A man from El Geneina in Sudan’s West Darfur state left Islam to become a Christian in January 2024. Upon learning about the man’s conversion, a sheikh told him in August to return to Islam.
Regarding religious liberty, Article 18 said Iran’s Christians—who number an estimated 800,000 among the country’s nearly 90 million people—suffered emerging trends including lengthy prison sentences.
A Christian woman was arrested on a charge of blasphemy that carries a life sentence if convicted.
A judge in Nigeria’s Bauchi state disclosed in December 2024 the acquittal of Rhoda Jatau, ADF International announced.
Morning Star News reports several recent incidents in Sudan, which is No. 5 on Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List.
Three members of a Ugandan family who put their faith in Jesus in November were burned to death.
A Christian man on an evangelistic outreach in Uganda was stabbed to death and his body left in a swamp.
Twenty-six Christians have been slain since early December in one of Nigeria’s states as the onslaught against believers in that country continues.
