INDIA: Christian teenager dies after acid attack
A Christian teenager has died in hospital in Bihar state, 46 days after suspected Hindu extremists threw acid over him
INDIA: 200-strong mob attacks church in Uttarakhand
Five people were injured when a mob of over two hundred Hindu extremists attacked a church in Uttarakhand state, northern India, on Sunday 3 October
NIGERIA: Five more Bethel Baptist High School students and matron released
Five more of the Bethel Baptist High School students kidnapped in July have been released, along with the school matron
IRAN: Milad, Amin and Alireza to have additional appeal hearing
Three Christian converts due to begin serving three-year sentences have unexpectedly been informed of an additional appeal hearing in December, while another Christian who was missing in detention has been released on bail
NIGERIA: Gunmen kill over 40 Christians, abduct 27 in Kaduna state
Deadly attacks continued in southern Kaduna state on Sunday 26 September, leaving at least 41 Christians dead and others seriously injured, while 27 Christians were kidnapped at a church service
INDIA: Wave of attacks on Christians in Uttar Pradesh
Christians in Uttar Pradesh state in northeast India have been suffering increased attacks by Hindu militants, often followed by arrest on false charges of forcible conversion
SAUDI ARABIA: Christian convert flees after constant persecution
A Saudi Christian convert has reluctantly fled the country after constant persecution from extended family and four court cases against him
NIGERIA: Pastor among at least thirteen killed in south Kaduna
Rev Silas Yakubu Ali was ambushed and killed near his home in southern Kaduna state on 11 September
2021 CONFERENCE: The secret life of North Korean Christians
Eric Foley (co-founder of Voice of the Martyrs Korea) gave many interesting insights
ERITREA: 15 Christians rearrested in Asmara
The Eritrean authorities have rearrested 15 Christians in raids on their homes in the capital, Asmara
NORTH KOREA: New USCIRF report describes “absolute denial of religious freedom”
A new report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom describes the North Korean government’s religious freedom violations as an “absolute denial of religious freedom”
NIGERIA: 32 more Bethel Baptist students released
Another 32 students from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state have been released, reportedly in a sick and exhausted state
AFGHANISTAN: Uncertain future for Christians
In a developing situation, we explore the situation currently facing Afghan Christians
NIGERIA: 15 more Bethel Baptist students released
Fifteen more students abducted from Bethel Baptist High School have been released and reunited with their families
AFGHANISTAN: What does the Taliban takeover mean for Christians?
“Some known Christians are already receiving threatening phone calls saying ‘We are coming for you’”
IRAN: Naser speaks from Evin prison
In a recent audio message, Naser reflected on persecution, forgiveness, and justice.
NIGERIA: Aid reaches displaced victims of Fulani attacks
Church in Chains partner Stefanos Foundation distributed food and blankets to the needy.
NIGERIA: Chibok girl escapes after seven years in captivity
Ruth Ngladar Pagu, one of the “Chibok schoolgirls” abducted by Boko Haram in 2014, has escaped seven years after she was kidnapped
NIGERIA: Over 80 Christians killed in Fulani attacks on Plateau state villages
Militant Fulani herdsmen have killed over eighty people and displaced thousands more in recent attacks on majority-Christian villages in Plateau state
ERITREA: Three elderly pastors arrested
Three elderly pastors have been arrested in the Eritrean capital, Asmara