Source: www.persecution.org
Date: September 29, 2025
A WEEKLY SUMMARY OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION NEWS
A Weapon Used Against Christians
- Pray for Christians to be "wise as serpents and as innocent as doves" as they live out their faith in Indonesia.
- Pray that Christians in Indonesia know their rights and can defend themselves in court if they are accused of blasphemy.
A new penal code, applicable to both Indonesian nationals and foreigners, will take effect in January 2026. Part of this new code consists of updated blasphemy regulations.
- Pray that the bill leads to increased freedom of religion in Nigeria and protection for Christians who are being persecuted.
- Pray that other countries will pressure Nigeria to take action to stop the slaughter of Christians.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, a bill designed to protect Christians and other religious minorities from widespread persecution in Nigeria.
- Pray that Asher Bhatti can prove his innocence in this case.
- Pray for an end to blasphemy laws being weaponized against Christians in Pakistan.
A first information report (FIR) was filed at the Nishtar Colony Police Station in Lahore, Pakistan, against a young Christian man and his uncle, but the allegations may be fabricated.
- Pray for Christians in the Middle East who face persecution in the form of legal discrimination.
- Pray for increased religious freedom throughout the Middle East.
Several nations in the Middle East openly and legally condone the discrimination and persecution of Christians within their borders.
- Pray for increased religious freedom in Syria.
- Pray that the church in Syria will continue to boldly share the gospel.
In this article, an ICC Fellow examines the conditions in Syria for Christians following the overthrow of the Assad government in December 2024. Are Christians better off, or has persecution increased?
