Evangelicals may be approaching a time when we are ostracised and where we need to have confidence in what we believe and what the Bible teaches because we will not receive endorsement for those beliefs from the world around us.

A large number of Islamist lawyers swarmed the courtroom during a hearing, an intimidation tactic designed to obtain convictions and harsh sentences.

In a letter sent in December, three UN Human Rights Council special rapporteurs asked the government to stop the “intimidation and discriminatory treatment” of Protestants.

The National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka publishes a report analysing messages in social media against religious minorities.

The strict requirements to regularise the situation of the places of worship in some Catalonian municipalities were discussed last summer at the UN Human Rights Council.

Hindu extremists falsely accuse a pastor and four other Christians of eating cow beef.

An EU report denounces that “Romani people are subject to persistent antigypsyism, a specific form of racism”. The Roma community asks Europe to “take concrete measures”.

One young Christian man in eastern Uganda has died after family members beat him for leaving Islam while his cousin, also beaten, clings to life.

The Lahore High Court’s refusal to take into account the documented age of Maira Shahbaz and the falsification of documents, including a fake marriage certificate, is unprecedented and could lead to more such cases.

Sudanese government also bans female genital mutilation. The WEA encourages Sudan to take more measures to enshrine human rights and religious freedom.

It is crucial to understand that the Roma are not homogenous but are different minority groups dispersed over numerous countries and continents.

Meanwhile in California, thousands of churches plan to restart public services on Pentecost Sunday, regardless of what the governor of the state says.

The task force, which has come to light more than six years after the Supreme Court forced its constitution, has already drawn criticism.

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

We need to learn to look for where God is at work quietly and behind the scenes. What might God bring out of all of this?

The evangelical church in Mulhouse that suffered hundreds of Covid-19 cases always complied with the sanitary measures. Despite a media storm and fake news, the evangelical community proactively looked for solutions.

The cases of using coronavirus as a pretext for arresting evangelical leaders have grown amid the Himalayan lockdown.

Millions face a ‘double crisis’ as the Covid-19 epidemic grows. “Migrant workers are walking hundreds of kilometres desperated to reach their home villages”, says an evangelical pastor. “Thousands of Christian doctors, nurses and paramedics are serving in the frontline”.

Once again, the Flemish carnival included insulting depictions of Jews. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel and Members of the European Parliament have expressed deep concerns.

“Working for the wellbeing of the city” was the theme of Idea 2020, this year's General Assembly of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance.

Rev. Lawan Andimi had stated in a video that he trusted in God should he lose his life to Islamic terrorists.

The Unamuno Prize was given to philosopher and university professor José Luis Villacañas, for “his brave defense of the memory of Protestantism as an integral part of the history of Spain”.

The 2006 law requires non-Muslim worship buildings to be licensed, but all applications to do so have remained unattended. “We all know that these laws are only there to muzzle Christians and other religious minorities”.

There has been 40% more Christian candidates than four years ago. Despite a dificult campaign, “God has a long-term plan”, they say.

Many hope their effort will inspire a new generation of political representatives with a strong Christian faith. “God has a long-term plan”.