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Christian Persecution in Eritrea: Faith Behind Bars in Africa’s Most Repressive State
In Eritrea, Christianity is tightly controlled, selectively tolerated, and frequently punished. Often described as “Africa’s North Korea”, Eritrea enforces one of the most...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 28, 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 India: Rising Violence, Shrinking Space, and the Cost of Dissent
In India, Christians form a small minority, yet in recent years they have found themselves increasingly targeted. What was once described as sporadic...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 28, 2026
Christian Persecution in Pakistan: Laws, Fear, and the Cost of Silence
In Pakistan, being Christian often means living with a quiet but constant sense of vulnerability. Christians make up a small minority of the...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 20, 2026
Christian Persecution in Nigeria: Living Under Constant Threat
Nigeria today stands at the centre of one of the most severe and prolonged crises of Christian persecution in the world. For millions...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 20, 2026
Who is Anwar Kenneth?
Anwar Kenneth is a Pakistani Christian who spent more than 20 years on death row after being convicted under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws in...
Waqar WashingtonJanuary 20, 2026
