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Hunger for the Gospel in Ukraine
Release International associates support church leaders in areas where Russian forces have persecuted Christians.
Eritrea: 98 Christians detained
According to a Release International partner, the authorities raided premises where Christians were gathered for worship.
Afghanistan: the cost of conversion
Even before the Taliban takeover, Afghans who converted to Christianity were risking their lives. Families who escaped and a former imam who survived a grenade attack after turning to Christ, have been telling their stories to Release International.
In Nigeria, Christians are being driven from their homes
"We cannot go back for fear of being attacked again. We have been surviving hand to mouth."
Despite hostility and rising nationalism, the Church in India continues to grow
There is an increased, accelerated, escalating violence against the Christian community in India, but it is failing to halt the growth of the church, says Kumar Swamy, National General Secretary of the All-India Christian Council.
Growing insecurity threatens fresh exodus of Christians from Iraq
Insecurity in Syria and Baghdad causing remaining Christians to 'lose hope'.
Crackdown on Eritrea's Christians ahead of Independence Day
Eritrea has arrested more than 140 Christians who were meeting in private in the capital Asmara. Fourteen children are among the 141 detained, after the authorities raided a Christian gathering in Mai Temenai.
Blasphemy in Pakistan: a cause of suffering for so many Christians
Asia Bibi is now free but Release partners in Pakistan say there are 218 other Christians who still face blasphemy charges â a disproportionate number of those accused.
Key points from the Bishop of Truro's interim report on Christian persecution
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt asked the Bishop of Truro to carry out a review into global Christian persecution. Here are the key points from his initial findings
The state of religious freedom in Sri Lanka
Release International, a ministry supporting persecuted Christians around the world, describes the challenging climate for Christians in Sri Lanka in the wake of a terrible bomb attack on churches over Easter.
Global persecution outlook for 2014
Release International is warning of a turbulent year ahead for Christians, with Nigeria, Afghanistan and North Korea among the countries of particular concern
Concern for detained Chinese Christian lawyers
This week has seen the anniversary of the abductions of two Chinese Christian lawyers, detained without charge or trial in a crackdown on religious freedom campaigners in China.
Nigeria's Christians fear further attacks
Military turned blind eye, 'systematic' attacks to force Christians out to pave way for Islamic law, claims Release International