In January, the state Duma will discuss a law that would end all religious activity in residential buildings. Orthodox Church, Catholic Church and Adventists also oppose an initiative that “creates ground for interfaith conflicts”.

After the fall of the al-Asad regime, we are reminded of cases such as Libya and Iraq, where war did not lead to stable governments.

“The church is still figuring out the best way to help the people living under this new reality”, says a pastor in the Syrian city. Over 700 people have been killed so far in this latest attack.

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.

At least 630 religious places have been damaged, says a report of Mission Eurasia. Russian soldiers raid churches, ban religious activities and persecute faith leaders.

About 6% of Christians leave their country of birth, according to Pew Research. The United States, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom are the countries to which most Christians emigrate.

The new law allows judges to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has links with the Moscow Patriarchate and is officially headed by the Patriarch Kirill.

July 17, 2014, was the Dutch 9/11. More Dutch were killed on that day per head of population than Americans on 9/11.

The European Evangelical Alliance says Christians pray for “shalom” in both countries. Its board responds to a Russian evangelical leader who said global evangelicals were “not doing enough to call for forgiveness”.

The secretary general of the Russian Evangelical Alliance, Vitaly Vlasenko, calls for peace, reconciliation and an end to the war.

Gunmen fire two orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post, killing 16 policemen and 5 civilians including a priest.

Russian propaganda that Vladimir Putin is ‘protecting Christianity’ against Satanism flies in the face of reliable reports from numerous sources of the ruthless persecution of Christians.

What can evangelical voices offer to supplement or correct what ordinary Ukrainians think about their national identity? What special contribution can they make?

The church member faces up to 10 years in jail for giving “knowingly false information” about the Russian armed forces. The Russian-imposed authorities say their aim is to “halt the work of religious sects”.

Members of the Russian Evangelical Alliance traveled to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing to meet leaders of the China Christian Council.

What are the spiritual and theological characteristics of the Russian-speaking diaspora and what explains their tendency to form their own congregations?

They received the Ukraine's White Cross for evacuating over a thousand people with disabilities since the outbreak of war, and bring them in Germany and Austria.

At least 137 people were killed in a concert hall outside of Moscow in an attack claimed by ISIS “against a gathering of Christians”.

Ukraine’s struggle represents the third phase of the liberation of Europe. It’s outcome cannot be taken for granted.

The proposal to establish a regional  Evangelical Alliance in Kaliningrad was well received and work has begun on formalizing the structures.

When the guns fell silent in 1945, peace did not automatically follow. Europe was suffering a severe case of post-trauma stress disorder over the five fearful, bitter and anxious post-war years.

As the two-year anniversary of Putin’s ‘special operation’ in Ukraine approaches, we can be tempted to be discouraged and feel our prayers are not being heard.

The Swiss Protestant Aid organisation reports that four other employees were injured in “a brutal attack”, which is under investigation.

I have visited the region several times and have been surprised each time by the vitality of the small but growing evangelical circles among the Caucasians.

Olga is a survivor. The first time she escaped death was before she was even born. She was a Chernobyl baby, later a war refugee.