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60 Years, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

Persecutions

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Iran

Former Muslim highlights plight of Christian converts in Iran

February 9, 2019 3:53 pm
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Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Somali Muslim police officer becomes Christian, is fired and forced to move to another area

February 8, 2019 4:26 pm
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Myanmar

Myanmar: Military steps up operations against Christian minority

February 7, 2019 2:55 pm
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Nigeria

Nigeria: 480, mostly Christians, killed in ‘military massacres’ from 2015-2017

February 6, 2019 2:25 pm
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Egypt

Egypt: When mobs attack churches, security forces often step back and do not interfere

February 5, 2019 7:47 pm
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Indonesia

Indonesia becomes increasingly difficult for Christians

February 4, 2019 4:40 pm
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Yemen: The persecution that Christians face is “extreme”

February 3, 2019 8:55 pm
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India

India: Village posts banners telling Christians not to enter

February 2, 2019 2:41 pm
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North Korea

North Korea: “I’m a Child of God and I’m Not Scared to Die” — Christians Endure Intense Persecution

February 1, 2019 5:27 pm
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India

India: Hindu group accused of forcibly reconverting 98 Christians to Hinduism

January 31, 2019 2:27 pm
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UK: House of Lords debates government actions regarding the persecution of Christians

January 30, 2019 1:58 pm
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Algeria

Algeria: Authorities close church, Christians worship in tent, authorities order tent dismantled

January 30, 2019 1:57 pm
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Pakistan

Pakistan: Accused blasphemer Asia Bibi’s acquittal upheld by Supreme Court

January 29, 2019 4:58 pm
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Pakistan

Pakistan’s top court to reconsider accused blasphemer Asia Bibi’s acquittal as demands for her death continue

January 28, 2019 3:44 pm
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Philippines

Philippines: 20 Dead as Bombs Target Sunday Mass in Roman Catholic Cathedral

January 27, 2019 1:20 pm
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Kenya

Kenya: Muslim Police Officers, Others Beat and Arrest Christian for Refusing to Renounce Christianity

January 26, 2019 4:09 pm
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China

China: Communists Force Christians to Replace Images of Christ With Pictures of Mao, Xi Jinping

January 25, 2019 2:55 pm
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Nigeria

Nigeria: Insurgents have destroyed 1,125 churches belonging to one Protestant group alone

January 24, 2019 4:28 pm
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Pakistan

Pakistan: Nearly 200 cases of Christians being held on blasphemy charges

January 23, 2019 3:08 pm
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Video: ‘Murder on a Genocidal Scale’: Why the US Church Needs to Wake Up to Scourge of Global Christian Persecution

January 22, 2019 10:30 pm
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North Korea

North Korea again identified as the worst country for Christians

January 22, 2019 7:38 pm
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