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A Chinese pastor who spent nearly nine months behind bars for leading one of China's largest underground Protestant churches will receive a prestigious human rights award named after the late Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in the U.S. Congress, organizers announced.

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Dozens of Christian families have reportedly fled their village in Pakistan’s Punjab province after a Muslim mob set fire to the home and pharmacy of a Christian father of three accused of blasphemy, religious freedom advocates confirmed Saturday.

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Christian father of three accused of publishing blasphemous material online, while acquitting his younger brother after more than a decade of imprisonment in a case that has raised international concerns about religious freedom in the Islamic republic.

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Concerns were mounting Tuesday about the security of Christians and other religious minorities in Syria following a series of deadly attacks and shootings in several parts of the country.

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Christian evangelists in Ghana and the Netherlands faced mounting restrictions and opposition Sunday, with Ghana threatening prison terms for preaching aboard moving buses while Dutch authorities came under growing pressure to curb controversial street evangelism.

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Christians in eastern Pakistan were mourning Friday after a young Christian watchman was reportedly killed by unidentified attackers, prompting calls for justice and greater protection of the nation’s Christian minority.

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China has detained a prominent house-church pastor and seven fellow Christians on “suspicion of fraud,” while elsewhere police confiscated believers’ mobile phones and ordered Christians to replace worship hymns with songs praising the Chinese Communist Party, Worthy News learned.

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Christian leaders in Pakistan have expressed alarm over a recent incident in which the burial of a Christian was reportedly interrupted amid a dispute over cemetery land in Islamabad, the capital.

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Chinese authorities have detained several pastors and church workers from a prominent unregistered congregation in Beijing, the latest sign of mounting pressure on China's house church movement even as Christianity has experienced extraordinary growth since the Communist takeover more than seven decades ago.

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Christian advocates urged authorities across South Asia on Sunday to ensure greater accountability for deadly attacks targeting Christians after recent convictions over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter bombings renewed scrutiny of attacks in Pakistan.

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A Baptist pastor was shot dead while returning from church work in western Myanmar’s Chin State in an attack that Christian advocates and a resistance group have blamed on the country’s military.

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Two sisters were recovering Thursday after their father allegedly tried to burn them to death in western Uganda.

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A Baptist pastor was shot and killed by suspected Muslim Fulani militants while on his way to a church service in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, Worthy News learned Wednesday, one of at least nine people killed in a series of attacks on Christians over the weekend.

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Two Christian men have been detained in Pakistan on blasphemy charges that could carry severe penalties, including death, while questions surround the shooting death of a Christian worker.

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Evangelical Christianity in Britain is younger, more ethnically diverse and more male than the wider population, with millions embracing its beliefs, according to a landmark study seen by Worthy News.

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Christians in two states of Nigeria have plunged into mourning after suspected Islamic militants killed at least 24 people in recent attacks amid mounting violence against Christian communities, sources said.

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Christians in Myanmar were mourning Sunday after the ruling military shot and killed a Baptist pastor in predominantly Christian Chin State, the latest church leader to die amid the country’s civil conflict, Christian investigators said.

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Algerian special police forces have raided a Christian gathering and detained 12 believers, adding to concerns about religious freedom in the predominantly Muslim North African nation, Christians told Worthy News.

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Authorities in Nigeria’s predominantly Christian Plateau State have ordered a crackdown on an unauthorized Islamic religious police group attempting to enforce aspects of Sharia, or Islamic law, amid broader concerns about pressure on Christians and fresh deadly violence in Nigeria’s troubled Middle Belt region.

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For decades, St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in central Tehran was more than a sanctuary. Its ten-acre compound held homes, two schools and offices tied to Iran’s Protestant community. Now the church is closed, its residents have been evicted, and guards have been posted to keep worshippers from returning.

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Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan are being denied meaningful contact with their families, independent medical professionals, and international humanitarian monitors, while reports of restrictions on their Christian religious practice have raised additional concerns about their treatment in detention.  Siranush Sahakian, a human rights lawyer representing Armenian prisoners before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR),…

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By ICC Fellow Greg Cochran, PhD  Baptists at the Everett Center for Global Religious Freedom (Dallas Baptist University) published a report this summer measuring the global temperature on religious liberty.   According to their findings, religious freedom appears feverish — not in the good sense of being a hot issue at “fever pitch.” Rather, religious liberty seems sick…

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In some communities, Muslims who leave Islam to follow Christ face rejection, threats, violence, and even death because of their faith. For Muslim-background believers, choosing to follow Jesus can place their lives at serious risk. This is what happened to Mugambo Ismail, a Muslim-background believer in Bundibugyo, Western Uganda, who survived a violent attack after choosing…

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By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette    Throughout this series, The Disappearing Christian Middle East, we have traveled through Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.   Circumstances differ in each place, but the pattern is increasingly difficult to ignore. International Christian Concern (ICC) has warned that Christian communities in Iraq and Syria have declined…

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Christians in Chhattisgarh, India, facing relentless pressure from Hindu nationalists, must now deal with the aftermath of recent floods. The flooding unfolded between Sept. 24 and 27 along the volatile banks of the Indravati River in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, which suffered its worst flooding in nearly 15 years, triggered by relentless monsoon rains from a…

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By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette   Every December, Elias watches pilgrims pour into Bethlehem. From the doorway of his family’s small olivewood shop, he hears church bells ringing above the old stone buildings. He watches visitors walk toward the Church of the Nativity. Some have traveled thousands of miles for the chance to stand in the…

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By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette   For generations, Lebanon was different. In much of the Middle East, Christians lived as minorities navigating political systems dominated by larger religious communities. In Lebanon, Christians helped build the political system itself.   The country reserved the presidency for a Maronite Christian. Christian political parties shaped governments. Christian universities educated generations of…

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A legislative committee in Pakistan’s Punjab province has unanimously approved a bill that would set the minimum age for Christian marriages at 18 for both partners, require official registration, and strengthen safeguards for free consent.  The Punjab Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights and Minority Affairs approved the Christian Marriage Bill 2026 on Sept. 30.…

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David Nanpet, an eyewitness documenter with the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON), was monitoring reports of renewed attacks across Plateau state when he received news that a pastor had been killed on his way to church.  “Yes, it is true,” Nanpet told International Christian Concern (ICC), confirming the killing of the pastor and reporting that…

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By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette   On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Christians gathered for worship inside Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus. Families sat together, prayers were spoken, and the familiar rhythms of worship continued in a city with a healthy Christian population for nearly two thousand years. Then a man entered the church…

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Persecuted Christians have physical needs, like food, shelter, and medicine. They also have mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. Listen this week as Shawn Wright, President of International Christian Concern, and Nick Baker, ICC's Director of Impact, join VOM Radio to share about ICC's ministry and how they are recognizing and responding to the needs—visible and invisible—of persecuted Christians. You'll hear about helping persecuted Christians holistically, and a new effort by ICC to protect young Christian girls from forced marriage and forced conversion. Shawn and Nick share how the Lord called them to persecuted church ministry, what they did before serving in their current roles, and how they think about the risks of meeting with our brothers and sisters in restricted nations and hostile areas. They will both share a story that grabbed their hearts when they first started working with persecuted Christians, and how they see the Lord working even in the midst of persecution. They'll also give practical ways you can pray for our persecuted Christian brothers and sisters, and for the ministry of ICC. One important time to pray for persecuted Christians is the International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians, coming up on November 1. Download VOM's free IDOP Digital Resource Kit and make sure your church will join this global prayer movement on behalf of persecuted Christians.

An evangelist in northeast India remains in exile from his village after a violent attack and false accusations. Rangja began evangelistic work in his native village in 2020. By 2024, seven families had come to Christ. On Jan. 18, 2026, village leaders called a meeting with these families, threatening consequences if they would not return to the local religion, but the families stood firm. That same evening, a mob attacked Rangja's home. He was struck on the face, dragged to a field and beaten.

A 17-year-old girl named Nogosa fled from her home on Sept. 13, 2026, after being severely beaten by her family for her faith in Christ. Nogosa had recently become a follower of Christ and was attending church services, angering family members who had dedicated her to become the wife of a voodoo priest. After the assault, they told Nogosa she must participate in upcoming voodoo initiation ceremonies. "These ceremonies often involve horrific assault and abuse," said a front-line worker.

In Oromia, Ethiopia, a local Islamic sheikh led an attack on a church that left nine Christians injured. On Sept. 13, 2026, a group of Muslims led by the sheikh attacked Christians during their weekly worship service and injured nine of them, including a pregnant woman. A local missionary lost three front teeth, and all of the injured required hospital treatment. The condition of the unborn infant was still being monitored at the time of writing.

Ken Katayama, Global President and CEO of Crossover Global, didn't come to faith in Christ until he was 15 years old. Two years later, he was invited to a missions conference and heard for the first time that there are people who have never heard the gospel. Ken felt very clearly God's call to missions—to go to those unreached peoples. He started as an intern at Crossover Global. Today, he leads the organization. Listen as Ken shares about Crossover's ministry and about his heart to see churches planted and provide access to the Bible in these unreached people groups—churches that uniquely fit the cultures and places where they are planted. Ken also explains the need for biblical sending churches. He'll talk about qualities he sees among missionaries who are successful over the long haul in planting gospel seeds among these unreached groups. Learn the names of unreached people groups and how you can pray specifically for them by visiting www.noaccess.info. 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.

The body of Christ is caring for a widow whose family rejected her for her faith in Christ. Toon Simom, 73, is a widow from a Laotian minority group and has followed Christ for five years. She had lived with her only daughter, Thon, since Toon's husband died in 2006. Thon is opposed to her mother's Christian faith and has verbally abused Toon, threatened to poison her and cut up all of Toon's clothing to drive her out of the house.

A Pakistani evangelist, his wife and two young children are homeless after local Muslims, angered by his Christian ministry, set fire to his home. Evangelist Salim Chaudhry regularly traveled throughout the area near his home village to share the gospel. He also constructed a small church on land he owned. When he put a cross on top of the building, members of the community objected and began harassing his family, regularly calling them derogatory names.

A North African Christian perseveres in faith despite longstanding persecution from his family. When Waqar was a university student, he heard the gospel and committed his life to Christ. This angered his father, who cut off financial support and kicked Waqar out of the home. He eventually allowed Waqar to return but withheld food and forced his son to live in a shed on the roof, even under the blazing North African sun.

For our Turkish brothers and sisters, church is not just a weekly service. It's a family where they come together, united in Christ, deepening relationships and encouraging each other. The church is also the training ground where new believers are discipled and equipped to live faithfully for Christ — even under Christian persecution. Pastor Ramazan Arkan, leader of the Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey and pastor of Antalya Evangelical Churches, is back with us this week to share how mentorships develop into family relationships in the church. He'll describe differences between following Christ in Türkiye rather than other Middle Eastern countries. Christian workers like Joy Subasiguller and Jerry Mattix have been forced to leave the country, and some of Pastor Ramazan's friends have been martyred for their bold faith in Christ. (The martyrs' widows, Semse Ayydin and Susanne Geske, shared their stories on VOM Radio.) Ramazan will share his own story of an assassination attempt against him and how he continues to face fear amid pressure and persecution, yet he reminds listeners that overcoming fear is part of our journey walking by faith. "I get scared sometimes, but this is the faith," Pastor Ramazan says, "despite fear, doubt, and hesitation, you just walk by faith. But that doesn't mean you don't get scared or worried." Today, there are more than 200 churches in Türkiye. More than 50 have joined the Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey to work and encourage together, including raising their voices to represent the Body of Christ in Türkiye. "Pray that God gives us more boldness, protection, and opportunity to share the gospel with people who've never heard it before," Arkan says. 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 refugee whose husband was killed by his family for converting to Christianity has been diagnosed with cancer. Nour became a widow after her Syrian husband's father and brother attacked and murdered him upon learning he had come to faith in Christ. They also attacked Nour, but she survived and fled to Lebanon with her three young children. They lived in cemeteries for nine days until local Christians found and helped them.

WASHINGTON — Oct. 9, 2026 — Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of one of China’s largest unregistered Protestant churches, has been named the recipient of a major human rights prize for his advocacy on behalf of persecuted believers. The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice announced Friday that Jin will receive the 2026 Lantos […]

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LEIYANG, HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA — Oct. 8, 2026 — Police in south-central China have sealed a house church meeting place and ordered a Christian organizer detained for 15 days, another enforcement action against unregistered religious gatherings in the region. The Leiyang City Public Security Bureau in Hunan Province issued the detention order Sept. 21, according […]

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CHENGDU, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA — Sept. 30, 2026 — Authorities in southwestern China have formally arrested veteran dissident and Early Rain Covenant Church member Chen Yunfei again on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” after he spent more than a month in custody following an August detention in Gansu Province. Chen was released in […]

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(Guangzhou — September 30, 2026) Police in southern China confiscated Gospel materials and forced a long-established house church from its rented meeting space after three Christians distributed fans printed with Gospel messages near a school, according to local Christians. Guangfu Church is a long-running house church in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province. Founded by […]

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(MIDLAND, Texas — Press Release — September 30, 2026) — A Chinese court has sentenced eight people associated with Create Abundance, a nationwide spiritual-development and commercial network, to seven to nine months in prison under China’s Criminal Law Article 300. The case, centered in northeast China, has also resulted in the closure of hundreds of […]

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Eastern China — September 30, 2026 — Military drills, target shooting and political instruction marked the start of the fall semester at a Christian seminary in eastern China, highlighting Beijing’s push for the “Chinafication” of Christianity and raising concerns about government influence over theological education. At Zhejiang Theological Seminary in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the Sept. […]

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Hunan Province — September 28, 2026 — Chinese authorities have expanded a crackdown on house-church Christians in central China from places of worship into schools, where students and educators have been questioned or disciplined, according to local Christians. The reported pressure follows coordinated police raids on several house churches in Yueyang, Hunan Province, on July […]

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NORTHERN CHINA — September 29, 2026 — Police detained house church preacher An Yankui at his residence Tuesday morning after summoning him for investigation on suspicion of “organizing illegal religious activities,” according to Taiyuan Xuncheng Reformed Church and a police document reviewed by ChinaAid. The church said officers from the Taiyuan Public Security Bureau took […]

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NORTHERN CHINA — September 29, 2026 — Pastor Zhou Zixun, legally known as Cui Xianfeng, and seven coworkers of Beijing Jiaquan Church are being held in criminal detention on suspicion of “fraud,” according to a Sept. 29 prayer letter from Zhou’s wife, Cui Jinyoung, who also uses the English name Rebecca. The letter provides the […]

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(Midland, Texas — September 28, 2026) — ChinaAid has received deeply concerning information from sources inside China indicating that imprisoned Early Rain Covenant Church Pastor Wang Yi, held in southwestern China, may be suffering from advanced liver cancer. Because of severe restrictions surrounding Wang’s imprisonment and limited family access, ChinaAid has not been able to […]

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