Discover the realities of Christian life under pressure
The 2026 Global Persecution Index provides an in-depth look at:
- The most significant global trends shaping Christian persecution and religious freedom today
- The countries, governments, extremist groups, and ideologies driving persecution around the world
- How Christians and churches continue to endure, grow, and remain faithful in the face of persecution
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Understand the persecution and pressure believers live with.
What’s Changed in
the Last Year?
- An examination of emerging threats, including transnational repression, state control of religion, the use of Western technology and markets to enable persecution, and the growing role of authoritarianism in restricting religious freedom.
- New country profiles, leaders, and persecution actors, while introducing new country features and updated regional assessments.
- Expanded frontline reporting and persecution data. Updated incident reporting, legal analysis, ICC field perspectives, and new documentation of attacks, displacement, arrests, and restrictions impacting persecuted Christians worldwide.
Persecution Is Going Global
Repressive Governments are no longer confining persecution within their own borders
The 2026 GPI highlights the rise of transnational repression, as regimes increasingly surveil, intimidate, kidnap, or pressure religious minorities and dissidents living abroad. From China’s pressure on diaspora communities to Turkey’s targeting of exiled critics and religious minorities, persecution is becoming a global threat that reaches far beyond national borders.
Why Download the Report?
By accessing the 2026 Global Persecution Index, you’ll gain exclusive insights, including:
- Real-life stories of faith under fire
- In-depth analysis of drivers of persecution in dozens of countries
- Trends that underscore the urgency of the global situation
- Ways you can support persecuted Christians through prayer, advocacy, and action
