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Hindu nationalist mobs attacked three churches in Southern India Sunday night, leaving the local Christian communities distraught, a leading Christian advocate group reported.

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Authorities in northeast India are under pressure after at least tens of thousands of Christians protested against the expected implementation of an “anti-conversion” law that they say unfairly targets the Christian minority.

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In 2024, Christians in India experienced significant levels of violence and discrimination, with 640 reported cases, a surge in cases since 2014, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC).

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A British court has thrown out the prosecution of a Christian preacher who was surrounded by an angry Muslim mob for criticizing the Koran, deemed a holy book by Muslims.

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The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar since a military coup overthrew the government was the focus of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) hearing held in late February, according to a leading Christian advocacy group.

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An umbrella group of Nigeria’s main Christian denominations has condemned the Nigerian Supreme Court over upholding the death sentence for a Christian farmer who defended himself against an attack by Islamic Fulani herdsmen.

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An Iranian court has sentenced a Christian woman pregnant with her first child to 16 years imprisonment while two other believers also received lengthy jail terms for activities related to the Christian faith, trial observers confirmed Wednesday.

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Authorities in the most populous county of the United States have banned meetings of Church on the Beach, which had been holding public beach services for nearly two decades.

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British Christian leaders and politicians fear a new working group advising the government on “anti-Muslim hatred /Islamophobia” will lead to blasphemy legislation that would further limit freedom of expression.

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Police in Pakistan rescued a 12-year-old Christian girl who was abducted two month ago by a Muslim neighbor who forcibly converted her to Islam and coerced her into marrying him, the Morning Star News reported.

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A Catholic priest has been killed in Nigeria’s northwest by suspected Islamic criminals, also known as “bandits”, Christians confirmed Thursday.

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Hungary says it is rushing aid to families of 70 Christians who were beheaded by Islamist fighters in a Protestant church in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and urges the world “not to ignore” the massacre.

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A Christian family held as modern-day enslaved people by a Muslim brick kiln owner in Pakistan has been rescued, Christians involved in the case told Worthy News Tuesday.

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Hungary’s anti-migration government says it will step up support for Christians in the Middle East to enable them “to remain in their homeland” despite concern about persecution and wars.

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More than 10 Christians were recently arrested in various regions of Uttar Pradesh, a northern state in India, on charges of illegal religious conversions under the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious Conversion Prohibition Act, according to a prominent Christian persecution advocacy group.

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Muslims in eastern Uganda attacked and stabbed an evangelist who, along with his team, had converted a Muslim widow to Christianity during an open-air preaching session on February 15, according to Morning Star News.

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A Nigerian pastor was recovering from his injuries Wednesday after gunmen shot him and severed his fingers while abducting six worshipers from a Pentecostal church in Nigeria’s southern Delta state, his wife and other sources said.

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Some 50 Christians were attacked during a Sunday service in western India, the latest in a series of attacks targeting churches in the mainly Hindu nation, Worthy News learned Wednesday.

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More than 60 Montagnard Christian refugees from Vietnam — including men, women, children, and pregnant women — were detained in Thailand, adding to concerns among Christian asylum seekers, rights activists said Tuesday.

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A leading international court is deliberating on whether to punish Nicaragua after it sentenced 11 Nicaraguan pastors and ministry leaders to prison and forced them to pay millions in fines for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ in massive evangelism campaigns.

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3/19/2025 Russia — Earlier this month, the Moscow City Court banned a Bible translation by a popular Chinese Christian, labeling it as “extremist.”

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3/19/2025 United States — Federal and local authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after a Catholic church in Wichita, Kansas, was vandalized, and a Satanic message was left behind.

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3/18/2025 Kenya — In the coastal region of Mombasa County, an evangelist named Rodgers faced significant challenges in sharing the gospel in remote villages.

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3/18/2025 Indoesia — Although the construction permit for the Gamaliel Christian School has been approved, the Parepare City Government, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recommended that construction be stopped after a group of demonstrators protested plans for the school in their predominantly Muslim community. 

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3/17/2025 Nigeria — The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa has approved measures urging President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Nigeria due to the widespread persecution of Christians, following a congressional hearing on March 12. 

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3/17/2025 Pakistan — A civil court in Pakistan’s Punjab province has delivered a historic ruling, annulling the forced marriage of Shahida Bibi, a Christian girl abducted at age 11 and subjected to years of coercion and abuse.

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3/17/2025 India — Hindu nationalist mobs attacked three churches during recent Sunday worship services, leaving the local Christian communities in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh shaken. 

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03/17/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “Education is key,” they say. Education for religious tolerance can be effective in developing mutual respect and understanding among individuals from different religious backgrounds. Democratic nations such as the U.K. and the U.S. have instituted religious tolerance education into their educational systems. Countries with past religious freedom violations […]

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3/14/2025 Indoesia — The plan to build the Toraja Church in Sungai Keledang, Samarinda, has been delayed a decade despite all requirements being met.  

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3/14/2025 Indoesia — Muslim residents in Wakatobi held a demonstration in front of the Wangi-Wangi sub-district office on Monday, March 10, to reject the construction of a church in the South Wandoka area of Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi Province. 

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Mina, an Afghan Christian, was forced by her father to marry an abusive Muslim man because of her faith. The twenty-year-old became a follower of Christ after meeting some Christians online, and through her online community, she continued to grow in her faith. One day a neighbor overheard her worshiping God through an open window. The neighbor informed Mina's father, and he beat her severely. He then forced her to marry an older Muslim man.

When Momina's family rejected her because of her faith, the body of Christ took her in. After the death of her husband, Momina was the sole provider for their young son, Mohammed. She met two Christian women who shared the gospel with her, and through their persistent witness, she came to faith in Christ. Soon after, the Muslim woman whom Momina lived with kicked her out of the house; her Muslim family members tried to kidnap Mohammed; and they refused to help Momina when she was hospitalized for a serious illness in 2024.

A pastor in Laos was arrested and accused of distributing Christian materials to local schools. In a part of northern Laos where Christians have faced harsh persecution, a church received a call from the district chief of police on Dec. 18, 2024. Two government primary schools had mysteriously received Bibles and pamphlets about salvation in Christ, enough for each student to have one. The police believed the members of this church were responsible for the distribution, which was illegal, but the pastor insisted that he had never even seen the pamphlet before.

A pastor named Hira Singh has used notoriety from being persecuted to share the gospel with even more people. In 2000, Hira Singh, who was formerly from a high-caste Hindu background, came to faith in Christ in Himachal Pradesh. This region is a North Indian state known as Dev Bhoomi (Land of Gods) and a prominent Hindu pilgrimage destination. In the early years of his Christian faith, Hira faced opposition from his family and community.

Kitessa was a dedicated church leader murdered by armed militants, leaving behind his wife, Melke, and five children. Because of his passionate evangelism, Kitessa was warned he would be killed if he did not stop preaching the gospel. Still, he remained committed to sharing the gospel and leading a church in his community. On Aug. 25, 2024, Kitessa was returning home after preaching a Sunday service when armed militants opened fire on him. Kitessa's wife, Melke, was within earshot of the gunfire and quickly tried to reach her husband by phone.

A believer named Faraj has needed multiple surgeries after severe persecution. Faraj would carefully place Bibles on empty bus seats in Iran, praying people would find them, read them and come to know Jesus like he did. Eventually, Iranian authorities discovered his clandestine Bible distribution program and arrested him. His jailers tortured him, knocking out numerous teeth and breaking his back. When they stopped their abuse, Faraj fled to Turkiye, where the body of Christ helped provide for replacement teeth and two back surgeries.

Northern Cameroon is a dangerous place for Christians, but that hasn't stopped gospel workers from working to advance God's kingdom in the region. The Islamist group Boko Haram regularly attacks Christians, and followers of ethnic animistic religions also persecute family members who become followers of Christ. One pastor is helping a widow whose husband was murdered by his own Muslim father after he became a Christian. The pastor said Bibles, especially audio Bibles, are needed for that area to help bring freedom to those enslaved to false ideologies.

Like many Bangladeshi Christians in the months since the August 2024 overthrow of the government, Arif has faced increased pressure from Muslim extremist groups because of his faith in Christ. Witnessing this, Arif's brothers, who are still Muslim, have declared their support for him and their opposition to the Muslim clerics who have harassed Arif. Pray for Arif to stand firm in the truth of 2 Corinthians 4:17–18, verses he shared with front-line workers: "For this light momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen."

Authorities sentenced a man involved in evangelism to 10 years in prison for his Christian activities. The government also confiscated his family's possessions and revoked his wife's right to work, even though she has their small children to care for. Her own family has also rejected her, but the global body of Christ is standing with her.

Asmaan is in hiding with her children after her husband was murdered. She and her family had fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over the country. While displaced in another country, they met some Christians and became followers of Christ. But when Asmaan's brother-in-law learned his brother had rejected Islam, he poisoned him, leaving Asmaan a widow with several young children to raise. Without her husband, Asmaan lost the ability to pay her rent and was evicted from her home.