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August 18, 2023
Over 120,000 Armenians are at risk of starvation because of this blockade. Many observers have seen the recent conflicts between Azerbaijan and...
August 17, 2023
Under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, any Christian could be accused and mob violence ensue. A small number of the Christians in Pakistan are Orthodox....
August 16, 2023
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
August 15, 2023
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
August 14, 2023
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
August 13, 2023
For background on Orthodox Christianity in China, see here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in China,...
August 12, 2023
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,...
August 11, 2023
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...
August 10, 2023
Pakistan is home to over two million Christians. A small number of the Christians in Pakistan are Orthodox. Orthodox Christians in Pakistan are under...
August 9, 2023
The junta has not infrequently targeted Christian areas, and even churches, as it ostensibly hunts for anti-regime activity. It is likely indifferent...
August 8, 2023
In Myanmar, Christians make up about 8.2 percent of the population. The overwhelming majority of these are Protestants, with Roman Catholics...
August 7, 2023
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
August 6, 2023
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...
August 5, 2023
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...
August 4, 2023
The disturbing treatment of Davidson Okirori illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for persecution of...
August 3, 2023
Get information about Holy Orthodoxy in Indonesia here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in Indonesia,...
August 2, 2023
Christians, mostly Roman Catholics, constitute 59% of Mozambique’s population; Muslims comprise 19%. However, the Islamic State (ISIS) has begun to...
August 1, 2023
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,...
July 31, 2023
The disturbing treatment of Amina Nanfuka illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for persecution of Christians...
July 30, 2023
Most Sudanese Christians are Roman Catholic or Protestant. There is a small number of Greek Orthodox Christians there. Click here for information...