Christians in Indonesia face opposition and blockades by Muslim groups. In West Java, Indonesia, Muslim protesters demonstrated against a Christian worship service on 6 January 2026. The group, Ahlus Sunnah Defenders, carried banners, shouted slogans and blasted loudspeakers outside the venue, calling the worship service an effort to convert Muslims and spread “religious activities which deviate from the principal teachings of Islam.” With police protection, the church was al

A Muslim woman was beaten for visiting a church but has now placed her faith in Christ. Isata had never sewn before being enrolled in this Christian training program. Isata is from a town where her father is an imam and her brother is a local muezzin (someone who calls Muslims to prayer). Despite being raised in a strict Muslim home, she began to have dreams in which Jesus Christ appeared. After having this dream three times, she decided to visit a church, which angered her h

Many Sudanese have fled to Egypt to escape war, others persecution. A Sudanese refugee has been sentenced on false charges as retaliation for placing her faith in Christ. Around 1.5 million Sudanese live as refugees in Egypt, including Christians who have fled persecution. Among these is Maida, who became a Christ follower years ago and fled after her Muslim husband rejected her and took their children away as she feared for her safety. Recently, she learned that she has been

Li Guiwen, a Lisu Christian, spent six months in prison for hosting Christian gatherings in his home. On 2 August 2025, Li Guiwen, a Christian leader among the Lisu people group, was arrested for opening his home to other Christian villagers for prayer and worship. During the arrest, police confiscated Bibles, books, audio-visual materials and sheet music. Li Guiwen was found guilty of using an unapproved religious venue and conducting illegal religious activities and sentenc

For many women in the Arab Peninsula, tribal expulsion for converting to Christianity means loss of inheritance. When a woman from an Arabian Gulf nation placed her faith in Christ, her conversion came at great personal cost. Upon sharing her Christian faith with her family, she was met with anger and rejection. Her relatives viewed her decision as a deep dishonour to their heritage and traditions. As a result, she was cast out of her home and formally disowned by her tribe.

Source: The Voice of the Martyrs CA; The Voice of the Martyrs USA; Voice of the Martyrs AU While three Christians, including Pastor Dipak Shrestha, were sharing their faith on 23 March in the remote village of Banjara, Madhesh Province, they were confronted by members of the militant Hindu group, Bajarangi Dal. The aggressors physically assaulted the evangelists before reporting them to the police. The Believers were detained by local authorities and brought before the distri

Source: International Christian Concern, Voice of the Martyrs Australia Days after the Palm Sunday massacre in Jos left at least 30 Christians dead, coordinated Easter weekend attacks across central Nigeria claimed dozens more lives, with multiple communities in Benue, Kaduna, and Nasarawa states reporting killings, abductions, and extensive destruction during one of the most significant periods in the Christian calendar. In Benue state, at least 17 Christians were reportedl

SOURCES: Open Doors Canada, Voice of the Martyrs Canada Many Christian prisoners are kept in shipping containers, a form of torture with the heat of the day and freezing temperatures at night. On Sunday, 15 March, Eritrean police arrested 13 Christians at a gathering held in an undisclosed location. The Believers were then taken to a prison in the capital city of Asmara. While the identities of the arrested individuals have not been publicly released, a recently received repo

This remote jungle church recently held its first baptism service. A Front-Line Worker visited a remote part of northern Sierra Leone to participate in the first baptismal service of a newly planted church. Reaching the church required traveling by truck and then motorcycle for hours over a series of rough dirt roads and paths. After the worker arrived and participated in a church service, the congregation walked to a river for the baptism ceremony. By the time they arrived

Muslim protesters use blockades and loudspeakers to disrupt Christian worship services. Muslim protesters formed a human chain to block Christian worshipers from attending a planned Christmas worship service on 14 December 2025, near the capital city of Jakarta, Indonesia. Videos on social media show the group holding anti-Christian banners and shouting jihadist slogans. Some protesters held or pushed Christians who tried to get through the line. “We only want to worship peac