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October 31, 2023

Egypt: Extremists attack home of a Christian over false rumors that Christians were building an unlicensed church

Our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt are persecuted on a nearly daily basis for their faith. Not only the Copts,...

October 30, 2023

Uganda: Christian tour guide shot dead in national park by suspected Islamist terrorists

The disturbing treatment of Eric Alyai illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for persecution of Christians —...

October 29, 2023

DR Congo: Christians in ‘despair and disillusionment’ after spate of attacks kills at least 30 believers

Christians comprise 95% of the population of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Holy Archdiocese of Kinshasa and Central Africa is under the...

October 28, 2023

Nigeria: Christian Co-ed Kidnapped, Forced to Convert

For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...

October 27, 2023

China: Government-Controlled Churches Must Establish ‘Surveillance’ Boards

For background on Orthodox Christianity in China, see here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in China,...

October 26, 2023

Uganda: Evangelist beaten unconscious after Muslim extremists attacked him for being an ‘infidel’

The disturbing treatment of Robert Settimba illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for persecution of...

October 25, 2023

Pakistan: Abducted and Forcibly Married Christian Girls Seek Justice in Courts

Pakistan is home to over two million Christians. A small number of the Christians in Pakistan are Orthodox. Orthodox Christians in Pakistan are under...

October 24, 2023

Myanmar: At least 29 Christians, including children, killed following airstrike on IDP camp

In Myanmar, Christians make up about 8.2 percent of the population. The overwhelming majority of these are Protestants, with Roman Catholics...

October 23, 2023

Israel: Anti-Christian Incidents Condemned

Around 16,000 Christians live in Jerusalem, comprising 1.7% of the population. Slightly less than one-third of these are Greek Orthodox Christians of...

October 22, 2023

Azerbaijan Raises Flag Over Nagorno-Karabakh as Final Armenians Leave

Many observers have seen the recent conflicts between Azerbaijan and Armenia as a revival of the dark days of the Armenian Genocide of the early...

October 21, 2023

At Least 19 Christians Killed in Gaza Church Strike

The statement of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on this tragedy can be found here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the...

October 20, 2023

India: Two Buddhist families threatened and confined to their homes for converting to Christianity

Today the Malankara Orthodox Church of the East remains in India, an apostolic Church that broke with Holy Orthodoxy over the Council of Chalcedon in...

October 19, 2023

Uganda: ADF Kills Three After Foiled Church Bombing Attempt

Among the Christians of Uganda are around 35,000 Orthodox Christians. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of Christian persecution in...

October 18, 2023

Indonesia: Officials Vow to Withdraw Permit for Christian School

Get information about Holy Orthodoxy in Indonesia here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in Indonesia,...

October 17, 2023

Pakistan: A Christian Community Struggles to Survive

For information about the Orthodox Mission in Pakistan, see here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in...

October 16, 2023

Nigeria: Terrorists Kidnap at Least 30 Christians

For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...

October 15, 2023

India: 30 Christians Attacked in Chhattisgarh, Five Sent to Hospital

Many Hindus believe that conversion to Christianity is an attack on their culture and way of life, and an imminent threat to both, despite the fact...