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Iran’s Internal Repression Continues as Regional Tensions Distract Global Attention
While Iran remains central to Middle Eastern geopolitics, its internal human rights situation continues to deteriorate largely outside sustained global focus. In Iran,
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 29, 2026
Beaten in Public for Asking What Was Hers: A Christian Mother’s Reality in Pakistan
The woman in the photograph is not a criminal, a protester, or a threat to public order. She is a Christian mother in...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 29, 2026
Gaza on the Brink: How Prolonged War, Aid Blockades, and Regional Politics Are Pushing an Entire Population Toward Collapse
Gaza is no longer just a war zone. It is a slow-moving humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in real time, in full view of the...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 29, 2026
Pakistan Ranks Eighth on Open Doors World Watch List 2026 Amid Rising Persecution of Christians
Pakistan has been ranked eighth on the Open Doors World Watch List 2026, a global index that tracks the persecution of Christians in...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 29, 2026
Zarnab: A 13-Year-Old Christian Girl Brutalised for a Minor Mistake
Zarnab is a Pakistani Christian child, no older than 13 or 14. She was working as a domestic worker not by choice, but...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 29, 2026
Christian Persecution in Egypt: Coptic Christians and Enduring Discrimination
In Egypt, Christianity is ancient, deeply rooted, and yet persistently vulnerable. The Coptic Christian community traces its history back nearly two thousand years,...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 28, 2026
Christian Persecution in Afghanistan: Faith in Hiding After the Taliban Takeover
In Afghanistan, Christianity has all but disappeared from public life. Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, the already fragile existence...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 28, 2026
Christian Persecution in Iran: Converts, Courts, and Criminalised Belief
In Iran, Christianity itself is not illegal, but choosing it freely can be. Ethnic Christian communities such as Armenians and Assyrians are officially...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 28, 2026
Christian Persecution in North Korea: Faith as a Crime Against the State
In North Korea, Christianity is not simply restricted. It is criminalised. Practising the Christian faith is treated as an act of political betrayal,...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 28, 2026
Christian Persecution in China: Faith Under Surveillance and State Control
In China, Christianity exists under constant observation. While the Chinese constitution formally recognises freedom of religious belief, the reality for millions of Christians...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 28, 2026
