Julia A. Seymour

One Boy’s Christmas Wish for Peace in Iraq

Christmas will be extra special for 13-year-old Noeh and his family this year. Like thousands of other Iraqi Christians, his family of eight had to...

December 22, 2017

One Boy’s Christmas Wish for Peace in Iraq

U.K. Raises Awareness of Persecuted Christians by Lighting Buildings up Red

Parliament, churches light up red to raise awareness for martyred believers.

November 27, 2017

U.K. Raises Awareness of Persecuted Christians by Lighting Buildings up Red

Indian Christians Accused of Kidnapping, Forced Conversion

A court allowed seven Christian children in India to return to their families a week after Hindu radicals falsely accused their chaperones of...

November 13, 2017

Indian Christians Accused of Kidnapping, Forced Conversion

Indonesian Church Forced to Cancel Reformation Event

Muslim objections prompted the cancellation of an Indonesian prayer service meant to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation last...

November 03, 2017

Indonesian Church Forced to Cancel Reformation Event

Hungary Steps Up to Fight Christian Persecution

Under Prime Minister Victor Orban’s leadership, Hungary is taking the lead in helping persecuted Middle Eastern Christians.

October 30, 2017

Hungary Steps Up to Fight Christian Persecution

Hindu Leaders Blame Nepal’s Church Growth on Greed

Ministry groups say longing for equality, not money, pushes people toward Christ.

August 25, 2017

Hindu Leaders Blame Nepal’s Church Growth on Greed

Indian Pastor Gunned Down as Persecution Increases

Christians say more frequent, violent attacks accompany the rise of Hindu nationalism.

Indian Pastor Gunned Down as Persecution Increases

Religious, Ethnic Minorities Face Persecution in Kurdistan

About 2 million people have fled to Kurdistan, in Northern Iraq, in recent years, escaping conflict, terrorism, and persecution in Syria and Iraq.

Religious, Ethnic Minorities Face Persecution in Kurdistan

Christian Sites Destroyed in Iran

Churches and cemeteries have been confiscated, vandalized, and neglected.

Christian Sites Destroyed in Iran

U.S. Lawmakers Plead for Mexico’s Persecuted Evangelicals

Watchdogs groups hope international attention will encourage Mexican government to protect all citizens.

September 26, 2016

U.S. Lawmakers Plead for Mexico’s Persecuted Evangelicals

Eight Nepalese Christians Arrested for Illegal Proselytizing: The Country’s Controversial New Constitution Bans Converting Someone to Another Faith

Eight Nepali Christians arrested in June, including one pastor and two teachers, could soon be tried for trying to proselytize children.

Eight Nepalese Christians Arrested for Illegal Proselytizing: The Country’s Controversial New Constitution Bans Converting Someone to Another Faith

EU Appoints Special Envoy for Religious Freedom

Due to mounting abuses of religious minorities, especially by ISIS, the European Commission created a new position to promote freedom of religion.

EU Appoints Special Envoy for Religious Freedom

Former Soviet Republics are Central Asia’s Persecution Hotspot

Worsening persecution in the Middle East and Africa commanded headlines in 2015, but Christians in many other countries also saw a deterioration of...

February 01, 2016

Former Soviet Republics are Central Asia’s Persecution Hotspot

Irish Pastor Acquitted of Anti-Muslim Hate Speech

A court in Belfast, Ireland, has acquitted an evangelical preacher accused of hate speech in 2014 for calling Islam “satanic.”

January 19, 2016

Irish Pastor Acquitted of Anti-Muslim Hate Speech

Christianity Growing in Northern India Despite Hindu Hostility

The rise in persecution isn’t dissuading true converts, who are turning to Christ in larger numbers, according to new census data.

December 21, 2015

Christianity Growing in Northern India Despite Hindu Hostility

African Troops Free Boko Haram Hostages, Arrest Militant Fighters

Troops killed and arrested hundreds of Boko Haram fighters in an offensive in Cameroon late last month.

December 07, 2015

African Troops Free Boko Haram Hostages, Arrest Militant Fighters

Proposed Iraqi Law Would Force Some Children to Become Muslim

Religious minority groups in Iraq are protesting a new law that would force some children to become Muslim.

November 23, 2015

Proposed Iraqi Law Would Force Some Children to Become Muslim

Justice is Rare for Christian Women Raped in Pakistan

-Two Muslim men accused of raping Christian sisters in Pakistan were acquitted in October, an all too common outcome for rape trials in the Islamic...

November 13, 2015

Justice is Rare for Christian Women Raped in Pakistan

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