Christian physician detained for faith in Sudan
December 12, 2025
A medical doctor in Sudan was jailed from Sunday to Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) after officials learned he was a Christian, Morning Star News reported.
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Nigeria: 100 students freed after kidnapping
December 9, 2025
Authorities have released 100 children abducted last month from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Nigeria.
‘All hands on deck’: Nigerian president declares security emergency after continued violence
December 2, 2025
Nigeria’s president responded to a surge in violence and abductions by declaring a nationwide security emergency, ordering the massive recruitment and deployment of law enforcement officers and armed forces personnel.
‘Landmark move’: Anti-child marriage bill passed in Pakistan
November 17, 2025
In a landmark move to protect children, especially girls, from forced marriages, a provincial assembly in Pakistan on Nov. 14 passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill.
‘Embrace peace’: Rights violations in Nigeria continue drawing attention
November 15, 2025
Baptists in Africa called for “all parties concerned” about religious freedom and human rights in Nigeria to “embrace peace for the good of all.”
‘Banned’: Russian courts ban unregistered Baptists’ activities
November 14, 2025
Russian courts have banned at least 10 unregistered Baptist congregations from meeting without state permission, a Norway-based human rights organization reported.
Christians killed in Northwest Nigeria, while homes burned in the Northeast
November 13, 2025
Seven Christians, including a 12-year-old boy, were mourned on Saturday (Nov. 8) after they were killed in an attack in Kaduna State, Nigeria, the same day Islamic extremists burned homes and a church building in Borno State.
Nigeria denounced by White House for ‘systemic, ongoing, egregious violations’
November 5, 2025
The White House and the president announced on social media the United States is designating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern due to the “mass slaughter” of Christians at the hands of “Radical Islamists.”
Blind Christian in Pakistan charged with blasphemy, punishable by death
November 3, 2025
A 49-year-old blind Christian in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy, punishable by death, after a Muslim accused him of insulting Islam’s prophet, his mother said.
Iran frees 61-year-old Christian convert after nearly 2 years in prison
November 3, 2025
A 61-year-old Iranian Christian convert, Mina Khajavi, has been freed from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison after serving nearly two years for her involvement in a house church,
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