Azerbaijan has released four Armenian prisoners in a development that officials in Yerevan described as a significant step in peace efforts between the two countries. The men were handed over at the Khakari Bridge and are now in Armenian territory, though some groups called it an “incomplete exchange.”
The European Court of Human Rights is reviewing a case that could determine whether religious symbols may be displayed in courtrooms and other public buildings. The case arises from complaints by Greek atheists who say the presence of Christian icons violated their right to a fair trial and religious freedom.
A Muslim police force in Nigeria is holding a 15-year-old Christian girl who has been missing since Dec. 1. Her family fears she'll be forcefully converted to Islam.
The 2026 World Watch List, recently released by Open Doors US, a U.S.-based persecution watchdog group, found that approximately 388 million Christians around the world face some form of intense persecution or discrimination for following Jesus Christ.
A group of nurses have won their case against the NHS after they were forced to share their changing room with a trans-identifying man.
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a third-century mural depicting Jesus as the good shepherd.
A federal court in Pakistan has ordered police to find a 13-year-old girl who was forcibly converted and married to a Muslim man.
Iran abruptly shut down its airspace to commercial traffic for over four hours early Thursday amid heightened tensions with the United States over Tehran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests, prompting global aviation reroutes. Separately, the U.S. reportedly advised some personnel at a key military base in Qatar to evacuate.
Christian and Hindu leaders in the UK have voiced disquiet about the government’s proposed definition of anti-Muslim hatred, warning that it threatens religious liberty and free speech.
Nonprofit persecution watchdog group Open Doors US released its annual World Watch List on Wednesday, which ranks the top 50 countries where Christian persecution and discrimination are at a record high.
Fulani herdsmen in Benue state, Nigeria, killed four Christians on Monday and nine others on Jan. 5-6, sources said.
A U.S.-based nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to tracking global Christian persecution released its latest findings documenting nearly 3,000 verified abductions and close to 2,000 killings of Christians because of religious violence worldwide over the past two years.
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