Nepal
Asia
Growing Hindu nationalism in Nepal is intensifying persecution of the Christian minority, with pastors arrested and churches attacked, according to a new ICC report.
Pakistan
Asia
Experts have revealed that forged documents were used to validate the forced 'marriage' of Maria Shahbaz, a 13-year-old Christian, to her kidnapper in Pakistan.
India
Asia
The government of Uttar Pradesh, India, has ordered the creation of 'anti-conversion cells' at universities to monitor and curb Christian activities on campuses.
Bangladesh
Asia
Preacher Arif Salam was brutally assaulted in Bangladesh by members of Jamaat-e-Islami after explaining that he follows Jesus Christ.
Pakistan
Asia
A mission organization returned to Abbottabad, the city where Osama bin Laden was found and killed, distributing Bibles and providing discipleship training. More than 300 people in the region have now accepted Christ.
India
Asia
A 2026 amendment to Punjab's penal code provides for a minimum sentence of seven years, potentially rising to life imprisonment, and could be used against Christians who evangelize in Sikh areas.
India
Asia
Hindu nationalist groups disrupted a Christian spiritual convention at a hotel in Ratlam, falsely alleging forced conversions, in another episode of religious violence.
India
Asia
A new amendment to Punjab’s sacrilege law in India increases risks for Christians in a state where interfaith relations had previously been relatively harmonious.
Pakistan
Asia
An acid attack on a doctor in Quetta exposes the vulnerability of Pakistani women, especially Christian girls, who are frequently abducted and forced into marriage.
Pakistan
Asia
At bin Laden's former hideout in Abbottabad, Mission Cry distributed 2,000 Bibles and witnessed conversions and baptisms, reclaiming the land for the Kingdom of God.
