Sources: Voice of the Martyrs Canada, International Christian Concern, Premium Times, Vanguard, Punch Photo Source: International Christian Concern In a rare court case, nine Fulani herdsmen are facing trial for their roles in the massacre of more than 200 Christians in Benue State during the month of June 2025. Prosecutors filed a total of 57 charges against the accused individuals, and additional suspects are still being pursued by authorities. The leader of the violent gro

In the crackdown against Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church that began on 6 January 2026, the children of the affected families have been left especially vulnerable. Elder Li Yingqiang and his wife, Zhang Xinyue, were apprehended by police in an early morning raid on their home and have remained in detention. Li Yingqiang has since been charged with “inciting subversion of state power”; charges against Zhang Xinyue have not been disclosed yet. Their two children, ages 11 and

A new Christian being baptized in Niger, a country where they face increasing threats. In November 2025, a Nigerien pastor was abducted by Islamists in the middle of the night, driven across the nearby border of Niger into Nigeria and taken to a remote area. His captors told him they had brought him to a place where they regularly executed Christians and said they were going to kill him as well. They tied him to a tree and then went to sleep. As they slept, the pastor untied

On 24 November 2025, jihadi militants attacked the small village of Langnoassi in the northern part of Burkina Faso, killing four men. They also burned homes, storage buildings and several motorcycles and bicycles. Two pastors managed to escape, but they lost their homes, household belongings and motorbikes in the attack. Christian villages in Burkina Faso have been regularly attacked by Islamist rebel groups in recent years. The rebels, some aligned with the self-proclaimed

Villagers in Chhattisgarh state reacted violently against local Christians who buried a non-Christian man on their property. The burial of Chamru Ram Salam on 16 December 2025, was conducted according to the rites of a traditional tribal religion. However, because half of Salam’s family, including three of his five sons, are Christian, the mob called the burial an insult to their deities. More than 500 villagers with wooden sticks and slingshots attacked mourners at the grave

The Algerian government has closed numerous churches in recent years forcing many Algerian Christians to worship in secret. At least 64 Algerian Christians are awaiting trial for activities related to their faith. “Pray for justice and mercy for all 64 cases,” said a Front-Line Worker. He also asked that people pray for the Christians and their families to sense God’s peace, to be strengthened and to not lose heart. Finally, he requested prayer for God’s favour as the Christ

North Korean defectors are often lonely and overwhelmed when they reach freedom. Christian workers in South Korea have developed specific strategies to aid and show Christ’s love to newly arrived North Korean defectors. Pray for Mrs. R., one of these new arrivals, who was so moved by the care shown to her that she is already taking steps to visit and minister to other new North Korean defectors. Pray also for Mrs. G., a North Korean defector with serious health difficulties w

These Christian evangelists were attacked while preaching the gospel. On 9 February 2026, two Christian evangelists were attacked by Muslim extremists while preaching in an open-air market in central Ethiopia. The men suffered severe head injuries in the attack and were immediately transported to a local hospital. While Ethiopia is a majority-Christian nation, Christians face violence and even death threats in Muslim-majority areas. “Please pray with us that the Lord Jesus Ch

A Pakistani Christian prays inside the Peshawar church that was bombed in 2013. The survivor of a 2013 church bombing has been hospitalized after medical complications. On Sunday, 22 September 2013, two suicide bombers entered the All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, and detonated their devices, killing 127 people and injuring more than 250. One survivor was a 3-year-old girl known as Sister M. Her father was killed in the explosions, and she suffered serious burns. After

A building in Yemen. A Christian widow, Yasmin, and her four children have been cared for by the global body of Christ after her husband’s martyrdom. When Nasr, Yasmin's husband, became a follower of Christ, it angered Muslims in his neighbourhood. Islamists affiliated with al-Qaida in central Yemen then attacked him, dragging him out of his home and forcing his wife, Yasmin, and their four children to witness his execution. The global body of Christ helped Yasmin and her chi