who last month ordered police and COVID-19 health inspectors to leave his church building was on Saturday arrested for holding an “illegal” service in breach of a new Alberta Health Services order.
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Nigeria: Christians continue to be kidnapped Islamic terrorists
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2021
As Islamic terrorists continue to kidnap Christians in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, in April a pastor’s wife was abducted from her home, two Christian nurses were taken from a hospital and around 70 residents were kidnapped from a single…

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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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