Eight of the 47 countries that hold seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) imprisoned people in 2013 under laws that restrict religious
Open Doors released its annual list of the worst countries for Christian persecution globally Jan. 8. At the top of the list, for the 12th
JOS, Nigeria — Educational reforms in Nigeria’s Osun state have created religious tensions in schools, resulting in Islamist youth beating a Christian principal unconscious in
CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian authorities recently arrested a Christian who is arguably the nation’s most well-known convert from Islam and are investigating him for several
JUBA, South Sudan — A Christian has been jailed in Khartoum, Sudan for declining to leave the country after authorities revoked his Sudanese citizenship, sources
JOS, Nigeria — Suspected Muslim herdsmen slaughtered 37 Christians in Nigeria in coordinated attacks on four Plateau state villages Nov. 26 after Boko Haram terrorists
JOS, Nigeria — Islamic extremist Boko Haram insurgents have driven thousands of Christians from areas of Borno state in Nigeria, church leaders said. Boko Haram
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen shot and killed a Christian in Mogadishu, Somalia, for spreading his faith, the victim’s neighbor said. Two men armed with pistols
