By Christian Daily International–Morning Star News ABUJA, Nigeria, November 28, 2025 – Amid a rash of mass kidnappings in Nigeria, an Anglican priest in Nigeria abducted along with his wife and daughter has died in captivity, leaders of the Church of… Continue Reading
Supplied by International Day of Prayer this Sunday for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), which is organised by the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). Persecution stats from Pew Research
President Trump announces that “Christians are facing an existential threat in Nigeria, Thousands of Christians are being killed.” and announced that he is making Nigeria a country of particular concern. He’s right. Awful things are happening in Nigeria. It is… Continue Reading
Marziyeh Amirizadeh, a protestant Iranian who now works in a a ministry dedicated to supporting persecuted Christians worldwide, particularly in Arab countries, has told the Union of Catholic Rationalists (an intriguing name but please read on) what happened after she… Continue Reading
ABUJA, Nigeria, June 26, 2025 (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fears of another large-scale attack on Christians are growing in Benue state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen slaughtered up to 200 people in Yelwata village on June 13-14, sources said. Initial reports… Continue Reading
Diana Chandler, Baptist Press./ Religion Unplugged The Chinese Communist Party enacted new restrictions on foreign missionaries on May 1, preventing them from preaching, evangelising and establishing various religious organisations, among other activities, without official government approval. Establishing schools, appointing clergy,… Continue Reading
Morning Star News NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5, 2025 (Morning Star News) – Islamists killed an evangelist after he led several Muslims to faith in Christ at an open-air event in eastern Uganda last month, sources said. David Washume of Manga cell,… Continue Reading
Persecuted Christians from Iran are among the deportees in a New York Times report, “As Trump ‘Exports’ Deportees, Hundreds Are Trapped in Panama Hotel”. Panama has agreed to take deportees who come from countries such as Iran or China that… Continue Reading
4,476 Christians were killed, and 4,744 Christians were detained or imprisoned in 2025, according to the World Watch list compiled by Open Doors. “Though fewer Christians were killed for their faith in Nigeria compared to last year, it remains disproportionately deadly for… Continue Reading
Diana Chandler via Religion Unplugged Religious nationalism, mass displacement, authoritarianism, surveillance technology and other trends combine to persecute 300 million Christians globally, International Christian Concern said in its 2025 Global Persecution Index released on Jan. 2. Targeting 20 countries, the… Continue Reading