ADF Attack on Hospital Leaves at Least 20 Dead

November 17, 2025 — ADF rebels attacked the Byambwe Reference Health Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Christian-majority Lubero territory early Saturday morning, executing at least 18 patients in their hospital...

Cathedral, Catholic School Bombed in Bangladesh

November 14, 2025 — On Nov. 7, a Catholic cathedral and school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were bombed hours before a worship event that drew bishops from across the country. A suspect on a motorbike...

U.S. Weighs Permanent Sanctions Relief for Syria After Al-Sharaa White House Visit

November 14, 2025 — Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the White House earlier this week, marking the first visit from a Syrian head of state since the country's independence in 1946. His trip comes...

7 Women, Children Abducted From Nigerian Christian Villages

November 13, 2025 — Local sources in Borno state, Nigeria, have confirmed that seven people, including women and children, were abducted on Nov. 12, during an attack on Shikarkir Ward in Chibok Local Government...

Cilegon, Indonesia: A City Without a Church

November 13, 2025 — For more than 30 years, every Sunday at 4 a.m., Abina has had to wake up and rush. After showering, the 76-year-old woman must take a motorcycle taxi from...

Fifth Ministerial to Advance International Religious Freedom Convenes in Prague

November 13, 2025 — World leaders, diplomats, and faith advocates gathered this week at Prague Castle and the Czernin Palace for the fifth annual International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) Ministerial, marking the...

Iranian Christian Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment After Spinal Fracture

November 13, 2025 — Iranian authorities on Oct. 31 denied proper medical treatment to prisoner Aida Najaflou, an Iranian Christian convert, after she fell and fractured her spine. Najaflou, who suffered from spinal disc...

African Union Responds to Trump’s Claims Regarding Nigeria’s Religious Freedom

November 13, 2025 — The African Union finally addresses the killing of Christians in Nigeria and released its statement in response to President Donald Trump's threats to Nigeria if circumstances do not change. On...

Russia Continues Crackdown on Unregistered Baptist Churches

November 10, 2025 — Russian courts banned three more Baptist churches in October for failing to register with the government, according to the religious freedom watchdog Forum 18. These churches, located in the southern...

India’s Supreme Court Seeks Rajasthan Response on Challenge to Anti-Conversion Law

November 10, 2025 — India's Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the state's new anti-conversion law, which critics say violates fundamental rights...

Terrorists Target, Kill Christians in Burkina Faso

November 7, 2025 — On Oct. 6, terrorists conducted two mass murders in Burkina Faso dioceses within hours of each other. In the Nouna Diocese, three teenagers were travelling from Mali to begin the school year. Terrorists stopped the bus,...

Syria’s President to Visit White House in Historic First

November 7, 2025 — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is slated to visit the White House on Monday, marking the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to Washington, D.C., and al-Sharaa's second meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump...

Malaysian Court Orders Government Payment to Pastor Raymond Koh’s Family

November 6, 2025 — The High Court of Malaysia has ordered the Malaysian government to pay 31 million ringgit (more than $7 million) to the family of Pastor Raymond Koh, acknowledging the government's involvement in the pastor's abduction and disappearance. ...

Acknowledging the Militant Islamic Fulani Menace in Nigeria

November 6, 2025 — Amid the growing momentum and a presidential announcement to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), there is a related aspect going somewhat under the radar — the importance of acknowledging Islamic Fulani militants as an Entity...

UK University Mislabels Genesis, Story of Christ as Graphic, Sexually Violent

November 6, 2025 — The University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom reportedly added trigger warnings to parts of the Bible for students studying classical and biblical literature this year, according to a Freedom of Information...

Christians in Chhattisgarh District Organize Protest

November 4, 2025 — The Christian Community in the district of Kanker in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has planned to organize a public rally in protest of the ongoing discrimination against Christians...