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December 28, 2021
Nepal: Pastor Sentenced to Prison under Proselytism Law
In the mid-twentieth century, there were no Christians at all in Nepal. Now their official number is approaching 400,000, and some Christian leaders...
February 8, 2021
Nepal: Church building demolished by government while adjacent Hindu temple left intact
Persecution of Christians in Nepal: the demolition of this church shows again that Nepalese authorities, like those in neighboring India and China,...
August 24, 2019
Nepal: Four Christians Arrested for “Preaching Christianity”
This story shows again that Nepalese authorities appear to be deeply threatened by the rapid growth of Christianity in that country. In the...
August 11, 2019
Nepal: Elderly man jailed for handing out Bibles
Nepalese authorities appear to be threatened by the rapid growth of Christianity in that country According to the Orthodox Christianity website,...
July 5, 2019
Nepal: Christians face new levels of persecution
Nepalese authorities appear to be threatened by the rapid growth of Christianity in that country According to the Orthodox Christianity website,...
December 4, 2018
Nepal: Four Christians arrested for “forced conversion” of Hindus
The four Christians are all women, two Japanese and two Nepalese. It strains credulity that they would have been able to force anyone to convert to...
November 20, 2018
Nepal: High-caste Hindus force church to shut down
According to the Orthodox Christianity website, “In 1951, Nepal’s census showed no—that would be zero—Christians in the country. Ten years...

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Quick facts

  • While about 30 percent of the world’s population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians.

    Source: International Society for Human Rights

  • Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries.

    Source: U.S. State Department

  • Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification.

    Source: Open Doors USA

  • Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group.

    Source: Pew Research

  • Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.

    Source: Under Caesar’s Sword