The law is one of several that Vladimir Putin’s regime has introduced to intimidate religious minorities. Missionary activities are forbidden for other groups as well, including evangelical Christians.

The United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands also feature in the world’s Top 15 for religious diversity. The main competitor is not Islam, but religious non-affiliation, a study confirms.

The World Evangelical Alliance urges Bulgaria to “protect freedom of religion and ensure no religious community is unfairly affected during electoral processes”.

Today’s cancel culture, deplatforming, and loyalty oaths echo earlier demands for correct doctrinal confession in the past.

At the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the World Evangelical Alliance raises denounces that, in India, families “undergo coerced re-conversion rituals before burial can proceed”.

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

A pastor of the Iranian church in Barcelona analyses the impact of the fall of the Ayatollah regime’s leadership and the situation of Iranian Christians in the diaspora, where they hope for rapid political and social change that will restore religious freedom in the country.

I had the privilege of traveling to Malta to learn from ministry partners in the Middle East. Watching the side by side in the region and beyond, I was reminded once again of the blessing that comes when we collectively seek the Kingdom of God.

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.

Five examples of how Christians raise their voices with humour and courage to explain the precarious life without freedoms under the Castro regime.

The Foreign Ministry criticises the European Parliament for “interfering in our internal affairs”. A Protestant pastor laments the Turkish government’s “word games” in trying to hide evidence of more than 200 cases.

Spanish national Carlos Madrigal lived in Turkey for more than three decades. He comments on the government's response to the European Parliament's condemnatory resolution on the expulsion of foreign Christians.

A large majority approves a resolution expressing “unwavering support for Christians”. Dutch MEP Bert Jan-Ruissen, in Brussels: “Türkiye must stop targeting churches”.

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.

“If we don’t register, they’ll come to every service and stop it”, says the pastor of one of the churches after being interrogated by Russian police in the occupied Luhansk region.

Beliefs are “not holders of fundamental rights”, says the government. Catholic, evangelical, Jewish and Muslim faith groups warn about growing insults and attacks against religious communities.

Several cases show that intolerance continues to exist in the country under the excuse of religious tradition.

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.

Police raided two worship services in less than a month, pressuring leaders to register with the state. Another church was falsely accused of illegally teaching children.

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

“The farmers were working on their farms when the herdsmen attacked them around 10 a.m. Four Christians are members of the same family”. 

Janet Epp Buckingham, Markus Hofer and Gaetan Roy, from the World Evangelical Alliance, speak on behalf of churches at the United Nations in Geneva. What issues do they address?

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.