Iranians continue to suffer persecution under the authoritarian Islamic republic, with death tolls climbing and Christians facing severe legal, social and personal consequences, according to
Canada’s House of Commons recently advanced Bill C-9, otherwise known as the federal “Combatting Hate Act.”
Uganda has proposed a bill that would establish Sharia courts nationwide, igniting concern over religious conversion rights, child custody protections and forced Islamic marriages.
Finland’s Supreme Court convicted a parliament member of “hate speech” even though lower courts acquitted her twice. In a 3–2 decision March 26, the court
Fulani extremists killed 12 Christians in attacks on two worship services on Easter Sunday (April 5) in Kaduna State, Nigeria, following the killing of 17 Christians in Benue State, sources said, according to Morning Star News.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide said in a report released this week that repression of religious groups in Nicaragua remained widespread in 2025, with Protestant communities, including Baptists, among those affected.
As Easter Sunday is only a few days away, church leaders are warning Christians around the globe to be ever vigilant — and in some cases tone down their celebrations — amid recent reports of deadly attacks on Palm Sunday.
Conditions in Iran for Christians imprisoned for their faith and other inmates have deteriorated dramatically since the U.S. and Israeli bombing of the Islamic regime in the past month, according to human rights groups.
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