Indonesian Pastor Banned from Celebrating ChristmasJanuary 20, 2026 — On the evening of Dec. 24, 2025, roughly 70 members of the GMII Church Bethlehem Jonggol congregation in Sukasirna Village, Bogor, Indonesia, were banned from celebrating Christmas. Christmas services scheduled...
Incidents of Anti-Christian Hate Speech Increased Sharply in 2025January 20, 2026 — Nearly 162 incidents of anti-Christian hate speech were recorded in India in 2025, reflecting a 41% increase from 2024, according to a project report released last week by the Center...
Landmark ICJ Hearing Begins on Genocide in MyanmarJanuary 20, 2026 — Public hearings began Monday in a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning Myanmar’s treatment of the ethnoreligious minority Rohingya community. In 2016, Myanmar’s military launched a genocide...
Chinese Christians in US Host Prayer Event for Persecuted Churches in ChinaJanuary 16, 2026 — In light of the Jan. 6 government crackdown on Early Rain Covenant Church and the arrest of its leaders, hundreds of Christians gathered in person and online to fast and...
Syria 2025 In Review: A Year of Violence and UncertaintyJanuary 15, 2026 — By Linda Burkle, PhD, ICC Fellow It has been a little more than a year since the collapse in December 2024 of 50 years of the totalitarian dictatorship under Syrian President Assad. This article provides an update...
Confrontation and Clarity in Nigeria January 15, 2026 — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow In cooperation with the Nigerian government, the Trump administration recently launched a Christmas attack against Islamic State group strongholds in northwest Nigeria. Political sceptics panned the...
Several Christians Detained Amid Crackdown on Christianity in ChinaJanuary 15, 2026 — Chinese authorities detained leaders and members of the Early Rain Covenant Church in China on Jan. 6 amid the nation’s continued persecution of Christians. Among those detained, the whereabouts of...
Following Jesus Down Dirt Roads in IndiaJanuary 14, 2026 — After traveling for seven hours on an ordinary public transport bus along India’s roads, followed by another two hours in a private taxi along a bumpy path, I thought I...
Rebuilding a LifeJanuary 14, 2026 — When Masereka Paul Karimu’s parents learned he had left Islam to follow Jesus, they chased him out of their house in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Suddenly alone,...
Pray and Stand with Iran’s Underground ChurchJanuary 13, 2026 — I write to you today with deep urgency as history unfolds in Iran. As nationwide protests for freedom intensify — with death toll reports climbing from the hundreds into the...
Finding the Biblical Context for the Story Unfolding in IranJanuary 13, 2026 — As events unfold in Iran and the nation once again faces unrest, violence, and uncertainty, many believers are asking where God is at work — and how the Church should pray in...
Christian Leader Killed in Ambush as Violence Targets Rural Communities in Central NigeriaJanuary 13, 2026 — A Christian traditional ruler was killed in an ambush on Jan. 5, while returning to his village in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, adding to a pattern of attacks targeting Christian...
Hindu Nationalists Attack Bus of Christian EvangelistsJanuary 12, 2026 — A minibus carrying a Christian evangelism team was brutally attacked last week by Hindu nationalists near the village of Korrakudu in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Several passengers...
Pakistan Shows Surprising Respect for Christian Community During ChristmasJanuary 12, 2026 — Christmas 2025 unfolded as an unusually grand and public affirmation of Pakistan’s Christian community, led most visibly by the Punjab government in what many have called a historic break from...
Colombian Pastor Killed on New Year’s EveJanuary 9, 2026 — On New Year’s Eve, Pastor José Otoniel Ortega was repeatedly shot by three armed attackers in the Santa Elena neighborhood in Magdalena Department, Colombia. He was taken to a nearby...
Christian Convert in Iran Sentenced to 5 Years in PrisonJanuary 8, 2026 — Nayereh Arjaneh, a Christian convert living in Iran, began serving a five-year prison term on Dec. 23 because of her faith. Christian converts are often targets of imprisonment, false accusations,...
