Christians in Muslim-majority Iran are risking arrest to provide food and humanitarian aid to their neighbors struggling without jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of one of the world’s most prominent Christian persecution watchdogs.
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Coronavirus Leads to Pressure on Cuban Church
Recently, Cuba struggled through an economic crisis. This crisis put pressure on the local Church, especially when it came to believers already struggling with their own financial problems. Then, the country settled into an uneasy sense of normalcy. Even then, many Christians slipped through the […]
Are Coronavirus Restrictions in South Asia Public Health or Persecution?
COVID-19 cases surge in South Asia with no slowdown in sight. On Friday, India recorded its highest death toll since the pandemic began. Its coronavirus caseload soared past 200,000 heading into the weekend.
3rd Century Christians Showed Wisdom, Hope and Courage in Troubled Times
Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage in the 3rd century, faced social unrest, political challenges, and plague, navigating it all with the wisdom and hope of Christ.
What It’s Like Being a Christian in North Korea
Being a Christian in North Korea means using mysterious, spylike tactics to read the Bible, facing threats of the death penalty, and circumventing propaganda with tales of believers harvesting organs, according to persecution watchdog groups.
India Blames Religious Minorities for Coronavirus Spread
COVID-19 is fanning the flames of persecution in India. People blame Muslims for purposely spreading the coronavirus. Find more COVID-19 coverage here.
China Orders Early Rain Covenant Church to Cease All Online Worship Services
China’s communist government has continued to monitor and persecute Sichuan province’s Early Rain Covenant Church, demanding church members cease all online worship services.
Indian Christians Giving Coronavirus Aid to their Neighbors and Persecutors
For a country with a population as dense as India, the number of COVID-19 cases remains relatively low – over 21,000 coronavirus cases as of yesterday in a population of 1.3 billion.
The Moroccan Church is Growing Despite Overbearing Laws and Social Pressure
The North African nation of Morocco is overwhelmingly Muslim – 98 percent. Christians account for just one percent of the population, but most of them are foreigners.
Hungary is Spending Millions to Rebuild Churches and Christians Towns in the Middle East to Help Persecuted Christians
Amid the international community’s lack of response to the ongoing severe persecution of Christians in the Middle East, the small nation of Hungary is spending millions of dollars in the region to help rebuild churches and Christian communities.
Coronavirus Outbreak at China’s Prisons Sparks Concern for Christians Imprisoned for Their Faith
The increase in coronavirus cases in China’s prison system has sparked concern among the loved ones of church leaders and other Christians imprisoned for their faith.
Holocaust Survivor Shares Story of Pain and Loss, Urges U.S. to ‘Stand Up and Call Out’ Religious Persecution
A Holocaust survivor shared her story of pain and loss to encourage the international community to “stand up, call out religious and ethnic intolerance and persecution, and work toward the idea of never again.”
