CIC Persecution News Headlines
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending March 7, 2026
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Please pray for Iran during these troubled days Today we continue to pray following a devastating week of war in the Middle East. |
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On Wednesday, Syria’s defense ministry stated that its army has reinforced its deployments along the borders with Lebanon and Iraq. |
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New USCIRF report names countries where Christians face severe persecution Syria joins perpetrators like Iran and China in a report released this week by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. |
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Malta Court Acquits Christian Man Who Faced Jail Over LGBTQ Testimony (VIDEO) A Christian man in Malta who faced jail time for publicly stating he had left the gay lifestyle said he “praises God” after being acquitted following a three-year legal battle in a case that could have wider European ramifications. |
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Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Re-designation for Pakistan Blasphemy laws, forced conversions cited. |
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Nepal: A choice that cost her everything In Anu Dani’s mind, following Christ was an obvious choice: He had shown himself to be the true God when her 3-year-old daughter was healed from sickness after Christians prayed for her. |
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BELARUS: Praying daily for "speedy and honest restoration" of Red Church Two regime religious affairs officials have refused absolutely to say if |
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North African converts are gospel witnesses even in persecution In Muslim-majority North Africa, Christian persecution often comes from within the family, not from the government. |
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Iranians under communication blackout; Gospel satellite TV becomes lifeline Iran’s conflict with the United States and Israel is entering its sixth day, and much of the country has once again been plunged into a communication blackout. |
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Death of Iran leader sparks protests in Pakistan, pressuring Christians Hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran have increased the pressure on Pakistan’s most vulnerable Christians. |
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Christian Youth Murdered In Pakistan Amid Rising Attacks Hundreds of Christians, including family members, have protested the killing of a young Christian agricultural worker by one or more Muslims in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province and the alleged reluctance by authorities to properly investigate the case. |
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Muslims Torture Christian Employee to Death in Pakistan, Sources Say Killing made to look like suicide, family says. |
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ICC Global Digest - 03.03.2026 The Islamic State terror group has launched an unusual series of attacks in Syria during the last week, part of what it calls a “new phase of operations” against the new Syrian government. |
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USCIRF Releases 2026 Annual Report: Exposes Egregious Religious Freedom Abuses From Key Nations The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released its 2026 Annual Report. |
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Christian Girl Maryam, 11, ‘Brutally Killed’ in Pakistan Prompting Outrage An 11-year-old Christian girl was abducted and killed by her Muslim neighbor in the Pakistani city of Gujranwala, the latest in a series of attacks targeting members of the country’s Christian minority, investigators told Worthy News on Tuesday. |
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USCIRF report set for release; State Department faces criticism The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, or USCIRF, will release its annual report tomorrow. |
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URGENT: Pray with Iranian Christians! You’ve seen the news about the latest conflict in Iran. |
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With thousands executed and thousands more arraigned, chaos and heartache continue to plague Iran. |
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Indian high court affirms right to pray in homes Against a backdrop of anti-conversion laws and growing persecution, Christians in India are celebrating a recent win for religious freedom within the country. |
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Christians in India Told to Convert to Hinduism for Burial Permission Tribal villagers in India have prevented Christians from burying the body of a woman who died on Feb. 24, saying it would defile their land and deities. |
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Three lessons from Iran’s past that explain its present On February 28, 2026, Israel and the United States launched coordinated strikes on sites across Iran, yet the response of Iranians is hope mixed with uncertainty. |
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US: Evangelist Franklin Graham Urges Prayers For Military, President Amid Iran Strikes Evangelist Franklin Graham, who has close ties to the White House, urged Americans on Saturday to pray for the U.S. military, which, together with Israel’s forces, began striking Iran earlier in the day. |
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young Christian woman alleges she was abducted at gunpoint and forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim man four years ago after meeting him through her job at a beauty salon in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province. Now in her 20s, she fled this month and is in hiding with her young daughter, fearing retaliation. |
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