Police initially had no intention of taking action against the extremists. Attacks on Sunday worship have been reported every week from various places in the state.

The second Interdenominational Evangelical Forum aimed “to build tools to deal with euthanasia in the best way possible” and called for a law to guarantee palliative care.

The entity was created by the government of Imran Khan. Pakistani Christians say it “quotes and voices the minority issues, but it has not real power” to protect them. 

Perhaps you’ve never consciously articulated your hope for Afghanistan. You just watched the news and wondered what would come of it all.

A 50-year-old Christian sanitation worker was allegedly groped and had clothes torn off by her supervisor in front of other employees.

The Early Rain Covenant church was already shuttered 2 years ago. Children under 18 are not allowed at church.

The government has fled and extremists have proclaimed a new Islamic State. “With the Taliban in power, the vulnerability of believers increases tenfold”, Christian organisations warn.

The EFI has published its report on the persecution of Christians in the first six months of 2021. They have identified 145 incidents, including three murders.

Sikh family members  reviled the women for believing in Christ. Police pressured the Christians to reach an agreement with the assailants.

Three evangelical leaders in the country share their impressions about Tokyo 2020. ‘1 Million Hours of Prayer for Japan’ is one of the initiatives to bless the country during the Games.

Supreme Court declines petition to protect Christian girls from forcible conversion to Islam and marriage to Muslims.

National Christian organisations unite to pray as over 130 pastors have died.

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

The Chinese government celebrates 100 years of the Communist Party with a great nationalistic display. Hong Kong and the persecution of religious minorities continue to be important human rights issues.

Church leaders and rights activists fear that shelter homes, police and courts facilitate the forced conversions of Christian girls.

The Religious Liberty Partnership denounces “the gross violation of human rights and religious freedom”. Around 700 people have been killed and over 3,000 arrested since February.

In the year of the pandemic, nearly 7,000 people died by euthanasia, the highest number since the practice was legalised two decades ago.

“We admit anyone who knock on our door”, says the pastor of the church, which has fed 37,000 families since the start of the pandemic.

As India is in the grip of a devastating second wave, Calvary Temple Church's building in Hyderabad has been converted into a 300 bed Covid Care Centre. 

Hard-line Hindus seek to revoke registration of Christian charities, as a well-strategized plan to show Christians in a bad light.

The new regulation also states that religious leaders must “support the leadership of the Communist Party” and must not “endanger national security” or be “dominated by foreign forces”.

Church leader in southwest India loses hearing in one ear.

The danger to the Christian community has increased after the coup in February. Churches keep serving their neighbours and sharing the gospel.

The General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) analyses the tragic situation caused by the new Covid-19 wave. He calls on believers worldwide to pray for India and its churches.

Finny Philip, an evangelical leader in Northern India, describes how the Covid-19 crisis is affecting churches. He shares 7 specific prayer requests.