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October 27, 2021
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, as we see here yet again, are frequently used to threaten and intimidate vulnerable religious minority communities.  For...
October 27, 2021
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
October 24, 2021
ChristianPersecution.com has documented numerous incidents in which Christians are persecuted by the very officials who should be protecting them...
October 24, 2021
The the majority of Christians in Libya are members of the Coptic Orthodox Church; Greek Orthodox Christians in Libya are under the jurisdiction of...
October 22, 2021
The Iranian government targets converts to Christianity because it considers them to be apostate and threats to the state. That is why some converts...
October 22, 2021
Christians make up about 8.2 percent of the population of Myanmar. Most of these Christians are Protestants, with Roman Catholics comprising most of...
October 21, 2021
Pakistan is home to over two million Christians. A small number of these Christians are Orthodox. Orthodox Christians in Pakistan are under the...
October 20, 2021
The Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage has been returned to the Ecumenical Patriarchate by the Turkish government after a ruling from the European...
October 19, 2021
In Myanmar as elsewhere in Asia, Christianity is generally considered to be an alien faith. Christians make up about 8.2 percent of the population of...
October 17, 2021
According to tradition, St. Thomas the Apostle brought Christianity to Sri Lanka, but Holy Orthodoxy no longer has a presence there. The growing...
October 17, 2021
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
October 16, 2021
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...
October 15, 2021
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
October 14, 2021
In Myanmar, as elsewhere in Asia, Christianity is viewed as a foreign religion that threatens the integrity of the culture. Christians make up about...
October 13, 2021
Pakistan is home to over two million Christians. A small number of these Christians are Orthodox. Orthodox Christians in Pakistan are under the...
October 12, 2021
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has taken official notice of this Turkish military activity that threatens...
October 11, 2021
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
October 10, 2021
The Chinese government has been acting with ever greater impunity against Christians. It is attempting to destroy Christianity and fashion a new...
October 9, 2021
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...
October 8, 2021
The “sluggish response” by the “security agents” reflects their sympathy with the attackers. Nigeria is about 50% Christian....