The church for decades has been a place of worship for Assyrians who fled persecution in the Middle East and also has been a ...

Explore religious figures shaping global events in 2025. From influential leaders to rising voices, this four-part series ...

The report says, "The Iranian government seems to have intensified its efforts to isolate and financially undermine the ...

Bent on suppressing Christianity in Iran, Islamic courts handed down six times more prison time to persecuted Christians in 2024 than the previous year, according to advocacy group Article 18.

Airlines have begun to resume flights to Israel that have been suspended due to the military conflicts that ensued after ...

Eritrea, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan ... the advocacy group analyzes the pressure on a Christian’s life in five areas: private, family, community, church, and public life.

In The Tip of the Iceberg, it describes how a crackdown in Iran meant that 96 Christians received combined prison sentences ...

North Korea topped the list for the 23rd year, followed by Somalia, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran ... churches to observe. The report also notes that the number of ...

Islamic extremists like Hamas believe the Quran calls them to subjugate or kill non-Muslims, and to bring the entire world to heel under the boot of Sharia law. In pursuit of this goal, Islamic ...

Arrests of those leading Muslim background believer house churches in Iran rose sharply. The same happened in Mauritania, Yemen, and Morocco. Expatriate Christians in the UAE reported much higher ...

charitable offerings or paying tithes to support church activities,” they conclude, ”are standard practices for Christians around the world, but such activities have been criminalized by Iran ...