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July 16, 2022
The junta has not infrequently targeted churches as it ostensibly hunts for anti-regime activity. It is likely indifferent to pleas not to target...
July 15, 2022
The Iranian government targets converts to Christianity because it considers them to be apostates and thus threats to the foundation of the state. ...
July 14, 2022
Regular readers of ChristianPersecution.com know that the persecution of Christians in Nigeria is particularly intense. See here for the numerous...
July 12, 2022
Here at ChristianPersecution.com, we have covered many stories of police and governing officials persecuting Christians when they should be...
July 12, 2022
Our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt are persecuted on a nearly daily basis for their faith in our Lord and...
July 11, 2022
The disturbing treatment of Simolya Latifu illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for persecution of...
July 10, 2022
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
July 9, 2022
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are frequently used to threaten and intimidate vulnerable religious minority communities.  For previous...
July 8, 2022
Christians are a minority in Tajikistan, and the practice of Christianity is severely restricted by the Religion Law, which gives the state enormous...
July 7, 2022
The kidnapping and forced conversion of young Christian and other girls from religious minority groups is all too common in Pakistan. Kidnapping,...
July 6, 2022
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...
July 5, 2022
There are around 300,000 Greek Orthodox Christians in Egypt; like our Coptic Christian brothers and sisters, they suffer sporadic persecution,...
July 4, 2022
The Iranian government targets converts to Christianity because it considers them to be apostates and thus threats to the foundation of the state. ...
July 3, 2022
The junta is ostensibly hunting for anti-regime activity, but has not infrequently targeted churches. This is likely because in Myanmar as in other...
July 2, 2022
The Islamic insurgency that has victimized numerous Christians in neighboring countries is now spreading to Burkina Faso. Christians make up about...
July 1, 2022
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
June 29, 2022
The damage to these ancient marbles indicates an indifference to the condition of this magnificent structure that is disturbing. Hagia Sophia was...
June 29, 2022
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
June 28, 2022
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Christians are 95% of the population, yet Islamic jihadis terrorize the population with increasing...
June 27, 2022
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...