India’s harshest anti-conversion law approved in Uttarakhand
August 28, 2025
Uttarakhand state, India last week passed an amendment to its controversial anti-conversion law expanding punishment to life imprisonment.
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Russian Baptists continue to meet after ‘house of prayer’ sealed
August 27, 2025
The Russian Supreme Court in Moscow is scheduled Aug. 28 to hear the appeal of an unregistered Baptist church in Kurganinsk whose building was sealed by government officials in May.
Campaign urges release of 7 ministers in Eritrea
August 15, 2025
21Wilberforce and the Baptist World Alliance are joining other Christian groups in calling for the release of seven church leaders in Eritrea who have been detained without trial more than 20 years.
Group calls for freeing of 11 Christians imprisoned in Libya
August 15, 2025
Amnesty International this week called for annulment of the convictions of 11 Christians in Libya sentenced to prison under charges ranging from “insulting Islam” to
‘Deep anguish and alarm’: Group condemns lawmaker offering reward for attacking Christians
August 5, 2025
India’s Catholic bishops this week strongly condemned law enforcement for failing to prosecute a state legislator who publicly offered up to $12,663 USD (1.1 million rupees) for violent attacks on Christian leaders.
Prayer house in Indonesia attacked, hurting two children
August 4, 2025
As police officers looked on, a group of Muslims on Sunday (July 27) stormed a prayer house in Indonesia, injuring two children, sources said.
Pastors, other Christians ambushed in eastern India
August 1, 2025
The father of one of 20 pastors ambushed in eastern India last month was soaked in blood from the attack as he told his son, “I don’t think I will make it. I just want you to know that I will be with my Maker, and you should not worry for me.”
Effort to probe blasphemy law abuse suffers ‘major setback’
July 28, 2025
Efforts to curb abuse of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws suffered a major setback on July 24 when judges suspended a prior court order to form a commission to investigate misuse of the harsh laws, Morning Star News reported.
Fulani herdsmen kill, kidnap Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
July 14, 2025
Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages in Kaduna state, Nigeria, July 7, killing two Christians and wounding three others, after terrorizing villagers in another area in June, International-Morning Star News reported.
Church members in India fear attending worship after building ransacked
July 7, 2025
Hindu extremists in central India on June 8 ransacked a church’s worship building, burned Bibles and assaulted every member, causing one to lose consciousness, sources said.
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