More than 100 killed in Islamic extremist attacks in the Congo

February 10, 2021

In the past few weeks more than 100 people have been killed by an Islamic extremist group in a series of attacks in the eastern

Christian sisters slain in Pakistan after refusing to convert to Islam

February 1, 2021

LAHORE, Pakistan — Two Christian sisters whose supervisors tried to pressure them to convert to Islam and marry them were found slain Jan. 4. Sajida

Courts still issuing pandemic rulings on abortion, religious liberty

January 28, 2021

Federal courts continue to weigh in on government restrictions affecting abortion and religious freedom during the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Supreme Court vacated Monday (Jan.

Muslim husband in Uganda beats wife for becoming a Christian

January 27, 2021

BUGIRI DISTRICT, Uganda — A Muslim husband beat his wife and forced her to ingest a toxic pesticide because she had become a Christian. Zubeda

Christian girl, 12, kidnapped, forced to marry

January 21, 2021

FAISALABAD, Pakistan — A 12-year-old Christian girl kidnapped last year and forced to marry a 45-year-old Muslim man was found chained in his home in

More Christians killed in Nigeria than other countries

January 14, 2021

Nigeria has moved into the top 10 on Open Doors’ World Watch List due to the number of Christians there who are being killed for

Viral spread of persecution: Extremists use COVID-19 to perpetrate persecution

January 14, 2021

Across the globe, extremists have used COVID-19 to expand their atrocities against Christians and other religious minorities, according to Open Doors’ 2021 World Watch List