We attended the Open Doors press conference in Madrid to get the stories and context of the most widely cited report on persecution of Christians globally.

At a private gathering with religious leaders, the president encouraged them to promote French-style 'laicité' and spoke about hot issues like his plans on euthanasia and the State's dialogue with Muslims.

More and more young Turks are asking themselves who they really are. And quite a few are discovering their Christian and non-Turkish roots.

The 17th edition of the Italian GBU (IFES) National Study Conference gathered around 250 young people under the theme “Living and Engaging with Islam”.

A first-hand account of visiting church plants, heroes of faith in a Muslim context, and pioneering work among women, children, and ex-drug addicts.

The country held parliamentary elections in September. The Islamic Action Front party won 31 seats, the largest number of seats for a party in parliament.

A man with a Palestinian flag tried to set fire to a Jewish place of worship near Montpellier. “Tolerating verbal aggression paves the way for physical aggression”, says the Prime Minister.

“Due to the threats, many Christians refused to stand as witnesses in court”, says one of the residents who filed a complaint. 11 more persons accused of blasphemy have lost their lives in the past 18 months.

The Anglican Church of Pakistan welcomes an initiative that will “pave the way for unified action on forced conversions of underage girls and misuse of the blasphemy laws”.

A drunk man shouted anti-Christian slogans as he tried to enter the building. The police arrested him after he smashed a window.

Dozens of other Christians were wounded and received treatment in hospitals, sources in the area said.

United Nations experts say Christian and Hindu girls remain particularly vulnerable to forced religious conversion, abduction, trafficking, child marriage, domestic servitude and sexual violence.

The decoration includes golden stars and glowing crescent moons. “Islam is now firmly anchored in Frankfurt, just like Christianity, Judaism and many other religions”, says the city council.

It is 20 years since the biggest terrorist attack in Spain. The Islamist attack that killed 193 people marked an entire country and today we explore that memory.

Pedro Tarquis was on duty as a doctor on the day of the 11 March 2004 terrorist attack in Madrid in one of the hospitals that received many of the injured. These are some of his memories and reflections of that day.

Both the European Commission and the Parliament are addressing the problem of hate crimes. But without a clear definition of what “hate” is, we will not solve the problem, writes Arie de Pater of the European Evangelical Alliance in Brussels.

Two brothers were abducted, beaten with iron rods and pressured to convert to Islam. “This is not the first time Christians are targeted in the area”, says a Christian leader.

Two gunmen stormed Roman Catholic Santa Maria church in Istanbul during Sunday mass. It is the first time the Islamic terrorist group targets a place of worship in Turkey.

Though it is strictly forbidden to evangelize in Somalia, barriers to the gospel are being torn down little by little.

Macron’s government wants to see more Muslim preachers trained in France. The step is connected to the 2020 anti-separatism law to fight radical Islamism.

Research looks at how the young in France see secularism. People between 18 and 30 are more tolerant of religious symbols in public.

Some radical Muslims in attendance also broke the motorcycle of the Christians and tore up their Bibles. The event was organized by Muslims.

The victory of the Freedom Party shocks the European scenario. While traditional Christian parties suffer losses, “it is no secret that some believers love Wilders”, says journalist Evert Van Vlastuin.

The European Evangelical Alliance publishes two calls to action amidst the rising tensions in the context of the Israel-Gaza war.

The official report includes a guide with the most common mistakes and proposals to avoid them.