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Members of a Christian family of nine say they fear for their lives after being freed through court intervention from a brick kiln in eastern Pakistan following 11 years of alleged forced labor, beatings, threats and severely reduced wages.

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A young Christian brick-kiln worker in Pakistan’s Punjab province says he was beaten, chained, and threatened after protesting low wages and working conditions, while his wife and children were also assaulted in a case raising fresh concerns about bonded labor among impoverished Christians.

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Iranian authorities have killed or imprisoned dozens of Christians amid a widening crackdown on the country’s underground church, according to Iran Alive Ministries, a Texas-based Christian ministry with a network inside Iran.

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Christians and rights advocates in Pakistan have expressed mounting concern over reported deadly attacks, intimidation, abductions of girls and alleged forced conversions involving the nation’s Christian minority, with several incidents emerging across the Muslim-majority country.

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Christians in Myanmar, also known as Burma, have held a memorial service for a veteran Baptist pastor and an associate reportedly killed by government troops amid an ongoing military crackdown, Worthy News learned Sunday.

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A Christian-run school caring for hundreds of impoverished and orphaned children as young as 2 near Kenya’s largest garbage dump has been forced from its premises by local authorities, with many youngsters returning to the sprawling dumpsite, its director told Worthy News Saturday.

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At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were kidnapped after armed gangs stormed the hilltop community of Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital, in one of the latest brutal attacks to shake the country’s collapsing security landscape.

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A young Christian cable technician was recovering Wednesday in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, where he was allegedly abducted, physically assaulted, and threatened at gunpoint in an attempt to force him to abandon his Christian faith.

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Authorities in Belarus have launched criminal cases against two Christian religious freedom defenders living abroad and are seeking their arrest and return through Russia’s federal arrest system, rights activists confirmed.

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Families of people they say were prosecuted in Pakistan on fabricated blasphemy charges are demanding legal action against an alleged “blasphemy business gang” accused of using young women to lure men into online honey traps before implicating them in offenses against Islam.

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Concerns remained Monday over Christian leader Dedi Saputra after a court in Indonesia’s Aceh Province sentenced the convert from Islam to two years in prison for an online video deemed insulting to Islam’s prophet Muhammad.

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Residents discovered the body of a murdered Christian teenager in Pakistan’s Punjab province after authorities detained police suspects in the case, Christian investigators told Worthy News on Monday.

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Concern was mounting Monday about a Christian in northwestern China who was detained for listening to the Bible stored on a USB memory stick plugged into his car’s audio system, amid a wider crackdown on Christian activities in the Communist-run nation, Christian sources said.

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A young Christian man was recovering from extensive injuries Saturday after he was allegedly attacked by a group of Muslims for intervening when Christian women were being harassed in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Christian representatives said.

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Sudanese Christians and their supporters used the United Nations’ annual “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief” on Saturday to condemn what they called a growing wave of killings, abductions and attacks against Christians in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains.

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New evidence has emerged suggesting that this week’s massacre of Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau State was part of coordinated attacks on several predominantly Christian communities, as questions mounted over why security forces allegedly failed to intervene despite advance warnings.

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Kevin Rideout, an American Christian missionary who spent more than nine months in captivity after being abducted by suspected Islamic militants in Niger, and his wife thanked believers for their prayers after they were reunited.

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Pakistani Christians have expressed concern after Pakistan’s Supreme Court released details of its decision to acquit the last three men sentenced to death over the 2014 mob killing of a Christian couple who were beaten and burned alive in a brick kiln following blasphemy allegations.

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More evidence has emerged of massacres targeting predominantly Christian communities in central Nigeria, with local officials saying at least 25 people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Plateau State.

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A prominent house church pastor and six other Christians have disappeared after being detained by police in Wenzhou, a major Christian center in eastern China often called the “Jerusalem of China.”

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A Pakistani Christian man remains detained after police arrested him in August over allegations of blasphemy connected to religious remarks and a video said to have circulated on social media.  Amir Masih, a Christian from Dhala Sharif, near Nowshera Virkan in Gujranwala District in Punjab, Pakistan, was arrested on Aug. 11. Police registered a first information report (FIR) at Nowshera…

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Christians facing persecution around the world are finding fewer pathways to safety in the United States as the country’s refugee resettlement program remains effectively suspended, and new asylum procedures change how some claims are initially reviewed.  A new report from World Relief and Open Doors U.S. found that fiscal year 2026 is on track to…

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As the elders of Early Rain Covenant Church met quietly on Sept. 10 at a local teahouse to discuss church matters, communist authorities were already on to them.   Around 3 p.m., police entered the teahouse, interrupted the meeting, and arrested 11 of the elders, whom they took to the police station for questioning. This…

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Another pastor has died at the hands of the military in Myanmar. At about 4 p.m. on Sept. 14, the military shot and killed the Rev. Dal Thawn Tuang, assistant pastor of Lamzang Baptist Church in Lamzang Village, Chin state. The Burma Research Institute (BRI) confirmed his death. “Our staff is praying for Pastor Tuang’s…

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The witness of the early church was not carried by leaders alone, nor was it limited to those with influence, education, or public recognition. Ordinary believers carried it: young and old, free and enslaved, men and women, whose lives became living testimonies to the worth of Christ.  And sometimes, it was carried by those the…

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Stephen’s story does not stand alone. It began a pattern that would repeat itself across generations.   The gospel continued to spread. And wherever it spread, it confronted the powers, loyalties, and idols of the world.   In the Roman Empire, this tension became unavoidable. To say “Jesus is Lord” was not merely a statement…

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As Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, families in northeastern Benue State were burying 11 people killed during an Islamic extremist attack on their community.  Suspected armed Fulani militia attacked and invaded Ayilamo, a predominantly Christian farming community in Tombo Council Ward of Logo Local Government Area, Benue, on Thursday, Sept.…

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At around midnight on Sept. 6, Amina and Shamila were inside their home in Kibenge, Kasese District, Uganda, when their house was set on fire.   Their father, Muhamud, had doused the house with petrol, then set it alight while the girls slept inside. He had told them he would act to fulfill Islamic law…

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By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” We’ve reached a turning point in this journey. In the previous articles, we walked through the pages of Scripture and discovered a consistent, sobering truth: Faithfulness to God has always carried a cost.  From Abel to the prophets …  From…

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A major legal challenge was filed in the Bombay High Court on Sept. 11 against the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, arguing that the new legislation overreaches by infringing constitutionally guaranteed rights to privacy, dignity, and personal autonomy.  The comprehensive petition filed by a 70-year-old Islamic scholar against the Maharashtra legislation has injected fresh…

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Most Turks believe being Turkish and being Muslim are inseparably intertwined. Pastor Ramazan Arkan was an adult before he ever met a Turkish Christian. Then he became friends with a coworker who had left Islam to follow Jesus. That friendship started Ramazan on a journey that eventually led to the cross of Christ.  Pastor Ramazan is now leading the Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey, and he is the pastor of Antalya Evangelical Churches in Antalya, Türkiye. Listen as he shares how he came to Christ, first asking questions about Islam and the Quran and then irresistibly drawn by the loving relationships he saw when he was invited to a local church. "The most effective way to share the gospel message is through relationship," Pastor Ramazan says. You'll hear how his name, Ramazan (Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting) is both a blessing and a curse. He'll also describe the Christian persecution when he left Islam for Christianity, and more about what our persecuted brothers and sisters in Türkiye face for their faith in Jesus. Pastor Ramazan will tell the story of the night he became a Christian and felt God's presence and Word come alive to him. He'll also explain why it's important to reveal the cost of following Christ to new Muslim background believers early on, why his church doesn't baptize new believers immediately, and the sad story of one new Christian who went back to Islam after seeing the high cost of following Christ. To learn more ways you can pray for persecuted Christians in Türkiye, Central Asia and around the world, sign up to receive weekly prayer emails at iCommitToPray.com. The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians in nations like North Korea, Nigeria, China, and Iran, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content, and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.

A Christian man continues faithfully witnessing to Christ despite living in a dangerous area. In the north of Mozambique, a majority-Muslim nation that has been the epicenter of an Islamist insurgency since 2017, being identified as a Christian can cost a person his close relationships, livelihood and even his life. Armando, 29, lives with his wife, young son and four dependent relatives in a community that is approximately 99% Muslim. Though sharing his faith is challenging in this setting, Armando serves as a missionary, sustained in his work by a food business supported by the global body of Christ.

On Nov. 30, 2025, Kyaw Tun Aung, 22, was forcibly enlisted into military service under Myanmar's conscription law despite a provision exempting religious workers. The young man was raised in a Buddhist family but came to faith in Jesus Christ in April 2022. Following his conversion, he completed a degree in biblical studies and began serving the Lord fulltime. The authorities, however, refused to recognize his conversion to Christianity and continue to classify him as a Buddhist.

Church leaders in Kyrgyzstan say Christians living in rural villages are facing increasing persecution. "One family was reported to social services for being too poor to care for their children, and now government agents are threatening to take them," said a front-line worker. "But that family is no different economically than all the other families in the area who are also struggling. We believe the Christians are being targeted simply because of their faith." He asked for prayer that this family will be able to keep their two children.

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Finland found Päivi Räsänen guilty under a legal statute concerning "War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity." Räsänen has been a member of Finland's parliament since 1995 and is a former Minister of the Interior for the nation. Her "crime" was writing lessons for her church clearly communicating what the Bible says about human sexuality. The criminal case against Räsänen—a medical doctor, wife and grandmother—began in 2019 when she posted a picture to social media showing her Bible open to Romans 1:24-27, with a caption asking why her church's leaders had signed on to co-sponsor a "Pride" event. A police investigation recommended no charges be brought; the prosecutor brought charges anyway and then appealed not one but two lower-court findings of innocence. Listen as Räsänen shares her incredible story of Christian persecution in a Western democracy that claims to protect religious freedom and where a majority of the people identify as Christians. She will also share how God has encouraged her through the Scriptures and through fellowship with other members of the Body of Christ. She'll give an update on her legal case, which she has now appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians in nations like North Korea, Nigeria, China, and Iran, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content, and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.

A Christian family has returned to Syria and asks for prayer. Sister K and her family are Syrians who fled to Jordan to escape the civil war that began in 2011. While in Jordan, she and her husband became followers of Christ, were discipled in the faith and became leaders in the Christian community. When the civil war ended in December 2024, they sensed God calling them to return to their home country.

In western India, as restrictive laws targeting Christian ministry have gone into effect, Christians have faced challenges in maintaining fellowship. A 300-member church has been partially closed since Hindu radical groups began to oppose it. The pastor conducts early morning services and house visits to navigate the challenging situation. Another church has completely stopped services since radicals barred anyone not related to the pastor from entering the building; its members scattered to other churches in different villages.

A Christian woman's husband has abandoned her after multiple abductions. Islamists in the central Nigerian state of Kaduna first kidnapped Mary Abeni in February 2022 and held her for six months. In November of the same year, Mary was abducted by militant Fulani Muslims. After three months, her family was able to secure her release. In July 2023, she was taken a third time by militant Fulani Muslims and was sexually assaulted, becoming pregnant. "Her captors tried to force Mary to deny Christ and embrace Islam to regain her freedom," said a front-line worker.

War persists in Iran and Christian persecution is ramping up against believers who face interrogation, beatings and imprisonment. Joe and Dawn, front-line workers in the Middle East, are helping deliver God's Word into the Islamic Republic of Iran. When one of their Iranian coworkers disappeared, they began to mobilize prayer from believers around the world. They were at a church when the brother called after 58 days with no contact. His first words were joyful: "I didn't deny Christ!" Barely recognizable after so much mistreatment, he found joy standing firm for Christ. Joe and Dawn will share more stories of believers who have been persecuted in the midst of the Iran war, the state of Bible smuggling into Iran, and how they process putting others at risk to continue providing God's Word to Christians in Iran. Yet the work continues, and Joe and Dawn will share what the Lord has been teaching them in this season. Pray for our brothers and sisters in Iran who are imprisoned and beaten for their faith, and for the encouragement of the church there in the middle of upheaval and great economic challenges. Joe shared his testimony of coming to Christ in an American prison during his first visit with VOM Radio. The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians in nations like North Korea, Nigeria, China, and Iran, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content, and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.  

A pastor who regularly baptizes Christian converts from Islam is being threatened. "I asked him if he might consider taking a break for a little while," said a front-line worker. "His response was to send me videos of him baptizing more people." While this courageous pastor continues to carry out the ministry work the Lord has called him to do, he and others serving in the Middle East do so under considerable stress.

(Washington, D.C. — September 18, 2026) Days before Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback told a gathering of religious freedom advocates that the Chinese government is “at war with faith.” Brownback said the Sept. 16 event was intentionally timed ahead of Xi’s Sept. 24 […]

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(Xi’an — September 17, 2026) Authorities in northwestern China are moving toward trial in a “fraud” case against house church Pastor Tang Bingyi, part of a broader prosecution of Light of Zion Church leaders that supporters say treats voluntary church offerings as criminal fraud. Tang, 40, serves at Light of Zion Church in Xi’an, the […]

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(Zhejiang — September 17, 2026) A prominent pastor in eastern China who has faced repeated detention since opposing a government campaign to remove church crosses more than a decade ago remains in custody as a court again delays resolution of his latest criminal case. On Aug. 21, the Pingyang County People’s Court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang […]

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(Chengdu — September 14, 2026) Following years of arrests, harassment and surveillance targeting members of Early Rain Covenant Church, Chinese police detained 11 people during a small reading gathering at a Chengdu teahouse last Thursday, most of them over age 60. According to members of Early Rain Covenant Church, one of China’s best-known Protestant house […]

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By Bob Fu | Commentary  On September 24, President Donald Trump will welcome Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping to Washington for one of the most consequential meetings between the leaders of the world’s two most powerful nations. Expectations are already building around trade, investment, and other major economic agreements. Xi is reportedly preparing […]

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(Xi’an, Shaanxi Province — September 2026) Chinese prosecutors are seeking 12 to 13 years in prison for a nearly 70-year-old house church pastor in Xi’an, according to an indictment newly published by ChinaAid that alleges he and other church leaders fraudulently obtained RMB 25.5 million ($3.6 million) in offerings. The indictment attributes RMB 2.3 million […]

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(Midland, Texas – Sept 10, 2026) Texas-based nonprofit ChinaAid Association has opened nominations for its 2026 Lin Zhao Freedom Award, which recognizes Chinese citizens who have worked to advance civil society and the rule of law while suffering injustice and persecution. Nominations will be accepted through Nov. 9. The award honors people who promote freedom, […]

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Guangxi, China — September 10, 2026 — Family members of the so-called “Zion 8” have reported severe overcrowding, inadequate medical care and harsh disciplinary practices at the detention centers where the eight are being held. The eight are members of Beijing Zion Church, a prominent house church whose members were swept up in a crackdown […]

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Xi’an, Shaanxi Province — September 8, 2026 — Chinese authorities have released a pastor whose unregistered house church has faced a four-year legal case, while the status of the case and the other defendants remains unclear. Pastor Lian Xuliang returned home Sept. 5, according to Weiquanwang, a group that monitors human rights in China. Lian […]

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By Ginger Duan Today, Pastor John Cao is fighting stage 4 prostate cancer in China, more than two years after completing a seven-year prison sentence. The U.S. permanent resident wants to return to America for treatment and reunite with his wife and two sons, but Chinese authorities continue to withhold his passport. Advocates are urging […]

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