Rights advocates said it was quite likely that the impoverished Christian was targeted by a “blasphemy business group” that has entrapped hundreds of innocent persons.

Members of different churches belonging to the Sudan Council of Churches were arrested when they were on their way to a thanksgiving prayer meeting of a body known as the Inter-Church Committee.

Over 640 verified incidents against Christians are documented in a new report of the Evangelical Fellowship of India. “Many victims are too afraid to file complaints due to fear of police inaction, intimidation, or retaliation”.

“We must assume that everything that’s in the news, or even on social media, will be seen by governments and other armed groups. And that can have terrible repercussions on the Christian population”, says an Open Doors representative in the Middle East.

The 4th century began with a period of tolerance towards Christianity, but was soon overshadowed by intense repression. However, it ended with a Christianized Empire. How did this process unfold? A historical summary on the 1,700th anniversary.

The emphasis on reconciliation, faith in the workplace, and the next generation offers a model for how the Ukrainian church can address its own context.

The church leaders have already spent years in prison. The European Parliament condemns the “systematic repression” of Christians and other minorities in the country.

Silence in the midst of suffering is not a judgment of condemnation, but a purification of faith.

On 21 January 1525, the first adult baptisms took place in Zurich, initiating a spiritual movement that continues to this day. We talked to Mexican expert Carlos Martínez García about its history, principles and legacy.

The evangelical pastor had been sentenced to seven years in prison after participating in the mass demonstrations for democracy in July 2021.

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.

TWR broadcasts 16 programs each week over shortwave radio to encourage believers in North Korea.

North Korea heads the new Open Doors ranking. North African countries such as Morocco and Algeria appear on the list. “If we lose religious freedom, then all other freedoms fall”.

More than 400 influential Christian leaders and 30 church groups sent an urgent appeal the last week of December to the president and the prime minister of India.

The family decided to keep their faith secret for fear of Muslims of the area, since the father was a committee member in one of the mosques.

A Baptist church in Russian-occupied city of Melitopol has been raid 3 times in a year by armed, masked men, and its pastor accused of "illegal missionary activity”.

Peacebuilding and advocacy are complementary, sometimes intertwined disciplines. After all, there can be no true peace without justice.

The granddaughter of a Protestant teacher, shot by Franco’s army when she was 8 months pregnant, received the award at the Democratic memory day event.

Christians worldwide are called to join for International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on November 10th.

The state, local authorities and the displaced Christians reach an agreement to restore supplies and give evangelicals time to assess damages and request state-sponsored aid.

The testimonies of persecuted Christians from China, India and Iran reminded the 5,000 at the Lausanne 4 Congress of the price to be paid for faithfulness to Christ. “But these sufferings are nothing compared to the glory that awaits us”, says Iranian pastor Farshid Fathi in an interview.

At the national parliament’s square, 1,000 listened to testimonies of persecuted Christians, displayed flags of countries where there is no religious freedom, and prayed in front of a symbolic mass grave.

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.

“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”.