Cutting material is not an admission of weakness; it can be an act of love toward the listeners and good stewardship before God.

The journalist Paco Niebla tells the life and murder of his grandmother Ángela in the Spanish city of Vigo. “People who lose their memory lose their identity”, he said.

“We have not heard from her since her arrest five months ago, because we are strictly banned from visiting”, a relative said.

Sergiy Melyanets and Natallia Vasilevich, who live outside the country, have been added to Russia's Federal Wanted List at the request of Belarus.

Increasingly, the ‘normal’ Christian experience is no longer that of the comfortable Western church but of believers who worship under pressure.

The Iranian authorities have ordered the eviction of 20 Armenian and Assyrian families living in the compound of Iran’s oldest Protestant church, founded in 1876.

The Evangelical Fellowship India expresses “anguish” over the attack in Manipur. “The killing of unarmed church leaders returning from Christian fellowship is deeply disturbing and tragic”.

The attack was carried out by gunmen during a worship service in the south-west of the country.

A prominent tribal organisation is demanding that Christians renounce their faith by 30 April. It is happening in the state of Chhattisgarh, which has one of the most restrictive anti-conversion laws.

A study by the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary shows that while Catholics and Orthodox Christians have grown by 0.56% and 0.28%, evangelicals are increasing at 1.34% per year.

“The Middle East is often characterized as full of explosive religious tension, and I don’t want my spiritual community in the West to misunderstand this region”. An interview with Christian journalist Jayson Casper, in Lebanon.

Mairead McGuinness will lead efforts to promote freedom of belief outside the European Union. Christian MEPs say that the long delays in filling the post confirm the European government’s lack of interest in this human right.

The denial of burial rights is often accompanied by threats of violence, forced conversions and harassment.

The proposal by the conservative Popular Party, which received 19 votes in favour and 18 abstentions, urges the government to prioritise the protection of religious freedom in its diplomatic agenda.

Evangelicals from Chanal and Ixmiquilpan demand justice, but the authorities ignore them and remain passive in the face of aggression and abuse.

Human rights violations against Iranian Christians include “imprisonment, exile and forced labour”, says a new report.

192 athletes in Milano-Cortina come from one of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, according to Open Doors.

Although all the hostages were released, new attacks in Kwara, Katsina and Benue show that the escalation of violence in the world's deadliest country for Christians continues.

Fulani herdsmen raid the churches during Sunday school and the worship services, but the Kaduna state government denied the abductions. Eleven of the victims later escaped.

María Eugenia Prendes expressed her support for initiatives that “open the eyes to an unnoticed reality that is important to address” in faith contexts.

Nigeria, Sudan and Mali witness an increase in persecution by armed Islamist groups. Syria, China and Algeria are other places on the planet where Christians suffer restrictions and difficulties in living their faith. The Open Doors World Watch List (WWL 2026) monitors the situation of persecuted Christians around the world.

The best way to avoid bias is to develop a rigorous research methodology and follow it faithfully and transparently.

The book Francoism against Protestants uncovers forgotten stories of repression during the Franco dictatorship, shedding light on the past and present of evangelical communities in Spain.

Anabaptists celebrate their 500th anniversary in 2025. We spoke with Spanish pastor Agustín Melguizo about the past, present and future of this movement.

According to China Aid, these church leaders have “been placed under formal arrest on politically motivated charges after weeks of incommunicado detention, intense interrogation, and pressure on their families”.