Pastor, two women in Nigeria captured by Islamic extremists

December 14, 2020

JOS, Nigeria — Islamic extremists captured a pastor and two women Oct. 19 who were traveling from Jos to Gombe, Nigeria, to participate in a

State Department adds Nigeria to list of most serious religious freedom violators

December 9, 2020

The U.S. State Department has added Nigeria to its list of countries deemed to have the most egregious violations of religious freedom. Sam Brownback, the

Christian father in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy charges

December 7, 2020

LAHORE, Pakistan — A Christian sentenced to death for a blasphemy conviction was acquitted Oct. 5 by a Pakistani high court. Sawan Masih, a 40-year-old

Chinese government seizes, converts churches

November 30, 2020

The Chinese government has seized numerous churches and converted them to centers for promoting the Communist Party. According to Bitter Winter, a magazine that covers

Christian flogged in Iran; pastor and wife flee country after prosecution

November 25, 2020

RASHT, Iran — An underground Christian was flogged in Iran and the pastor of a legally recognized church has fled the country. Mohammad Reza (Youhan)

China turns churches into propaganda centers

November 23, 2020

In order to hinder the growth of Christianity, the Chinese government has seized numerous churches to convert them to propaganda centers for promotion of the

Restrictions on religion rise across the globe, Pew says

November 20, 2020

Government restrictions on religion are at their highest level around the globe since 2007, according to Pew Research. In an analysis of data from 2018,