This analysis, by Iranian-Armenian journalist Fred Petrossian, was presented today at the 2026 conference of the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Leuven, Belgium. The Shannon–Weaver communication model can be applied to the situation of politi…
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NBC report suggests Chinese-made missile may have downed US fighter jet while Beijing-linked systems allegedly supported Iranian air defenses and targeting capabilities.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth says US 'more than capable' of restarting war if satisfactory deal not reached.
A Russian drone hit a block of flats in Romania on Friday, causing a fire and injuring two people, Romanian officials say.
The medical charity's comments come as the head of the World Health Organization visits the region worst-hit by the virus outbreak.
TEHRAN – Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued to maintain a high level of activity, primarily in eastern Gaza City and Khan Younis, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to critical facilities.
Videos show people on a beach in Nahariya, Israel running for shelter as Hezbollah rockets are launched.
Two of the seven villagers who entered the narrow tunnels in search for gold on 20 May are still missing.
This month, Catholic bishops from Pakistan visited the Vatican for their special Ad Limina visit. The group included three archbishops, four bishops, and a cardinal. During the visit, the bishops went to different Vatican departments to submit their reports and meet with Pope…
The bedraggled man was led to safety by rescuers after nine days stranded in the cavern
A satirical online movement challenges power and propaganda in India.
Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon has moved deeper into sovereign territory, with troops crossing the Litani river.
If you were attacked for your beliefs, could you forgive your attacker? What if you lost your spouse, your parent, or your eyesight? What if you were covered in burn scars from a fire set by a terrorist?
The Islamic Republic of Iran claims to have arrested three leaders of “a Christian evangelistic network” in the central province of Yazd. State media today quoted Yazd prosecutor Mehdi Hassanpour as saying that three of the “main elements” of the “sect” had been “identified an…
Though child marriage overall has decreased in recent decades in Pakistan, there has been a rise in the abduction of underage girls from minority faiths who then undergo a forcible conversion to Islam and ensuing marriage to a Muslim. Because of this trend, U.N.
The IDF emphasized that none of its soldiers were operating in the area when the attack occured.
A lawyer who has defended political prisoners including Iranian Christians has been arrested again in Shiraz, according to reports. According to the Emtedad website, Bahar Sahraian was detained on Saturday, 16 May, while following up on her cases at the Shiraz Revolutionary Co…
As temperatures peak, Delhi’s informal workers continue working despite growing health risks.
The family of an Iranian Christian convert killed during the January massacre by the Islamic Republic’s security forces continue to be prevented from installing a gravestone over his resting place, according to a report by Iran International.
At A Glance: Three Baptist pastors and their driver were killed in an ambush in Kangpokpi district, Manipur, on May 13. Reports said the group had been traveling after attending a peace-focused church gathering in Churachandpur.
At A Glance: When the Islamic State invaded Iraq in 2014, Christians faced genocide and mass displacement. Families who had run businesses for generations watched their livelihoods crumble to rubble. Without a way to earn a living, many families planned to leave for good.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu nationalist organization widely regarded as the ideological backbone of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has launched an international outreach campaign aimed at countering growing criticism over its role in religiou…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is expanding its hold on Gaza and would move to control 70% of the enclave.
A Christian convert and former prisoner of conscience has reportedly been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. According to the Persian-language Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ghazal Marzban, who is a Catholic, has been sentenced to nine years and eight months…
Australia’s first-ever Australian Christian Freedom Index (ACFI) was launched at the Australian Parliament in Canberra today. As reported by the Daily Declaration, the Index is a comprehensive audit and review of Christian and religious freedoms in Australia.
An Iranian Christian convert has been released from Evin Prison after two years in detention on charges related to his religious activities. Amir-Ali Minaei, 32, was released on Wednesday, 29 April, as part of an annual amnesty of prisoners.
At A Glance: Violent attacks by Boko Haram forced Esther’s family to flee their village in Nigeria. Young Esther struggled, yet practical support and spiritual care brought her to a turning point. Esther completed her teaching degree and returned to the IDP camp where she had…
This paper, written by Iranian-Armenian journalist Fred Petrossian, was presented today at the 2026 conference of the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Leuven, Belgium.
At A Glance: Persecution forced Gladys and her son, Miracle, to flee their home. Yet with assistance from GCR supporters and partners on the ground, Gladys and Miracle have discovered “home” in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.
Fulani Christian leaders and converts in Nigeria’s Middle Belt are calling for greater recognition of peaceful Fulani communities, saying they are increasingly trapped between attacks by armed militias and growing public suspicion tied to their ethnic identity.
Hours after gunmen killed three pastors returning from a peace conference on May 13 in India, other armed groups started kidnapping Christians. Today, 20 believers are still being held hostage. The three Kuki-Thadou pastors had just attended the United Baptist Convention Assem…
A podcast by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has championed the suspended refugee programme created nearly 40 years ago to provide a pathway to the United States for persecuted religious refugees, including from Iran.
By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” Throughout this series, we have seen a pattern emerge across the pages of Scripture. From Abel, whose blood cried out from the ground, to the prophets who were rejected by their own peop…
A Christian convert serving a two-year sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison is being denied access to the medical care she badly needs, according to a report from the Persian-language Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
More than 180 Christian families in 32 villages across Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district in India have reportedly been denied access to communal water sources and livelihood opportunities for the past three weeks as punishment for refusing to leave their Christian faith.
The Egyptian government released an order last week granting legal status to 191 church buildings that previously lacked official recognition. In total, 3,804 churches and related buildings have been approved since the creation of a committee to review churches in 2016, accord…
At A Glance: Thanks to the quick response of the Church, emergency relief was delivered to 150 displaced families – 843 men, women, and children – who fled the fall of El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region with nothing but their lives.
With a long history of persecution, the Hazaras fear the worst under Taliban rule.
The Ebola outbreak continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo despite efforts to contain it.
The WHO has declared a public-health emergency as Ebola cases cross the porous Congo–Uganda border, straining mission hospitals and rural clinics across the region.
388M Christians face persecution worldwide, with rising violence, displacement, and killings across Africa, Asia, and beyond.
International Prayer Connections (IPC) outlines the latest flashpoints around the Strait of Hormuz and how renewed regional tensions are pressing on the church in Iran.
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@khamenei_ir I’m an Iranian former Muslim and a Christian. I lived under the terrorist Islamic regime when I was in Iran, the Bible is illegal, conversion from Islamic to Christianity is illegal, just this past December on Christmas the evil Islamic regime gave 50 years prison…
What does persecution look like in Iran? Christians in Iran are heavily and systemically repressed, as the authorities seek to root out what...
Sweeping arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, bans on gatherings and attacks to silence families of victims mark the suffocating militarization imposed in Iran by the Islamic Republic’s authorities in the aftermath of protest massacres, Amnesty International said tod…
🚨 IRAN SENTENCED A CHRISTIAN WOMAN TO 9 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS IN PRISON - FOR OWNING A BIBLE 🚨 Ghazal Marzban. Catholic convert in Tehran. Regime forces raided her home, seized her Bible and Christian books, and threw her into a Ministry of Intelligence detention center.
Nearly 80% of respondents sought information on relocating through Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings, according to findings presented to senior Israeli officials
@chinaaid on May 28, 2026: "Breaking: 77-Year-Old Pastor Sentenced for Bible Studies Amid Crackdown That Jailed 31 Christian Missionaries in Suizhou Suizhou, Hubei Province — On May 21, 2026, the Zengdu District People’s Court sentenced 77-year-old Pastor Yang Zhijin to three…
What does persecution look like in Somalia? Christians in Somalia live in one of the harshest environments in the world, a place where...
Crisis Group analyzes how the conflict in Sudan is destabilizing eastern Chad — with refugee flows, cross-border raids, and growing risks for Christian communities in the borderlands.