NEWS
“Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.”
Hebrews 13.3
India elections – new government must stop violence against Christians, anti conversion laws must stop
India goes to the polls to elect a new government amid growing concerns about the rising persecution of Christians. Release International says a top p…
INDIA: Is this the end of religious tolerance in the subcontinent?
Church pastors are paying a high price for sharing the gospel as the persecution of Christians spreads across the Indian subcontinent.
PRAYER ALERT: More Indian pastors arrested under conversion law
Please pray as a matter of urgency for our brothers and sisters in Nigeria where the killing of Christians shows no sign of abating.
Hundreds of Christians arrested under India’s anti-conversion laws
INDIA - Attacks against Christians are rising, fuelled by right-wing nationalism, while growing numbers of Christians are being arrested under anti-co…
India investigates rising violence against Christians
INDIA - Attacks against Christians are rising, fuelled by right-wing nationalism, while growing numbers of Christians are being arrested under anti-co…
PASTOR, WIFE, AND CHILD JAILED IN INDIA FOR PRAYING AT HOME
A pastor, his wife, and their three-year-old son have been imprisoned in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after holding a prayer service in …
INDIA: ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE ERUPTS WHILE SUPREME COURT CLAIMS NO PERSECUTION
Violence has erupted in Manipur, in Northeast India, claiming 60 lives, burning and destroying 50 churches, and displacing tens of thousands of people…
INDIAN CHRISTIANS PROTEST GROWING ATTACKS
Thousands of Christians gathered in India to peacefully protest the rising numbers of church attacks, violence, and arrests in the country. Release In…
INDIA: RIOTS LEAVE 2,500 CHRISTIANS HOMELESS
Anti-Christian riots in India have left more than 2,500 believers homeless, according to International Christian Concern. ICC report that Hindu suprem…
Persecution Trends Report – 2023
AFRICA NIGERIA ‘Nigeria, from every indication, is at a pivotal point in its history,’ said our partner. ‘The election in 2023 will …
PERSECUTION TRENDS – A MEDIA MILESTONE
Release International’s annual Persecution Trends report is becoming a milestone in the media. Each year, Release International consults its partners,
DAY OF THE CHRISTIAN MARTYR
As growing numbers of Christians are being killed for their faith around the world, Release International is calling on churches in the UK and Ireland…
MAJOR CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS GROWING CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION
A key conference on Christian persecution is being staged in Truro on June 6. Working alongside CSW, Aid to the Church in Need and HART (Humanitarian …
NOW KARNATAKA PASSES ANTI-CONVERSION LAW
Karnataka has become the latest state in India to pass a controversial anti-conversion law to try to limit Christian witness.
ALL OUT FOR GOD? STAND WITH PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS ON MAY 29
As the persecution of Christians continues to rise around the world, Release International is encouraging churches to go All Out For God and stand wit…