03.01.2025

Uganda: Muslims Stab Evangelist in Attack

Muslims in eastern Uganda attacked and stabbed an evangelist who, along with his team, had converted a Muslim widow to Christianity during an open-air preaching session on February 15, according to Morning Star News.

Christian beheadings reflect DRC chaos

Seventy Christians were recently found beheaded in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Secret Christians in North Korea have a message for you

 "We are committed to lay down our lives for the gospel. We will fulfill the Great Commission, and we will never forsake the truth." 

Bangladesh moves closer to Pakistan as Christians face growing threats

Bangladesh’s interim government is shifting alliances, moving away from India and getting closer to Pakistan.

Prayer guide aids Christians during Ramadan

Ramadan, a month of prayer and fasting for Muslims, begins the last day of February and lasts through March.

Christian training center in northern China amid communism, Islam, and poverty

Even in the toughest challenges, God equips those He calls.

Nigeria: Pastor Shot, Church Members Kidnapped

A Nigerian pastor was recovering from his injuries Wednesday after gunmen shot him and severed his fingers while abducting six worshipers from a Pentecostal church in Nigeria’s southern Delta state, his wife and other sources said.

India Church Attack Injures Dozens

Some 50 Christians were attacked during a Sunday service in western India, the latest in a series of attacks targeting churches in the mainly Hindu nation, Worthy News learned Wednesday.

OCCUPIED UKRAINE: Orthodox priest illegally transferred to Russian labour camp

On 3 February, the prison authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea began the
illegal transfer of 41-year-old Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) priest Fr
Kostiantyn Maksimov to a strict regime labour camp in Russia's Saratov
Region. He arrived there on 11 February and was placed in quarantine for
two weeks, which ended on 25 February.

Elderly Dutch Christian Woman Sentenced For Destroying 300 ‘Idols’

An elderly Christian woman has been sentenced to 20 hours of community service in the Netherlands for smashing 300 “idols” made of ceramic in 2023, declaring, “There is only one God, that is Yahweh” while calling the art exhibition a “false image of God.”

Thailand Detains Dozens Of Montagnard Christian Refugees

More than 60 Montagnard Christian refugees from Vietnam — including men, women, children, and pregnant women — were detained in Thailand, adding to concerns among Christian asylum seekers, rights activists said Tuesday.

USCIRF's 2025 Annual Report Release Event

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) invites you to join the release of its 2025 Annual Report.

Deported Persecuted Christians Expected  to Face Persecution Yet Again

Among those deported from the United States to Panama for eventual return to their home countries are several converts to Christianity facing severe persecution in their home countries, according to widespread media reports in a story published by The New York Times. 

KYRGYZSTAN: Religious freedom survey, February 2025

Freedom of religion and belief (FoRB) and related human rights issues in
Kyrgyzstan include but are not limited to...

International Court Asked To Condemn Nicaragua Over Jailing Pastors

A leading international court is deliberating on whether to punish Nicaragua after it sentenced 11 Nicaraguan pastors and ministry leaders to prison and forced them to pay millions in fines for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ in massive evangelism campaigns.

Christian Stabbed in Attack on Evangelists in Uganda

Hardline Muslims also tear up their Bibles.

ICC Global Digest: 70 Christians Killed in the DRC, and Other Stories from Around the World

National TV Show Dares to Portray ‘Blasphemy’ Violence in Pakistan

Entertainment company lauded for unprecedented treatment of taboo subject.