Keep the Faith | August 25, 2020 The coronavirus has turned the screw dramatically on Christians who are already oppressed for their faith, warns charity Open Doors UK & Ireland. For thousands, having lost their jobs and being last in…
UCA News | August 17, 2020 An international Christian charity has claimed that discrimination against Christians increased around the world after the coronavirus pandemic. For authoritarian governments, which already limit…
Crux | August 13, 2020 As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to hit Africa hard, a leading human rights group is warning that the persecution of Christians is getting worse…
International Christian Concern | Emma Reeves | August 12, 2020 Egypt’s Christians exist within a delicate environment, where one misstep could lead to a loss of life or livelihood. Hypervigilance…
CBN | Andrea Morris | July 19, 2020 In the Chinese government's continuing persecution of Christians, poor families are now being told to renounce their faith or lose welfare benefits.…
International Christian Concern | June 18, 2020 As noted by Christian Solidarity Worldwide, the Chinese government has long imposed highly restrictive conditions on religious schools and has prohibited the participation of children…
Mission Network News | Katey Hearth | June 8, 2020 COVID-19 cases surge in South Asia with no slowdown in sight. On Friday, India recorded its highest death toll since the…
Christian Post | Michael Gryboski | June 1, 2020 President Donald Trump issued an official message in support of the second annual Global Coptic Day, expressing his support for the…
Bitter Winter| Tang Zhe | May 31, 2020 Since the coronavirus lockdown measures were eased, local governments throughout the southeastern province of Jiangxi started intensifying efforts to suppress places of…
Christian Post | Anugrah Kumar | May 25, 2020 A local pastor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the origin of the novel coronavirus, was taken away by police for…
Church Militant| Jules Gomes| May 14, 2020 A Catholic church in England is facing backlash for displaying Hindu, Buddhist and African idols in front of the altar for a service marking Pope Francis'…
International Christian Concern | May 6, 2020 COVID-19 has brought the globe to a grinding halt. But as each country addresses the pandemic, new trends are emerging which could provide…
Faithwire | Tré Goins-Phillips | May 5, 2020 As a kid, I remember learning about taking personal responsibility for my actions, rather than trying to pass the blame off to…
Express | David Williamson | April 29, 2020 Open Doors reports that in one area of Nigeria Christian families say they are receiving food rations which are six times smaller…
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | April 29, 2020 After demolishing a pastor’s house and driving his family into the jungle, tribal animists in central India severely beat the…
Agenzia Fides | April 28, 2020 In Pakistan about 95% of the workers involved in cleaning and sanitizing roads, hospitals, schools, sewers and public institutions belong to religious minorities: these…
Real Clear Politics | Susan Crabtree | April 27, 2020 It’s a portrait of contrasts in the age of pandemic. In the United States, small but passionate protests have broken…
The Washington Times | Tina Ramirez | Monday, April 27, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic and its quarantine are taking a huge toll on our lives. The freedom of worship, association, movement…
Article 18 | April 9, 2020 Arash Sadigh went to the UN offices in Makassar, Indonesia for more than 250 days in a row last year to plead for his…
Fox News | Caleb Parke | April 6, 2020 The living conditions for Christians and other religious minorities around the world are worsening due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a watchdog group that…
Morning Star News | April 3, 2020 Police arrested two pastors in Nepal on Saturday (March 28), falsely charging them with holding worship services amid the Himalayan country’s lockdown to…
The Jerusalem Post | Leila Gilbert | MARCH 30, 2020 Call it COVID-19. Or novel coronavirus. Or the now-politically incorrect term “Chinese flu.” But thanks to the virus’s unrivaled global threat,…
Asian News | Shafique Khokhar | March 30, 2020 A Karachi NGO has denied food aid to poor Hindus and Christians, who like Muslims are suffering from coronavirus. In Pakistan,…
Morning Star News | March 26, 2020 Police in Nepal arrested a Christian pastor this week, accusing him of giving false information about COVID-19 by saying Christian prayer could bring…
Religion Unplugged | Lela Gilbert | March 26, 2020 “The new coronavirus kills one person every 10 minutes in Iran,” according to Kianush Jahanpur, Iran’s health ministry spokesman tweeted. “Based on…
Fox News | Caleb Parke | March 25, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic that began in China and spread worldwide hasn't stopped the Chinese Communist Party from persecuting religious minorities, according to Christian watchdog groups. The Voice of…
Christianity Today | Jayson Casper | March 23, 2020 Forced by the new coronavirus, Iran took the tiniest of steps to placate global advocacy for religious freedom. A temporary release of about…
Charisma News | March 18, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of Christians facing heavy persecution worldwide, is addressing the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | uscirf.gov March 16, 2020 Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new factsheet on the global response…
CBN News | Emily Jones | January 31, 2020 he voice of a Chinese pastor living in the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak is being heard around the world…