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Persecution, missions and acts of faith by Christians around the world.
Persecuted ChurchUS Bill seeks to ban Nigerian government from hiring paid lobbyists in Washington over Christian persecution
Representative Barry Moore introduced H.R. 10939 to sanction American firms receiving funds from Abuja while Nigeria remains on the religious freedom watch list.
November 1, 2026 · 3 min read- Persecuted Church
Iranian Christians hold secret online church services in groups of 30 to 50 as Tehran threatens spy-law charges
SAT-7 runs four private live sessions a week for Iranian believers, while Tehran lists the network as “hostile” and weighs new internet limits.
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Christian family in India leaves ancestral home after mob of 150 attacks: “Wherever we live, we will live with Jesus”
In Chhattisgarh, three families were beaten with sticks for refusing to return to Hinduism. Vikas Salam's family would rather lose land and home than renounce Christ.
- Persecuted Church
Nigerian pastor begs President Tinubu to rescue wife and toddler daughter held by Boko Haram for nearly a year
Mercy Simon and her toddler Talita were taken in Borno on Nov. 9, 2025. Their captors now demand 12 million naira, about $8,900.
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Former Muslim on the Arabian Peninsula, driven from home, beaten and jailed: 'I will tell people about Jesus'
Bassam is the face of this year's International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians, held Sunday. Voice of the Martyrs says opposition starts at home.
- Persecuted Church
Uganda: 5 Muslims sentenced to death for killing two evangelists who preached to Lake Victoria fishermen
The Oct. 7 ruling hits the killers of Robert Baguma and Moses Okech; executions require the president's sign-off, and Uganda has not hanged a civilian since 1999.
- Christian World
Brazil pulls 'all ages' rating from Record TV's Bible cartoons, advising 8 p.m. or later; the network can ask for review
The Sunday-morning block, on air since 2003, is now 'not recommended for under 12.' The rating is advisory, not a ban, and the network can request review.
- Persecuted Church
Nigeria: Intersociety counts 3,083 Christians killed in eight months of 2026, while Open Doors logged 3,490 in a year
A Sept. 6 report covers January to August; the government denies religious motive and the totals do not add up. Attacks continued in October.
- Christian World
French teen, 18, hauls 77-lb walnut cross up Spain's Aneto after the summit cross was cut down; vandals toppled his too
Maël Le Lagadec, a Montauban landscaping apprentice, climbed 3,404 m with a 35 kg cross. Spain's Guardia Civil is still investigating the cut 1951 original.
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Brazilian pastor has freed more than 50 people from Pakistan brick kilns, paying about $3,000 per rescue
Claudinei Vicente of São Paulo has paid off families' debts in Lahore since 2020 with Brazilian donations. Pakistan has 2.3 million in modern slavery.
