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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




The world’s deadliest terrorist group is not in the Middle East, but in Nigeria, where the Islamic insurgency Boko Haram and other forces killed more than 4,000 Christians in 2015, it was reported in February. The tally was a 62% from the previous year, according to Open Doors.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now – April 2016



Islamic State held an auction on 16 January to sell off the Christian homes seized by the group in Mosul when it drove out hundreds of thousands of Christmas in 2014. The properties and furniture were sold off cheaply, apparently in a bid to raise funds to stem IS’s financial difficulties.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now - March 2016



A pastor in northern India, who was beaten and paraded through streets with his head half shaved as crowds called for him to be cut to pieces, said he is thankful that he was counted worthy to suffer for the name of Christ.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now - March 2016



International Christian Concern (ICC) said at least 26 documented incidents have been reported across the India since the start of the year. ICC claims Hindu nationalists are leading the campaign of attacks on Christians because they are being given immunity for their actions.
Religious Persecution	Bible Society - 18th March 2016



There is a Christian martyred every five minutes according to a religious freedom watchdog reporting in late September. Christian Freedom International has found that more than 200 million followers are facing persecution in 105 countries. This makes Christianity the most persecuted religion in the world. The report also found that more Christians have been martyred in the 20th and 21st centuries than during the previous 19 combined.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now - November 2015



Prince Charles has made a donation towards persecuted Christians in the Middle East to help families suffering in the region. The undisclosed gift from the Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation was made to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
Religious Persecution	Bible Society - 15th January 2016



An estimated 90 Christians are in a prison in Iran because of their witness to Jesus Christ, it was reported in June. At least 12 have been sentenced, usually for the crime of ‘working against national security’. The sentences range from one year to eight. The rest are believed to be in pre-trial detention. For 30 of these prisoners there is very little information.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now - August 2015



Christian Freedom International has found that more than 200 million followers are facing persecution in 105 countries. This makes Christianity the most persecuted religion in the world. The report also found that more Christians have been martyred in the 20th and 21st centuries than during the previous 19 combined.
Religious Persecution	Bible Society - 25th September 2015



Persecution of Christians in China reached its highest level in more than a decade last year, as the government cracked down on church growth perceived as a threat to Communist Party power. Texas-based China Aid Association (CAA) reported 572 cases of religious – mainly Christian – persecution last year, a 300% increase over the previous year’s 143 cases. The number of people affected in those cases jumped from 7,424 to 17,884 people. More than 1,592 were Church leaders, compared with 800 the previous year.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now – June 2015



Open Doors has launched its annual World Watch List, highlighting the toughest 50 countries to be a Christian...In Syria, 40 per cent of the Christian population has fled the country while in Nigeria, Boko Haram militants have increased attacks on Christian communities. In Iraq, the ultra-violent ‘Islamic State’ has destroyed long established Christian communities. Then there is North Korea - number one on the list for the 13th consecutive year; purges have seen tens of thousands of people arrested, tortured and killed. An emerging trend is the sharp rise in persecution in sub-Saharan Africa.
Religious Persecution	Youthwork - March 2015



Several villages in central India have outlawed the open practice of Christianity – a move of questionable legality that worries church leaders who say it has already encouraged anti-Christian violence.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now – September 2014



The Sudanese Minister for Guidance and Religious Endowments, Shalil Abdullahm, reaffirmed on July 12 that the government will not issue permits for the building of new churches in Sudan. This is the second time that the Ministry for Guidance and Religious Endowments has confirmed the policy.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now – September 2014



As young people were praying and fasting together on 2 December, police forces stormed the church gathering in Sudan with bulldozers and began demolishing the building.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now - February 2015



Christian children in Indonesia’s most easterly province are bearing the brunt of a multi- faceted Islamisation programme that is changing the character of the formerly Christian majority region, it was reported in mid-December. Papuan children are being trafficked to Islamic boarding schools.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now - February 2015



Two Colombian activists met with US policy makers in mid-November to raise concerns about freedom of religion or belief in Colombia, and presented a report outlining 5 categories of religious freedom violations.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now - January 2015

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