‘Balloon Wars’ Inflate Tension Between North Korean, South Korea

6/13/2024 North Korea/South Korea — Tensions between North Korea and South Korea have escalated as various inflammatory items have crossed the border recently.

Remembering the Lost History of Nakhchivan, Forerunner of Artsakh

6/13/2024 Armenia/Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan has almost destroyed the centuries of Armenian Christian heritage in Nakhchivan — the fate of which now faces Artsakh.

Report Highlights Murder of 54 Christians at Byeongchon Church during Korean War

6/13/2024 South Korea — In a recent press release, South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission highlighted the murder of 54 Christians between July and September 1950 by North Korean forces during the Korean War.

The Gift of a New Beginning

6/11/2024 Uganda — Twenty years into her Muslim marriage in Uganda, Nagudi Azida was forced to move back with her parents. Her husband had abused her and had started pursuing another woman. Her Muslim parents, however, forced her to return to her husband.

ICC Perspectives: Christian Lynching Victim’s Death Reignites Blasphemy Law Protests

6/11/2024 Pakistan — It is an unfortunate reality that many Christians in Pakistan live in fear that they could be the next target of Islamic extremism.

Christian Arrested for Social Media Post Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre

6/11/2024 China — At 7 a.m. on June 4, Fu Lijun, a Chinese Christian, heard a knock on his door. When he opened it, Chengdu National Security Bureau agents arrested him and took him away.

Church Receives Building Permit after 5 Years of Waiting

6/10/2024 Indonesia — After waiting patiently for five years, a Pentecostal church in Margodadi Village, Jati Agung District, South Lampung Regency, has finally received approval to build a place of worship.

ADF Kills 9 People in Beni, DRC

6/10/2024 DRC — Members of the Islamic extremist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed nine people in a brutal massacre on June 6 in the Mununze village in the Rwenzori region of Beni territory, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Court Tells Married Christian Mother to Convert to Islam

6/8/2024 Iraq — Although she is a married woman, an Iraqi court recently told Elvin Joseph that she and her three children should convert to Islam because Joseph’s mother had converted to Islam when Joseph was 15.

Two Christians Still Awaiting Trial Years after their Arrests

6/8/2024 Egypt — For more than two years, Egyptian authorities have held two Christian men without a trial. Their crime? Answering theological questions on Facebook.

U.S. State Department Denounces Cuban Pastor’s Continued Imprisonment

6/7/2024 Cuba — The United States Department of State on Tuesday released a statement denouncing the continued imprisonment of the Rev. Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo, a pastor in Cuba. 

Organization Criticizes Controversial Muslim Leader’s Conversion Tactics

6/7/2024 Malaysia — The Global Human Rights Federation (GHRF), a Malaysian organization, has publicly criticized a controversial Muslim leader's recent TikTok video detailing his religious conversion tactics for young Malaysians, including Christians.

ISIS Affiliate ISWAP Executes Three Christians in Nigeria

6/7/2024 Nigeria — Images of members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) executing three Christian men in Borno state, Nigeria, are circulating on social media.

Religious Tolerance Increases in Predominantly Muslim Indonesia

6/6/2024 Indonesia — A new report shows Indonesia has experienced increased religious tolerance in the last year. According to the Religious Harmony Index (KUB), 76% of Indonesians considered themselves tolerant of other people’s religions in 2023.

USCIRF Report Underlines Azerbaijani Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Artsakh

6/6/2024 Armenia/Azerbaijan — The 2024 annual report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) underlined the ongoing Azerbaijani destruction of Armenian Christian heritage in Artsakh.

Indian Christians Told to Forsake Christ or Face Boycott, Banishment

6/5/2024 India — About 15 Christian families in one tribal village have been denied basic human needs for three months due to a socio-economic boycott order issued by the local village council authority in Bastar district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, according to a letter written to the police chief.