Nigeria has led the world in the number of Christians killed for their faith or kidnapped. Nigeria is No. 6 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
A Pakistani Christian widow lost her job and has received death threats after unintentionally burning paper that might have included pages from the Quran.
Jerome Fernando, pastor of Glorious Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was charged under two penal code sections concerning “outraging the religious feelings of any class of persons,” according to a report from Morning Star News.
Uganda’s constitution and laws allow for freedom of religion, including converting from one faith to another, but December was a deadly month for Christians there.