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November 29, 2021
Nigeria: Militant Fulani Herdsmen Kill 10 Christians, Burn Over 100 Homes in Overnight Attack
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
November 27, 2021
Egypt: Christian students beaten at school, ordered by teachers to remove all jewelry bearing a cross
There are around 300,000 Greek Orthodox Christians in Egypt; like our Coptic Christian brothers and sisters, they suffer sporadic persecution,...
November 27, 2021
Iran: Christian says ‘Our daughter still visibly suffers from the impact of my arrest’
The Iranian government targets converts to Christianity because it considers them to be apostate and threats to the state.  The U.S. State Department...
November 26, 2021
Armenian Church leaders ‘deeply concerned’ about Azerbaijani aggression
Many saw the recent conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia as a revival of the dark days of the Armenian Genocide of the early twentieth century,...
November 25, 2021
Myanmar: Military junta known as the Tatmadaw raids a cathedral, bishop’s house, and church-run clinic
Christians make up about 8.2 percent of the population of Myanmar. The overwhelming majority of these are Protestants, with Roman Catholics...
November 24, 2021
Afghanistan: As the Nation Experiences Economic Collapse, Christians Face Employment Discrimination
Most of the Christians in Afghanistan keep their faith secret, as conversion from Islam to Christianity is illegal. In the entire country, there is...
November 23, 2021
To counter the influence of Christianity, Chinese Communist Party invents a new religion, ‘Bimoism’
The Chinese Communist Party is working actively and on numerous fronts to destroy Christianity and replace it in the hearts, minds, and souls of the...
November 22, 2021
Iraq: Some Christian villages ‘have been emptied’ because of Turkish air force bombing of Kurdish targets
After years of strife, by 2014 it was reported that 90% of the Orthodox Christians of Iraq had been displaced. Most of them are still refugees and...
November 21, 2021
Uganda: Christian Previously Beaten Lured into Lethal Trap
The disturbing treatment of Mustafa Obbo by his brothers illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for...
November 20, 2021
Indonesia: Christian Man Attacked by Islamic Radicals
Christians are a tiny, embattled minority in Indonesia, as in other countries. There is a small and courageous community of Orthodox Christians in...
November 19, 2021
UN passes resolution highlighting Iran’s repression of religious minorities
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
November 18, 2021
Iran: Christian converts back in prison for ‘propagating against the Islamic Republic by promoting Christianity’
The Iranian government targets converts to Christianity because it considers them to be apostate and threats to the state.  The U.S. State Department...
November 17, 2021
Turkey’s Religious Minorities Restricted by Authorities
MP Garo Paylan’s motion was important, and has immense implications. The Turkish government has repeatedly demonstrated contempt for the minority...
November 16, 2021
Uganda: Christian Pastor Slain for Refusing to Remove Church Building
Christians make up around 85% of Uganda’s population. There is a tiny minority of around 35,000 Orthodox Christians in that nation. Converts to...
November 15, 2021
Myanmar: Military forces target cathedral with artillery fire, damage windows and pews
For more ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in Myanmar, see here. “Catholic church shelled again in...
November 14, 2021
US Secretary of State Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amidst Continued Religious Freedom Concerns
There are around 300,000 Greek Orthodox Christians in Egypt; like our Coptic Christian brothers and sisters, they suffer sporadic persecution,...
November 13, 2021
Pakistan: 12-year-old Christian girl abducted by a Muslim in Sahiwal
As we have documented many times here at ChristianPersecution.com, the kidnapping and forced conversion of young Christian and other girls from...
November 12, 2021
One Armenian Christian Killed, Three Wounded, by Azeri Gunfire
Many saw the recent conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia as a revival of the dark days of the Armenian Genocide of the early twentieth century,...
November 11, 2021
Uganda: Muslim Extremists Suspected in Killing of Church Elder
Christians make up around 85% of Uganda’s population. There is a tiny minority of around 35,000 Orthodox Christians in that nation. Converts to...
November 10, 2021
Burkina Faso: Christians face resurgence of terrorist attacks
Christians make up about 30% of the population of Burkina Faso. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in...

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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