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December 28, 2023

China: Christian Church Continues to Face Harassment

For background on Orthodox Christianity in China, see here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in China,...

December 27, 2023

Bangladesh: Christian Rohingya community is too small to see, yet persecuted

Muslims make up 90% of the population of Bangladesh; Hindus comprise 8.5%, Buddhists 0.6%, and Christians only 0.4%. For more...

December 26, 2023

Syria: Aleppo’s Christians Face Ongoing Struggles from War and Displacement

Not only have most of the native Christians left Syria, but those who remain are in a dire situation. The ISIS caliphate has been destroyed, but ISIS...

December 25, 2023

Uganda: Two Christians Jailed under Blasphemy Law

The disturbing treatment of Joseph Omadi and Isaac Napakol illustrates yet again how conversion to Christianity is so often the occasion for...

December 24, 2023

Nicaragua: Second Roman Catholic bishop arrested and imprisoned

Nicaragua is 50% Roman Catholic and 33% evangelical Protestant. Many Catholics and evangelicals are being targeted by the regime of Marxist strongman...

December 23, 2023

Mauritania: Christian Leaders Arrested in Large-Scale Crackdown

Christians make up less than one percent of the population of Mauritania: about 11,000 people, most of whom are not native Mauritanians. 4,000 of...

December 22, 2023

Iran: Christian couple due to be questioned, just months after husband was released from prison

On December 14, ChristianPersecution.com reported on the persecution of Milad Goodarzi. Here is additional information on his case. The U.S. State...

December 21, 2023

Nigeria: Fulani Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians in Plateau State

For information about Orthodox Christianity in Nigeria, see here. For previous coverage of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria from...

December 20, 2023

Egypt: Christians face harassment and persecution

Our brothers and sisters of the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church in Egypt are persecuted on a nearly daily basis for their faith. Not only the Copts,...

December 19, 2023

Pakistan: Blasphemy Charge Devastates Christian Family

For information about the Orthodox Mission in Pakistan, see here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in...

December 18, 2023

Indonesia: 74-Year-Old Christian Imprisoned a Second Time for Blasphemy

Get information about the Holy Orthodox Faith in Indonesia here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in...

December 17, 2023

Spain: Court halts deportation of Christian to China, where she is persecuted, minutes before her plane takes off

For background on Orthodox Christianity in China, see here. For previous ChristianPersecution.com coverage of the persecution of Christians in China,...

December 16, 2023

India: Mob Violence Continues Against Christians in Chhattisgarh

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 15, 2023

Kenya: Catholic Priest Assaulted by Mob for Attempting to Rescue Girls from FGM

Kenya is 80% Christian, including over 600,000 Orthodox Christians. The website Orthodox Christian Initiative for Africa offers regular news on the...

December 14, 2023

Iran: Two Christians detained in unknown location after coordinated arrests

The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...