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December 25, 2022
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
December 24, 2022
There is a small community of about 2,500 Orthodox Christians in Indonesia. Get information about Holy Orthodoxy in Indonesia here. For previous...
December 23, 2022
The modern nations of Algeria and Tunisia are both in an area that was once a renowned center of Orthodox Christianity. The holy martyr St. Cyprian...
December 22, 2022
Christianity has been in India since apostolic times, brought there by St. Thomas the Apostle in A.D. 52, as attested by St. Ephraim, St. John...
December 21, 2022
The disturbing treatment of Nicholas Mugume illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for persecution of...
December 20, 2022
Many observers have seen the recent conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia as a revival of the dark days of the Armenian Genocide of the early...
December 19, 2022
The junta has not infrequently targeted Christian areas, and even churches, as it ostensibly hunts for anti-regime activity. It is likely indifferent...
December 18, 2022
The disturbing treatment of Arafah Senyange and his brother Zulufa Hajati Nakimuli illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often...
December 17, 2022
In 2013, more than 80 members of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and Greek Orthodox faithful journeyed...
December 16, 2022
For background on Orthodox Christianity in China, see here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in China,...
December 15, 2022
There is a small number of members of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which severed communion with the Holy Mother Church of Constantinople in 451, in...
December 14, 2022
Many have seen the recent conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia as a revival of the dark days of the Armenian Genocide of the early twentieth...
December 13, 2022
We pray and hope that this meeting will lead to decisive action to protect and aid persecuted Christians worldwide. “King hears testimony of...
December 12, 2022
For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...
December 11, 2022
Many Hindus believe that conversion to Christianity is an attack on their culture and way of life, and an imminent threat to both, despite the fact...
December 10, 2022
After years of strife, by 2014 it was reported that 90% of the Orthodox Christians of Iraq had been displaced. Most of them are still refugees and...
December 9, 2022
The disturbing treatment of Agaba Ezera illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for persecution of Christians —...
December 8, 2022
The junta has not infrequently targeted Christian areas, and even churches, as it ostensibly hunts for anti-regime activity. It is likely indifferent...
December 7, 2022
For information about the Orthodox Church in Uganda, see here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of Christian persecution in Uganda,...
December 6, 2022
There are very few Christians in Yemen, and those who are there, which include a very small number of Orthodox Christians, live an extremely...