A panel discussion at the EU Parliament analyses the challenges of religious freedom in Europe. The European Prayer Breakfast was held before with around 450 guests.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe reports at least 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes in 35 European countries in 2023.

Apollo Quiboloy, leader of a controversial megachurch, was wanted by the Philippine and US justice for sex crimes and abuse. He has pleaded not guilty.

School handbooks now explain that all hate crimes should be reported to the police. The police are to set up reporting centres throughout Scotland where you can go and ‘clipe’ (a Scots word for snitch or tell-tale) on anyone.

A street preacher was wrongfully detained and won £15,000 in damages and legal costs, but the police logged in a 'non-crime hate incident report' against him.

An evangelical businessman was killed outside a church. Several organisations call to pray for peace and security as the government deploys the army.

The directive “adds new crimes”, which include surrogacy for the purposes of reproductive exploitation. It will now be negotiated with the European Council.

They were working in their garage when a group of Russian soldiers abducted them. Four days later, their bodies were found in a forest.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office blames unrestricted access to pornography for “highly sexualised behaviour at very early ages” and “incestuous sexual offences”.

Who knows how we might view the outcome of Putin’s ‘special operation’ when the dust finally settles? 

The Evangelical Alliance of El Salvador says the statements given to a French newspaper should be reconsidered. Pastors are registered with the state and have licenses, the evangelical body says.

The new guide states that “non-crime hate incidents should not be recorded where they are trivial or irrational”. Christians have welcome the initiative.

The 26-page complaint of the prosecutor has been accepted. The Christian parliamentarian sees it as an opportunity: “Acquittals in higher courts have broader significance”.

Our missionary task as Christians and civic leaders must include a mission to the military. Where this need is overlooked, war crimes will continue.

The speakers at the evangelical gathering stressed that criticism and offense should not be equated to hate speech, and that freedom of expression should prevail in case of doubt.

The Finnish parliamentarian to be tried on 24 January for expressing her biblical convictions about homosexuality hopes her case will encourage other Christians to openly speak about their faith.

Over the past 20 years, prison authorities encourage the creation of units run by evangelical inmates. “We bring peace to the prisons”, says a pastor in the city of Rosario.

The initiative responds to a concern over several attacks on freedom of expression. It will be called the "Forum of Elah".

An OSCE report shows that graffiti, vandalism and arson attacks against churches are some of the more common crimes. There are 70% more cases reported than in 2019.

The EFN held its 7th Bridge Conference.“The church has a crucial role in preventing trafficking and in creating a safe restorative community for survivors”, organisers say.

No event can ultimately be tragic because, thanks to God’s undeserved grace, every experience in our life is ultimately for the good.

The confinement and the Covid-19 restrictions in the Mediterranean country led to a generalised fall in all kind of hate crimes. Statistics could be “deceitful”, says the government.

Some believers say that “one of the greatest assets in life is forgiveness”, while others state that “the church is not as enthusiastic as the NGOs” about abolition.

Demonstrations erupted across the country after friends of Samuel defined the crime as a homophobic attack. The father, who is a member of an evangelical church, says his son’s death should not be politicised.

An event held in Madrid shows the successes of the Nordic model, which punishes the client, to curb trafficking and prostitution.