Christian Teacher Beheaded After School Attacks in Nigeria May 20, 2026 — Michael Oyedokun, a Christian math teacher in Nigeria, was killed after being abducted during coordinated attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo state. According to local sources, armed men stormed three schools along the Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota axis near Ogbomoso on May...
3 Pastors Killed Returning from Peace ConferenceMay 20, 2026 — Three tribal church pastors from the Thadou Baptist Association (TBA) of India were killed, and four others were injured in an armed ambush on May 13 in Kangpokpi district of...
Bomb Explodes in Churchyard Following Worship Service May 19, 2026 — Around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, an explosion shattered the silence following Mass at St. Paulus Nabuni Mbamogo Station Church, Saint Michael Bilogai Parish, in Sugapa, Intan Jaya, Indonesia. ...
Azerbaijan Demolishes Christian Places of Worship in Seized EnclaveMay 19, 2026 — Armenian Christian leaders and global religious freedom advocates are condemning Azerbaijan after satellite imagery confirmed the demolition of two Armenian churches in Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region...
DRC Christians Face Religious Extremism, EbolaMay 18, 2026 — In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ADF attacks have claimed countless lives and forced many Christians to flee, a new Ebola outbreak has begun. On May 14, authorities...
President Trump Advocates for Religious Prisoners During Beijing Trip May 18, 2026 — In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump’s recent trip to Beijing, a broad array of lawmakers and human rights advocates pressed him to push for the release of Pastor Ezra Jin, Jimmy Lai,...
Church Construction Rejected for 22 Years May 15, 2026 — The construction process for the Indonesian Pentecostal Church (GPI) in Tanjung Senang Village, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, has once again reached a deadlock. The conflict, which has been ongoing since 2004, has become even more complicated after...
Räsänen Appeals Finnish Supreme Court’s DecisionMay 15, 2026 — On May 7, Finnish member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen announced that she is appealing the Finnish Supreme Court’s decision against her. In 2022, Räsänen went to trial before Finland’s Supreme Court for...
Christian Publishers Endure Harsh Conditions in Prison May 15, 2026 — Chang Yuchun and his wife, Li Chenhui, remain in brutal conditions in separate prisons in Xi’an City, Shaanxi province, China. The couple was involved in printing Christian literature and materials in Xi’an in 2015. In July 2020,...
Learning to Suffer Like Peter: Rejoicing When You Share in Christ’s Sufferings May 15, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” If Paul teaches us that suffering is often the mark of authentic gospel ministry, Peter...
State Department Delay Sends the Wrong Message on Religious Freedom May 15, 2026 — Religious freedom conditions remain troubled in much of the world, including in some of the most populous nations. These conditions can mean the difference between life and death, but they...
U.S. Administration Strives to Protect the Persecuted Church May 14, 2026 — Note: ICC is an apolitical entity and does not support political causes or parties. ICC’s focus is to ease the suffering of Christians in hostile places. By ICC Fellow Lisa...
More Christians Slaughtered in Biakato, DRCMay 14, 2026 — On May 13, ADF rebels attacked Christians in Biakato, Mambassa Territory, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), slaughtering 21 people and burning down homes. “The rebels came during the...
ADF Strikes Makumo, Days after Biakato MassacreMay 14, 2026 — Three days after more than 20 civilians were massacred at Biakato, another ADF attack in Makumo, Ituri Province, DRC, on May 10 created fear among the Christian majority. “In our...
Washington Condemns ‘Brutal’ ADF Attacks in Eastern DRC May 14, 2026 — Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels continue to spread death and devastation in the Christian-majority region of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the Mamove civil society organization, as...
Stolen Innocence: The Abduction and Forced Marriage of Christian Girls in PakistanMay 13, 2026 — Each year in Pakistan, roughly 1,000 young girls — many of whom are Christians — are kidnapped from their homes. These girls are often found months later, after they’ve been...
