The Chinese church has faced severe suppression by government authorities recently, and those who have been subjected to these events have reported that they are warned and threatened to not discuss the details of the events or any ongoing instances. Read more: International Christian Concern

A Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was acquitted and freed from jail after years of support from Christian advocacy groups. Blasphemy allegations were raised after he shared a Bible story with his friend at work. Read more: International Christian Concern

Allegedly acting on a tipoff, Thai authorities raided an apartment building in Bangkok and arrested 51 Pakistani Christian asylum seekers on July 8. Read more: International Christian Concern

Five Iranian Christian converts were summoned to begin serving prison sentences starting July 5th. Their homes were originally raided in December 2017 as Christians gathered for worship. Read more: International Christian Concern

Journalist and now author, Isha Sesay, has released a book called Beneath the Tamarind Tree. In the book, she details out the stories and lives of many of the Chibok Girls kidnapped by Boko Haram five years ago. Read more: International Christian Concern

Two Christian teenagers have been arrested and charged with committing blasphemy against Islam in Pakistan’s Punjab province. According to relatives of the accused, local police in Bahawalnagar have generated the deadly accusation against the Christians. Read more: International Christian Concernhttps://www.persecution.org/2019/07/05/two-christian-teenagers-charged-blasphemy-pakistan/

Hindu radicals attacked and disrupted the Sunday worship service of a house church in Kushaiguda, a colony located near Hyderabad. According to witnesses, the radicals threatened dire consequences if the Christians continued to gather and participate in Christian worship services. Read more: International Christian Concern

Members of Early Rain Covenant Church have suffered sever persecution since more than 100 congregants were arrested in early December 2018. Two released prisoners fled to Taiwan after their government imposed heavy restrictions on their activity. Read more: International Christian Concern

Asuman Kaire is missing his last year in high school in eastern Uganda for having become a Christian two years ago. Beaten to unconsciousness and disowned by his Muslim stepfather, Kaire is left seeking shelter and support from the Christian community. Read more: Morning Star News

Eritrea was given a seat on the UN Human Right’s Council, in October 2018, shortly after the country ended its decades-long war with Ethiopia, and with the hopes it would finally open its borders. Unfortunately, this year alone, the government has cracked down on Christians and their right to worship. Read more: International Christian Concern