Villagers from the town of Kokoana, in far western Burkina Faso near Mali, request prayer after Islamists killed 21 people in an attack on 11 May 2026, in which Christian leaders were deliberately targeted. “The terrorists went to the home of Pastor Etienne Keïta and murdered him in front of his family,” said a Front-Line Worker. “They then proceeded to two neighbouring Christian households and killed the heads of those families as well.” Christians in Burkina Faso have been

The kidnapped 16-year-old in this photo is now safely back with her family. An abducted Christian girl has been rescued and reunited with her family. In January 2026, 16-year-old Reena was kidnapped while walking home with her sister. Family members later learned that a Muslim man claimed Reena had converted to Islam and married him. Read the article here. When a lawyer sought to obtain court approval for the minor to be returned to her family, the courts initially backed the

Pastor Lakshya was arrested under his state's repressive anti-conversion laws that target Christian ministers. Christians in western India have experienced ongoing persecution since the arrest of a faithful pastor on conversion charges. Pastor Lakshya and his family moved to a remote village to begin a church that, over three years, grew to include house fellowships in 12 nearby villages. In December 2025, police arrested Lakshya during a family celebration and jailed him for

Source: Voice of the Martyrs Korea, Voice of the Martyrs AU Photo Source: VOM Korea Prosecution in the case of Korean Missionary Park Taeyeon will claim that she “forced” children who stayed with her to pray. Missionary Park’s lawyer is expected to dispute any testimony of wrongdoing by the missionary. Park Taeyeon is a Korean missionary who was arrested in Khabarovsk, Russia, on 15 January, one week before she was scheduled to return home to Korea to retire at age 70. Author

A man placed his faith in Christ after the witness of his wife. Si Si Than, 35, was raised in a devout Buddhist family but experienced real peace when she heard the Gospel. After her husband discovered her new faith, he began to insult, rebuke and physically abuse her. On one occasion, he dragged her out of the church and attacked her with a knife, leaving her with serious injuries. Many people advised divorce, but Si Si Than chose to stay, asking God to bring him to salvatio

A girl receiving a children's Bible from a Pakistani Gospel Worker in early 2026. A Pakistani Front-Line Worker says she witnessed more Bibles being distributed in 2025 and early 2026 than she has in many previous years. “We are now able to get into areas that have previously been totally restricted,” she said. She added that she’s very encouraged when she hears from Christians in prison who have received copies of God’s Word. “God’s plan is moving forward, and his Word is to

Source: Article18, HRANA, Voice of the Martyr CA Photo Source: Article18 In December 2025, it was announced that five Iranian Christians had received lengthy prison sentences. Although the charges against them officially involved "collusion" and "propaganda," they were imprisoned merely for engaging in typical Christian activities, such as gathering for worship, prayer, and the observance of communion and baptismal ceremonies. (Read our report on two of their arrests here.) A

Many Women in Arab nations have said they faced discrimination and harsh treatment that caused them to question Islam. Noor, a Christian convert from Islam who was forced to flee from her family and lives in hiding, now needs a kidney transplant. “She is suffering from renal failure but is young and healthy enough that if a transplant is successful, it could provide her with decades of productive life,” said a Front-Line Worker. The worker asked for prayer that she would rec

A Front-Line Worker in Lebanon shared what the Lord has taught him through “walking people home” over years of serving persecuted Christians. “The people we walk alongside carry heavy, layered wounds,” he wrote. “They are dealing with trauma, anxiety and the terrifying insecurity that comes from losing their homes, livelihoods and families because of their faith. I’ve learned to listen for what lies beneath the words, the fear someone is too ashamed to name, the hope they’re

Source: UCA News, AsiaNews, Voice of the Martyrs Canada Photo Source: Christian Daily International, Morning Star News A Pakistani court has recently acquitted Naseem Masih, who was initially charged with blasphemy. According to findings based on substantial evidence, the judge presiding over Naseem's case ruled that the allegations against the accused were fabricated and that the prosecution "miserably failed to prove its case." The ruling on 22 June thankfully brings an end