• Pray that governments and NGOs will take seriously the threat posed by Fulani militias.

• Pray the U.S. will designate the Fulani militias as an Entity of Particular Concern (EPC).

Report Confirms Fulani Militias Responsible for Majority of Deaths in Nigeria

According to a six-year study conducted by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), Islamic Fulani militias are by far the deadliest persecutors of Christians in Nigeria.

The network of militias is responsible for four times more civilian deaths than the two prominent Islamic terror organizations, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), combined.

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• Pray for the bishop, who will now face greater scrutiny from authorities.

• Pray for Christians in Nicaragua as they face increased persecution from the government.

Authorities Detain Elderly Bishop in Nicaragua

An elderly bishop, who has a pacemaker and is a cancer survivor, was subjected to short-term arbitrary detention on June 29 and 30 in Estelí, Nicaragua. It is believed that spies in his church recorded the bishop’s prayers for the persecuted and reported them to the National Police.

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• Praise God for this acquittal!

• Pray for Nadeem and pray for an end to India’s blasphemy laws.

Lahore Court Acquits Blind Christian Man in Falsified Blasphemy Case

Nadeem Masih, a visually impaired Christian accused of blasphemy, has been acquitted by a court in Lahore, Pakistan, after spending 10 distressing months in prison.

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• Pray for those tied to the church during this time of upheaval.

• Pray against the Iranian government’s efforts to eradicate Christianity’s history in Iran.

Iran Moves to Seize Historic Tehran Church as Pressure on Christians Escalates

Iranian authorities are moving to confiscate the country’s oldest Protestant church and ordering Christians to leave their homes, signaling a new escalation in the Islamic Republic’s decades-long campaign against Christianity.

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• Pray that the GPI would reach as many people as possible to educate them on the realities of Christian persecution.

• Pray that those who download the GPI would use it to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters.

ICC Releases 2026 Global Persecution Index

International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its 2026 Global Persecution Index (GPI), offering an in-depth analysis of the persecution Christians face in more than 20 countries, including personal testimonies from believers, titled Faces of the Persecuted.

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