Officials claimed burnings pose a threat to Sweden's security. A previous one worsened the conflict with Turkey over Swedish bid to join NATO.

The shared view of Russia as a lasting potential threat made CEE countries sympathise with Ukraine, especially since 2014. An article by Rafał Piekarski and Barbora Filipová.

The regime claims that the premises are illegal and needed for mothers with over 3 children who do not have a home. The church has been there for 30 years. 

Four Christians women were arrested on charges of fraudulent conversion and remained in jail for over a month, but the threats and harassment continue.

Many Christians arrested and charged for belonging to “illegal” groups.

A report shows that forced labour and forced marriage have risen significantly in the last five years, specially among women and children.

Government officials have begun proceedings to close another Protestant church. Sixteen churches have been closed in the past four years.

An armed group, trying to steal the offering and the attendees, stormed an all-night outdoor worship event with thousands of people.

The regional government is due to approve a controversial anti-conversion law. “Christians have reasons to apprehend an outbreak of violence against them”, says the Evangelical Fellowship of India.

The German Chancellor received the Carlos V Award. She appealed to defend the EU values and to strengthen cooperation and unity to face the future challenges.

Yarián Sierra and Yéremi Blanco have been transferred to a men's prison. Yarián's wife denounced that they have been evicted from their rented house due to government pressure.

Authorities told Christians they must renounce Christ to resolve the conflict.

Women from a wide range of organisations and political views, including an evangelical pastor, explained the dangers of the 'trans draft law' at a round table organised by the Feminist Party.

The pastor of the the Church of Brethren was abducted in an Islamic terrorist attack on Christmas Eve and taken captive by Islamic extremist militants.

The “historical” feminists have totally rejected the Spanish trans draft law because they see it as a step backwards in equality that also “endangers children”.

Officers and Hindu extremists threaten and beat Christian men, women and children.

An Iranian Christian who fled his country continued to receive threats from his countrymen in Spain, where the authorities have not granted him asylum after 16 years. “I have confidence in God”, he says.

The Evangelical Fellowship of India denounces that Christians “are warned to leave their faith or face consequences” and urges the state “to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice”.

At least 100 people were arrested this Sunday. Riot police targeted university students. An opposition leader and ither activists left the country, threatened with prison.

The US Commission for International Religious Freedom asks for the release of pastor Jesus Quinones, and the right of Cuban parents to “raise their children pursuant to their own faith”.

Animists in various villages harass Christians who refuse to renounce their faith.

The governor of the region wrongly announced on television that Baptists arriving in Russia from Spain had brought the coronavirus.

It is the second time in less than a month that Cuban State Security operatives 'visit' Evangelical Focus contributor Yoé Suárez. Christian Solidarity Worldwide denounces the harassment of the journalist and his family.

As the second-century Christian apologist Athenagoras states, early Christians were accused of three crimes: cannibalism, incest, and atheism.

The 2020 World Press Freedom Index shows that “China censored their major coronavirus outbreaks extensively”. Norway is at the top and North Korea becomes the most dangerous country for journalists.