Spanish Priest Acquitted in Legal Battle Over Criticism of IslamOctober 24, 2025 — A court in Spain acquitted a priest, the Rev. Custodio Ballester of Barcelona, last week after the man endured a legal battle lasting eight years for making comments against Islam...
Türkiye Faces Legal Challenges for Deporting ChristiansOctober 24, 2025 — Türkiye, formerly known as Turkey, is facing legal challenges after deporting foreign Christians and labeling them “national security threats.” Kenneth Wiest, an American Protestant, had lived in Türkiye with his...
Christians in Kenya Find Help Healing from Persecution Trauma October 23, 2025 — Grace Mwangi, a displaced mother of seven, lost her home, husband, and community when militants attacked her village in Lamu, Kenya. For months, she battled fear and nightmares. “I used...
U.S. Considers Sanctions on Nicaragua for Ongoing Persecution, Rights Abuses October 23, 2025 — The White House’s Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a report this week highlighting Nicaragua’s consistent “abuses of labor rights, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and dismantling the...
The Enduring Faith of Cabo Delgado Amid Mozambique’s CrisisOctober 22, 2025 — Since 2017, Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique has been a place of unimaginable violence. The region has been repeatedly attacked by militants from al-Shabab, also known as the Islamic State...
A Way Out of Poverty for the Persecuted October 22, 2025 — Growing up as a Christian in India, Sunil witnessed his parents struggle endlessly to provide for their family. Despite his parents’ tireless work as unskilled laborers, Sunil had no...
Punjab Moves to Ban TLP as Years of Religious Violence Reach Breaking PointOctober 21, 2025 — The Punjab government is moving to ban Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, or TLP, a far-right religious party that follows the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam. Formed in 2015 by Khadim Hussain Rizvi...
Congressional Leaders Demand Protections for Christians in NigeriaOctober 21, 2025 — Christians in Nigeria have faced ongoing attacks with minimal support from the international community, prompting members of the U.S. Congress to appeal to the president to take action. Many have...
Letter Urges Trump to Designate Nigeria As a ‘Country of Particular Concern’October 21, 2025 — On Oct. 15, a letter signed by some 30 U.S. Christian leaders was delivered to the White House. This letter urges President Donald Trump to have the U.S. Department of...
Setting Up Shop October 20, 2025 — Every morning, Mumbe opens the doors of her small shop in Mwingi town in Kitui County, Kenya, with a quiet pride. The once half-empty shelves now hold flour, sugar,...
The Keys to a Better FutureOctober 20, 2025 — The night of Feb. 26, 2024, brought a wave of terror to Baharini village in Lamu County, Kenya, turning life for Joseph Oneko and his family into an instant nightmare....
Indonesian Church Resumes Worship Following Complaints from Local Muslims October 20, 2025 — A few months ago, the church led by Pastor “Matias” in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, was shut down after 16 years of operation due to complaints from local Muslims. The...
The Cost of Faith in Sudan October 20, 2025 — “There is a growing fear among the South Sudanese Christians, so they remain indoors in order to avoid being arrested.” That is how one church leader described the atmosphere in...
India’s Supreme Court Rejects Religious Conversion CaseOctober 20, 2025 — The Supreme Court of India on Oct. 17, rejected a prominent religious conversion case against officials of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), a noted agricultural university...
Anti-Conversion Law Puts Spotlight on ‘Healing Crusades’October 17, 2025 — The government of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has prepared a new draft anti-conversion law containing stringent provisions, claiming that it is imperative to maintain religious stability in the...
USCIRF Condemns Detention of Church Leaders in ChinaOctober 17, 2025 — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its detention of Christian pastors across China. On Oct....
