Chinese Pastor Arrives in U.S. After 8 Months in Prison

July 5, 2026 — Chinese authorities recently released Zion Church Pastor ‌Ezra Jin, who had been detained in southern China for the past eight months. Jin arrived in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday and...

Teenage Girl Faces Death for Following Jesus

July 3, 2026 — Since she decided to follow Jesus in June 2025, 15-year-old Indii Mikaa’el has lost her education and the comfort of her home. She could also lose her life. Born into...

Willing to Lose Everything for Christ

July 2, 2026 — As a child in Gawo Kebe, Ethiopia, Taha Abduraman Dinka faithfully attended the mosque and adhered to his community’s Islamic beliefs. He never imagined his life would ever take a...

Coalition Asks U.S. to Intervene in Case of Syrian Christian

July 2, 2026 — Advocacy groups recently wrote Thomas Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye and Envoy to Syria and Iraq, asking the U.S. to intervene in the detention of a Syrian...

Islamic Extremists Abduct Students in Nigeria

July 1, 2026 — On Monday morning, Gunmen attacked Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno state while students were sitting for National Examinations Council examinations, abducting students and...

Muslims Reject Christian Prayer House in Indonesia

June 30, 2026 — On June 24, a group of Muslims attacked a prayer house in the Hegarmanah Indah Housing Complex in West Java, Indonesia, demanding that it be closed. The violent mob...

A group of Christians meet together near their rebuilt church in Kandhamal. During the Summer of 2008, almost every church in the Kandhamal area was destroyed by Hindu nationalists aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party, along with a local government mandate that made Christianity illegal during that time. Local Christian leaders report that there are twice as many churches in the area now as compared to 2008. Kandhamal, India. 2018. Photo: John Fredricks

Going the Distance to Help Those in Need

June 30, 2026 — Two years after Manish left Hinduism to follow Jesus in 2008, he began sharing the gospel full-time in local Hindu communities in India. Recently, Hindu nationalists have started to push...

Meeting the New Testament Priority of Christian Persecution

June 30, 2026 — Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow When it comes to scheduling meetings, my thoughts echo those of economist Thomas Sowell, who reportedly once said, “People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge...

India Bars Foreign Funds From Funding Conversions

June 29, 2026 — On June 22, the government of India issued two notifications, one of which explicitly bars non-governmental organizations from using foreign funds for proselytizing. The notification explicitly prohibits the use of...

EU Hosts Taliban Officials in Brussels

June 25, 2026 — European Union officials quietly hosted a delegation of Taliban representatives in Brussels this week, marking the first known visit by Taliban officials to EU headquarters since the Islamist group seized...

Sudanese Priest Killed

June 25, 2026 — A priest in Kauda, Sudan, was killed by a militant group determined to take his parish’s medical supplies. On June 18, an armed group stormed into Father Youhana Al-Amin’s church,...

Uyghur Christian Pastor Faces Church Closure Amid Intensifying Pressure in Xinjiang

June 24, 2026 — A Uyghur Christian pastor in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is facing the possible closure of his church and the persecution of his family after authorities imposed burdensome compliance requirements...

No Going Back: Living Openly as a Christian Convert from Yemen

June 24, 2026 — Amid economic collapse, widespread hunger, and frequent outbreaks of violence, Yemen is not an easy place for anyone to live these days. Much of the country is beyond the government’s...

Presumed Dead, Restored by Grace

June 22, 2026 — Every day, Mumangi Muthiani goes out into his village in Kenya to look for day labor jobs so he can provide for his family. Recently, he nearly lost his life...

Muslim Gunmen Kill 31 Christians in Attacks Across Plateau, Kaduna States

June 22, 2026 — Armed Muslim Tribesmen killed at least 31 people in two separate assaults on rural Christian communities in Plateau and Kaduna states within one week, according to various sources. The deadliest...

China’s Embrace of Myanmar Junta Undermines International Pressure

June 22, 2026 — Myanmar’s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, returned from a high-profile visit to China last week after a tour designed to bolster his legitimacy on the international stage. The visit marked...