christian persecution

North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson is still imprisoned in Turkey today, awaiting release after nearly two years. Brunson was sentenced to prison in October 2016, for the allegation that he was connected to a terror group that attempted to overthrow the Erdogan government that July. Brunson was thought to be released this week, however, his court hearing has been pushed back even further, to October 12.

Church leaders didn’t get an explanation for why the seventh worship building to be closed in Algeria since November was sealed last week, but they suspect lack of registration was the pretext.

Zion Church targeted as government cracks down on house churches.

Radicals falsely accuse Christian victims of forced conversions.

It’s one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian. What’s going on right now in Nigeria is “pure genocide.”

Barkin Ladi, Nigeria mourns murder of hundreds of Christians.

Kurdish Regional Government institutes a new business tax on select Christian neighborhoods.

Christian leader arrested for protest of killings.

Church building, pastor's house among destroyed properties.

A newly implemented directive from the Chinese government forces Protestant ‘house churches’ and Catholic ‘underground’ communities to seek ‘guidance’ from recognised religious organisations.