Christians in India Stage March to Protest New LawMarch 23, 2026 — Thousands of Christians marched with torches on March 22 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh’s capital, to protest the state’s new anti-conversion law. Protestors carried placards urging the government to scrap the Chhattisgarh...
Christians Mark Eid with Muslims in Nigeria Despite Ongoing KillingsMarch 23, 2026 — Christians joined Muslims for Eid prayers and visits as security warnings spread across Taraba, Plateau, and Southern Kaduna states. The message of unity came as the Christian Association of Nigeria...
Damascus Experiments with Restrictive Religious Social Codes March 23, 2026 — A decree issued in the Syrian capital of Damascus last week restricted the sale of alcohol, the latest incident hinting at increased religious conservatism under the leadership of Islamist president...
The First Martyr: What Cain and Abel Teach Us About PersecutionMarch 20, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” The story of persecution in the Bible begins not in a battlefield or a courtroom,...
Hope Walked Across the Graduation StageMarch 20, 2026 — In September 2025, five young survivors of the African Islamist terrorist group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) violence walked across a graduation stage in Butembo in the Congo. Their achievement represented...
Cuban Pastor, Son Arrested March 19, 2026 — Protests in Morón, Cuba, erupted the night of March 13 and lasted through the next day in response to a week of blackouts and shortages of medical and food supplies. Protestors ransacked and set fire to the Cuban Communist Party’s headquarters. Among...
India’s Second-Largest State Passes Discriminatory Anti-Conversion Law March 19, 2026 — The Maharashtra Assembly passed a bill this week to legally regulate religious conversion. Ironically titled the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, the legislation imposes stringent restrictions on individuals’ rights to...
When Help Arrives at Just the Right TimeMarch 18, 2026 — On Jan. 21, 2025, Hindu nationalists attacked Pastor Ishan Prasad and his family during a prayer meeting in their village in India, severely injuring each family member. Following the attack,...
How Christian Girls Become Muslim Wives in EgyptMarch 18, 2026 — Comprising about 10% of Egypt’s current population, Copts are the largest Christian community in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Among the earliest of all Christians, the Copts...
China’s Persecution Has No Borders March 17, 2026 — By ICC Fellow Linda Burkle, PhD Fifteen years ago, I traveled to China with a friend and ministry partner to conduct a training conference for underground church leaders. This was our second trip...
Attacks Against Christians in Nigeria Continue Despite U.S. Military PresenceMarch 17, 2026 — A Christian leader in Nigeria’s Plateau state has alleged that efforts to secure international protection for communities facing repeated attacks in the country’s Middle Belt did not result in assistance...
A Military-Controlled Parliament in Myanmar Convenes for First Time in Five Years March 17, 2026 — More than five years after being dissolved in a February 2021 military coup, the lower house of Myanmar’s national parliament convened on Monday, to be followed on Wednesday by the...
The Golden Heart of GraceMarch 17, 2026 — Grace Somana, 21, knows loss in a way few can imagine. She grew up without a mother, a father, or any family to call her own. As a toddler, security...
Christian Families Attacked After Being Denied Government AssistanceMarch 16, 2026 — Twenty-eight Christian families in Chhattisgarh were brutally assaulted on March 10 after demanding justice from government authorities, who have denied them food rations for months. From November 2025 onwards, the...
China’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Deepens Repression of MinoritiesMarch 16, 2026 — China’s National People’s Congress this week approved a sweeping new law titled the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress. Marketed by Beijing as a measure to foster “unity” among...
Why the Persecuted Church May Be the Most Faithful Church in the World March 14, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken." Across the world today, millions of Christians gather to worship Christ under circumstances that most...
