Attorneys arrested as trial begins
By Ningmeng --
April 17, 2025, was the trial date for Pastor Wang Xiaoguang and his wife, Pastor Yang Rongli, of the Linfen Golden Lampstand...
Australia: new law prohibits prayer about gender identity
On April 4, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) began enforcing a new law criminalizing anti-conversion therapy, which now includes praying with...
Remembering my brother, martyred at 24 in Iran
(An extract from a recent BBC recording from British-Iranian bishop Guli Francis-
Dehqani, daughter of the first Persian bishop of Iran and sister of a martyr of...
Iran executed 900 last year
Iran’s repressive regime executed more than 900 people in 2024 and handed down “scores of death sentences for religious-based charges,” according to a March...
India: Attacks against Christians quadruple
The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC) verified 640 incidents of violence and discrimination against Christians in India in 2024, which is more than...
Muslim teacher, 63, tries to marry student, 13
An attempt to marry a 13-year-old girl to a 63-year-old man in Naga Hammadi, Qena some 550km south of Cairo, has been aborted by...
Satanic message found in vandalized Kansas church
Federal and local authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after a Catholic church in Wichita, Kansas, was vandalized, and a Satanic message was...
Christian persecution continues in Myanmar/Burma
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) conveneda hearing on Feb. 27 to discuss the continuing deterioration of religious freedom in Myanmar.
During his...
He and his Muslim friends beat Christians involved with crusades
By Jasu Diaz –
When the Christians came to town for a crusade in northern Nigeria, Abdul* and his Muslim buddies beat them up.
“We thought...
Sectarian violence in Syria erupts, Christians caught in crossfire
Sparked by a surprise attack on government troops late last week, western Syria experienced a significant spate of violence over the weekend, leading to...
