09.14.2024

This week, please remember North Korea in your prayers

"Why do the nations conspire and the people's plot in vain?"

Hope remains amid Sudan’s despair

The United Nations Security Council votes to extend current sanctions against Sudan by another year.

Afghan women banned from speaking in public; find their voice in Christ

Afghanistan’s Taliban regime is taking its oppression of women one step further.

Bangladesh: Christians and Hindus Persecuted by Islamist Parties

Religious rights advocates have warned that Christians and Hindus in Bangladesh are experiencing intensified persecution as the country’s interim government has allowed the previously banned Jamaat-e-Islami Islamic party to have free reign in the country, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) reports.

US: Arizona Street Evangelist Returns to Preaching After Being Shot in the Head, “Because of His Love, I’m Still Here”

A street evangelist who was shot in the head while sharing the Gospel in Glendale, Arizona last year has credited the love and grace of God for a remarkable recovery that defied his doctors’ expectations and allowed him to return to preaching, ABC15 reports.

Pakistan: Court Orders Recovery of Sisters Forcibly Converted, Married

Bogus marriage certificate lists 13-year-old’s age as 19.

Christian Apologist Released from Indonesian Prison

Christian apologist Gratia Pello is out on parole after nearly a year in an Indonesian prison.

FCRA delays keep India’s Gospel work in limbo

India’s foreign funding laws present more problems for Christian organizations.

Turkish Church facing eviction gets two-week extension

We previously shared about a church in Turkiye facing eviction.

Nigeria: Fulani Terrorists Continue Slaughter of Christians with Impunity

Despite warnings and outcry from local and international religious rights groups, Fulani Islamic terrorists are continuing to murder Christians in Nigeria with impunity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. 

TIME FOR GOOD NEWS! Brazil: Remote Amazonian Region Experiences Revival, “In the First Six Months of This Year We Baptized 14,500 People”

Brazil’s isolated northwest Amazon region is experiencing a remarkable spiritual revival with an unprecedented number of local residents putting their faith in Christ and new churches being planted through the missionary activity of evangelical believers, CBN News reports exclusively.

Nigeria: At least 10 Christians Killed in Simultaneous Attacks

At about 7 p.m. on Sept. 3, Fulani extremists struck the Christian town of Daffo in Plateau state, Nigeria, killing six people.

Philippines: New Anti-Discrimination Law Challenges Religious Freedom

A recently passed anti-discrimination law aimed at enhancing equality and protecting marginalized groups in the Philippines has sparked nationwide debate about its implications for religious freedom.

Pakistan plans internment centers following latest Balochistan massacre

Pakistan plans to set up internment centers for terror suspects in Balochistan, a turbulent province bordering Afghanistan and Iran.

Syria: Islamic Militants Seize 500 Acres of Christian Farm Land

The UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) non-profit advocacy organization has reported that Islamic extremist militants in northern Syria have seized control of 500 acres of farmland belonging to Christian farmers in the town of Ras Al-Ein.

India: Hindu Nationalists Attack Church in Odisha

A pastor and several members of his church were beaten on Sunday as Hindu nationalists attacked a worship service in Odisha on Sunday, accusing the church of forcefully converting Hindus to Christianity.

Seven Arrested in Indonesia for Terrorist Threats against Pope

Bombings and burnings threatened.

Religious minorities still face violence in Bangladesh

Bangladesh will soon begin extraditing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from neighboring India to face charges related to mass killings.

US: Church Appeals Ruling Over Maine’s Anti-Discrimination Law

'We continue to defend the rights of Christian residents to live out their faith free from censorship'

Nicaragua Frees US Ministry Pastors, Attorneys And Political Prisoners

More than a dozen Nicaraguans with the U.S.-based evangelical group Mountain Gateway are among some 135 prisoners released by Nicaragua’s government after months of negotiations with the United States, several sources confirmed.

US: 'Series of attacks on Christians': Apartment complex bans using the word 'Bible'

'We continue to defend the rights of Christian residents to live out their faith free from censorship' 

Christians Worldwide Face Increased Censorship

As more countries begin to censor free speech, an alarming trend is emerging, one where many Christian voices may be drowned out or muted altogether. 

DRC: A Home Restored

When the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) arrived at Kamale Azora’s house during the evening of Sept. 16, 2021, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), his whole family, including his children and five grandchildren, fled into the bush.

Rebuilding Lives After Religious Violence in Kenya

On the night of July 12, 2023, in the majority-Christian village of Juhudi in Kenya’s Lamu County, Maina Kariuki Githiga and his neighbors fell victim to a violent assault on their village.

Another Discriminatory Anti-Conversion Law Proposed in India

In an affidavit filed earlier this month before India’s Supreme Court, the northwestern state of Rajasthan indicated that it planned to introduce curbs on so-called forced conversions. 

Chinese Officials Propose Harsher Restrictions for Christians

In late June, Chinese authorities discussed placing major new restrictions on Christians and religion in general. 

Christian Father, 29, Gunned Down by Muslims in Pakistan

Catholic was sole provider for family with four children.

Hindu Extremist Attack Shuts Down Church’s Services in India

Police inaction contributes to closure.