INDIA: Maharashtra state passes new anti-conversion laws
Maharashtra state has passed new anti-conversion laws and Chhattisgarh state has intensified its laws
New report documents 747 anti-Christian incidents in 2025
A new report documents 747 incidents of violence, threats and discrimination against Indian Christians in 2025
IRAN: Family loses contact with imprisoned Christian convert
The family of a Christian prisoner who was due for release before the war has lost contact with her
PAKISTAN: Christian woman escapes from captivity
A Christian woman has escaped with her baby after three and a half years in captivity
YEMEN: Dozens of Christians detained
In the past three months dozens of Yemeni Christians have been detained by the Houthi rebels who control northwest Yemen
IRAN: New report documents rights violations against Christians in 2025
A new joint report titled “Scapegoats: Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran” documents persecution of Iranian Christians throughout 2025
CHINA: Two more church leaders given prison sentences for “fraud”
Two leaders of Ganquan Church in Hefei have been given prison sentences of at least four years for “fraud”
TÜRKIYE: European Court of Human Rights takes up case of Christians banned from re-entry
The European Court of Human Rights has taken up twenty cases of Christians banned from re-entry into Türkiye
NIGERIA: All 166 Christian hostages released in Kaduna state
The Christians were kidnapped by Fulani militants from three churches in Kurmin Wali village on Sunday 18 January
INDIA: Pastor brutally attacked, paraded through village
Hindu nationalists attacked Pastor Bipin Bihari Naik, paraded him through his village and forced him to worship a Hindu god
CHINA: Early Rain Church detainees Elder Li Yingqiang and Brother Lin charged
Detained Early Rain Church leader Elder Li Yingqiang and member Brother Lin have been charged with “inciting subversion of state power”
NIGERIA: 166 Christians abducted from three churches in Kaduna state
166 Christians were abducted from three church services in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna state on 18 January
IRAN: Call for prayer as nation mourns
The violent crackdown on widespread mass protests has left many thousands dead
ERITREA: Almost 200 Christian prisoners released
Young people from the Mahalians praise group (pictured) are among a large number of Christians released from prison in recent weeks.
IRAN: Christians call for prayer as protests continue
“We are praying and hoping that, by God’s grace, this battle will be the last battle and Iran will become a free country”
CHINA: New crackdown on Early Rain Covenant Church
Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church is the latest church network to be targeted by the authorities
IRAN: Two brothers summoned to prison to serve four-year sentences
Two brothers arrested at a Christmas celebration four years ago have been summoned to prison to begin serving four-year sentences
IRAN: Nayereh Arjaneh begins serving 10-year prison sentence
Christian convert Nayereh Arjaneh began serving a ten-year prison sentence on 23 December
CHINA: Huge crackdown on Zhejiang’s Yayang church network
Police have carried out a huge crackdown on a network of house churches in Yayang town in Zhejiang province
NIGERIA: All remaining children and staff from Papiri school released
The Nigerian government did not say if any ransom had been paid nor who had abducted the schoolchildren