Sources: Church in Chains, Voice of the Martyrs CA A report has recently surfaced, indicating that 24 Eritrean Believers were released from prison in early April. While most of the freed Christians had been detained for more than two years, one of them endured imprisonment for over 18 years. As is often the case, few details have been made available, and no official explanation was given for the releases. This latest development brings the total number of Christian prisoners

Pastor Vincent and his wife Agnes have been harassed by voodooists but still reach out to them. A pastor in Benin requests prayer for a voodooist despite being persecuted by him. Pastor Vincent spent months planning and gaining permission to host an evangelistic meeting in his community in Benin. But on the scheduled day, the community rallied against it and demanded to speak with the outreach organizer. The Christian group was forced to leave, a tactic typical of voodooists

In February 2026, agents with the Iranian regime arrested a group of Christians. Those detained include some who had previously been arrested, served long sentences and even been tortured in prison for their faith in Christ. “They are still being held and interrogated,” said a Front-Line Worker. Because of the internet blockage within Iran, local ministers are having trouble gaining information about their cases or updates on their condition. The newly arrested Christians joi

A young woman fled rather than participate in a secret society initiation. In Sierra Leone, secret societies practice demonic rituals that include bodily mutilation of members as well as the ritualistic killing of humans to appease local spirits. Lucee lived in a Muslim village where one of these secret societies is active. As her initiation approached, she visited a church and heard the pastor talking about evils done by secret societies. Afterward, she went home and told he

Fighting among militant groups in Yemen increased in early 2026, during which time several Christians were arrested for unknown reasons. A pastor and other Christians have been jailed indefinitely since early 2026. Pastor Jon has served Christ in Yemen for many years despite repeated threats on his life. In 2012, Islamist militants rushed into his church, and one held a gun to his head. He fully expected to die, but the militants did not kill him that day. In early February 2

Source: Morning Star News; Voice of the Martys Australia Kalegeya Faruku, 40, of eastern Uganda, accepted Christ in early March. Having received threats on his life, Faruku returned home briefly on 17 April to collect personal belongings before relocating to a safer place. Muslim relatives ambushed him upon his arrival. “I found my brothers waiting for me, as if they had been informed,” Faruku said. “My elder brother approached me and pretended to ask about my whereabouts. Su

Christians in Sri Lanka are at risk of attack even meeting for prayer in private homes, as Oshana's family did. Five Christians in a majority-Buddhist area of Sri Lanka were beaten and jailed after false allegations against them led to a mob attack. Oshana and her family were conducting a prayer service in their home in November 2025 when an angry crowd arrived, claiming that the church intended to close off a local roadway. When Oshana’s adult sons tried to address the probl

Maintaining residency can be difficult for Christians who move to Arab nations. An Eritrean Christian evangelist living in the Middle East has successfully received his residency permit. In January 2025, VOM USA posted a request to iCommitToPray.com for Ishaq. His residency permit had expired, and he faced potential deportation to Eritrea, where Christians are regularly tortured and imprisoned, some for more than two decades without charge or trial. Later in the year, he was

On 7 April 2026, a group of Christians was injured while constructing a church building in western Ethiopia near the border with Sudan. A mob of Muslim extremists wielding machetes attacked the Christian men in an attempt to stop the construction of the church. The Christians had been warned not to build in the area but continued to do so, as Christians in that region do not have a place to gather. Though the men were wounded in the attack, the construction of the church cont

SOURCE: AsiaNews, VOM Australia, International Christian Concern, BBC, VOM Canada A church in Indonesia. Photo Source: VOMC For the second time in two years, the Tesalonika Christians Oikumene congregation in Teluknaga, Tangerang Regency, has encountered community opposition during Easter celebrations at their prayer house. The previous year, local officials sealed the building the day after Good Friday, forcing the Believers to rent an alternative location in order to hold t