Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls for a congressional hearing after reiterating its extreme disappointment that the U.S. Department of State yet again failed to designate Nigeria and India as Countries of Particular Concern (CPC), despite both countries repeatedly meeting the legal standard. Despite this disappointment, USCIRF welcomed the State Department’s decision to include Azerbaijan …

In Plateau State Nigeria, Fulani militias attacked Christian villages on Christmas Eve, killing nearly 200 villagers. The International Committee on Nigeria (ICON) reports that Christmas 2023 was one of the bloodiest in Plateau State. These killings, being meted out by well-armed Fulani Islamic militants (aka: bandits), against rural Christian farmers remain a constant occurrence. There are 36 states in Nigeria and …

Rhoda Jatau now safe in undisclosed location while she awaits trial, still facing up to 5 years imprisonment.  Jatau, a Christian and mother of 5, was imprisoned for allegedly sharing a blasphemous video that condemned the lynching of Christian college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu.   A judge in Bauchi State, Nigeria, has granted bail to Rhoda Jatau. Jatau, a Christian and …

In the heart of the dry and dusty West Texas oil fields rests the city of Midland. For most outsiders, Midland is best known as the childhood home of former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush. At the turn of the millennium, however, the quiet, industrious town halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso set off …

IDOP 2023 is on November 5, 2023 and the theme is: “Courage to Rise Above” Joshua 1:9 with a focus on India, Nigeria and Nicaragua. IDOP stands for International Day of Prayer: for the Persecuted Church. Every year, Christians around the world set a day aside for prayer for our sisters and brothers who are persecuted for their faith. Numerous …

Ken Camp/Managing Editor  Reprinted with permission from Baptiststandard.com Persecution of religious minorities with Russia has escalated since the invasion of Ukraine, where Russia’s military has destroyed houses of worship and tortured religious leaders, according to two reports from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The commission released both “Religious Freedom Conditions in the Russian Federation” and “Russia’s Religious Freedom Violations …

Ken Camp / Managing Editor    June 19, 2023 This article is reprinted from Baptiststandard.com Pastor Pan Yongguang prayed for his flock throughout their more than three-year ordeal, when he and members of his persecuted church feared deportation back to China. Today, he echoes the Apostle Paul’s testimony to the Ephesian church that God is able to do “abundantly more …

By Marcela Szymanski This article is reprinted with permission from Forbwomen.org. Amidst a deteriorating economy, political uncertainty and regional challenges in Lebanon, I learned more about the status of women during a recent trip there: while the Lebanese government officially recognizes 18 religious groups, each of these groups has its own laws on “family matters.”[1]  Lebanese citizens and legal residents …

In the State of Manipur India, ethnic tensions between the majority Meitei people and the minority ethnic Kuki/Zomi/Mizo people in Manipur spilled out into violence and targeting of minority religious communities. It is reported by local partners that Meitei mobs killed 50 people, injured hundreds, burnt or vandalized 130 churches, and have caused 1000s to be displaced mostly over the …