See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. More than a decade ago, when I still called Iran home, I was imprisoned ...

President Donald Trump has intensified his focus on Nigeria, citing Christian persecution as justification for recent U.S. military action on Christmas. Christian advocacy group Open Doors’ latest ...

Santa Ana, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Doors releases its annual World Watch List, ranking the top 50 countries where Christian persecution and discrimination is at an all-time high.

On June 22, 2025, a suicide bomber walked into the ancient Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church in Damascus during evening prayers, detonating an explosive vest and leaving 22 people dead and 63 wounded.

A forthcoming report from the International Christian Concern (ICC), a nonprofit, highlights the 10 worst countries for Christian persecution, as well as specific entities and individuals that are ...

The Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN provided statistics demonstrating the extent of the persecution of Christians worldwide. Candlelight vigil in Islamabad, Pakistan. (photo: Haaris Bin Akram ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. The group Open Doors USA figures that in 2023, 360 million Christians lived in countries where persecution was “significant.

The Brazilian government on Thursday apologized for human rights violations in the persecution and incarceration of Japanese immigrants in the years after World War II. “I want to apologize on behalf ...

More than 100 Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25 to call for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing persecution of ...

While Christians in America enjoy religious freedom, many Christians around the world suffer persecution, and some are even martyred for their faith. Open Doors' World Watch List 2026 discusses the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eneá de Stutz e Almeida, right, president of the Amnesty Commission lowers her head as she apologizes in Brasilia, Brazil Thursday ...