The hardline Iranian regime is responding to a new wave of sanctions imposed by the United States by increasing its grip on the nation’s oppressed Christian community, activists are warning.
As many as 215 million followers of Christ around the world are being persecuted because of their faith, according to Open Doors USA’s annual World Watch List, which was released Wednesday. The report identified the top 50 nations where Christians are most targeted.
A Christian mother from Eritrea, one of the most repressive countries in the world, has opened up about the challenge of teaching her children in the faith while warning them to keep it a secret from authorities.
Christians displaced by the brutal Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria are being denied access to food and vital assistance at a number of displacement camps run by local Muslim organizations, according to a leading Christian persecution watchdog.
