Uganda: Christian Widow, Daughter Beaten Unconscious
Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda beat a widow and her 16-year-old daughter unconscious on Dec. 30, leaving the girl unable to walk a year after killing her father.
Pakistan: Another Christian Girl Allegedly Forced to Convert/Marry
Mahnoor Ashraf, a 14-year-old Pentecostal Christian, went missing shortly after leaving her home in Lahore’s Cantonment, and later found to have been forcibly married and converted to Muslim.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: ISIS Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bombings
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day suicide bombing that killed at least five people in the DRC.
Uganda: Mother, Children Hanged for Faith in Christ
A Muslim in central Uganda is suspected of hanging his wife and two children in their home because the young mother and oldest child received Christ after attending Christmas Day service.
Kenya: Muslim Extremists Kill Six Christians in Coastal County
Muslim extremists in Kenya, including suspected militants from Somalia, killed six Christians in southeastern Kenya.
India: 2021 Ends as the “Most Violent Year” for Christians
According to the United Christian Forum (UCF), 2021 ended as the “most violent year” in recorded history for India’s Christian minority, recording 486 violent incidents of Christian persecution and topping the previous record of 328 incidents in 2019.
Myanmar: More Churches in Thantlang Burned Down by the Junta
According to Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO), on December 30, the Assembly of God Church and one of the Thantlang Association of Baptist Churches’ buildings were burned down by the Tatmadaw along with more than 50 structures.
Vietnam: Montagnard Christians’ Christmas Celebration Disrupted by Police
Authorities in Vietnam’s Phu Yen province harassed dozens of Montagnard Christians as they were getting ready to celebrate Christmas, accusing them of attempting to overthrow the Communist regime.
Nigeria: Christian Burned Beyond Recognition Following New Year’s Eve Prayer
Five people in Nigeria were brutally attacked by Fulani militants on December 31, while on their way home from an annual prayer meeting held for the Christian communities of Irigwe chiefdom.
Kenya: Terrorists Murder Christian Man
A Christian man in Kenya was killed on January 3, by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Bobo-Hindi, just one day after six Christians were killed in a nearby village.
Uganda: Newly Christian Families Driven from
A Christian woman and her children last week fled the violence of her Muslim husband in eastern Uganda, and earlier in a nearby district villagers destroyed a newly believing family’s crops, driving them from their home.
United States: Rashad Hussain Confirmed as New International Religious Freedom Ambassador
The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Rashad Hussain as the next Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. He is the first Indian American Muslim to serve as the highest-ranking member in the State Department for advancing international religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy.
Mozambique: Suspected Islamists Decapitate Pastor, Force Wife to Carry His Severed Head
According to military sources, suspected Islamic extremists decapitated a pastor in Cabo Delgado last Wednesday, and forced his wife to carry his head to the police station.
China: Christian Schools in Coastal Provinces Raided by Authorities
Two Christian schools were raided by the Chinese authorities last week, as Beijing increasingly clamps down on Christian education.
Nigeria: Islamic State West Africa Province Members Kill 12 Christians in Borno State
Terrorists with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed 12 Christians during an attack on the Christian village of Kilangal, Askira-Uba County, shortly after residents were leaving church worship services.