Chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis condemns the “unrelenting wave of hatred against Jews” and prime minister Keir Starmer says “we must beat antisemitism”.

The World Evangelical Alliance asks the Spanish government in Geneva to definitively confirm the restitution to pastors who were left without pensions so as to “reaffirm its credibility” before the Human Rights Council.

Broadcaster France 2 discusses ‘control techniques’ and homophobia in churches in an extensive prime-time feature. The two largest Protestant organisations lament the latest stigmatisation of evangelicals.

The Evangelical Alliance is among the signatories of a letter condemning the use of the cross as a symbol of exclusion of foreigners. They consider it to be a ‘corruption’ of the gospel message.

“We were framed under a completely fabricated case”, said a pastor who was arrested along with his wife and a Christian family of three.

Here are my thoughts about some of the things people are saying about the murder of Charlie Kirk.

The annual gathering at the iconic ‘Musée du Désert’ in the Cévennes mountains looked back on the historical impact of Anabaptism and other evangelical branches.

Ashur Sarnaya, a 45-year-old Assyrian Christian in a wheelchair, was stabbed to death in Lyon near his home. Videos of him talking about his faith had tens of thousands of views on social media.

The massacre, claimed by the terrorist group ADF, took place at a funeral. The terrorists burned around 30 houses and other Christian properties before leaving. The central African country has become a frequent target for jihadists.

Young people and those who are members of free evangelical churches are the most likely to believe that God created the universe.

Pentecosal pastor Nikolay Romanyuk was accused of opposing war against Ukraine. “I do not retract my sermon”, he said in court.

Russian police in Eastern Ukraine raided a Baptist church in Sverdlovsk during Sunday service. They filmed those in attendance and photographed books.

Doing ministry amidst cultural and spiritual challenges in Turkmenistan.

A report of the Turkish Association of Protestant Churches also denounces that foreign Christians were deported, refused entry to Turkey or denied residence permits and visas in 2024.

What does religious freedom mean to a community, or a person?

The Supreme Court has summoned Päivi Räsänen to appear on 30 October. In a six-year-long case, two courts had already ruled that the former Finnish interior minister's views on the Bible cannot be considered hate speech against homosexuals.

“Not one has been charged or brought before a court”, denounces the consortium of organisations Voices 4 Justice. Eritrea is known as the ‘North Korea of Africa’.

The United Nations has designated August 22 each year as its International Day Commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. This should be an important day on the Christian calendar.

A man was arrested after setting fire to a church in southern Spain. “Churches should be safe places to practice faith freely and with dignity”.

Christians participate in National Minorities Day rallies. “We demand the government constitute a commission to investigate the ‘blasphemy business group’ and similar gangs entrapping innocent people in blasphemy cases”.

The court in France convicted the man, who suffers from schizophrenia, for damage motivated by ‘religious reasons’. Other European countries have been trying for years to find solutions that respect all freedoms.

A city in southern Spain has banned the use of public places for religious ceremonies such as the feast of the lamb. A leader of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance believes that several lessons can be learned from this mistake.

The media and religious entities (including evangelicals) take a stand on a measure that directly affects Muslim celebrations in the southeastern Spanish town.

From the independence in 1991 to the ongoing war sparked by Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s efforts to recover and assert its true history have become acts of resistance, healing, and hope.

In a report to the UN Human Rights Council, they also address human trafficking issues and denounce discrimination against unborn children with disabilities.