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July 12, 2021
This story illustrates the insecurity and fear with which many non-Christian governing authorities the world over regard Christianity. They are aware...
July 11, 2021
The persecution of Christians in Iran and elsewhere, which begins, as this article explains, even with children, should be a focus of governments all...
July 10, 2021
“The local Muslims had warned the pastor several times to stop sharing the gospel, but he continued to lead Muslims to faith in Christ.”...
July 9, 2021
As Hindu extremist mobs continue to target Christians, all too frequently, police are more sympathetic to the attackers than to the victims, as we...
July 8, 2021
The Algerian government’s frequent practice of closing churches has been abundantly documented here at ChristianPersecution.com. Algerian...
July 7, 2021
Paul Robinson, CEO of UK-based Release International, says: “This appalling failure by Nigeria to protect its Christian citizens has to stop....
July 6, 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...
July 5, 2021
MP Garo Paylan’s questions below are important, and have wider implications than simply this one incident. The damage that has been done to...
July 4, 2021
The ongoing mistreatment of Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan is often based on the assumption that they are actually...
July 3, 2021
The disturbing treatment of Hajat Habiiba Namuwaya by her father illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for...
July 2, 2021
The persecution of Christians in Pakistan is frequently justified by that nation’s draconian blasphemy laws, and here we see those laws again applied...
July 1, 2021
The persecution of Amin Khaki, Milad Goodarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi is not unique. The Iranian government often targets converts to Christianity...
June 30, 2021
The Chinese government continues its efforts to transform Christianity into a tool of the state. This exhibit is part of a long campaign by the...
June 29, 2021
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Christians are 95% of the population, yet Islamic jihadis terrorize the population with increasing...
June 28, 2021
All over Africa, Christians are increasingly threatened as Islamist groups become ever more aggressive and violent. Mozambique is a relatively new...
June 27, 2021
This is reminiscent of the situation in Turkey, where, through various methods, the Turkish authorities have confiscated thousands of properties from...
June 26, 2021
The Fulani herdsmen’s goal is to terrorize Christians into fleeing the area of their attacks, freeing up their land for use by the attackers and...
June 25, 2021
USCIRF’s condemnation is justified. The harsh treatment of Christianity in Algeria indicates the determination of authorities that the nation’s...
June 24, 2021
The repeated arrests of Chen Wensheng for preaching the Gospel are part of the Chinese government’s ongoing attempt to replace the Christian faith...
June 23, 2021
The kidnapping and forced conversion of 13-year-old Nayab Gill is, unfortunately, yet another example of a phenomenon that is all too common in...