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Nonprofit persecution watchdog group Open Doors US released its annual World Watch List on Wednesday, which ranks the top 50 countries where Christian persecution and discrimination are at a record high. #OpenDoorsUSA #RyanBrown #WorldWatchList #persecution

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While the Welsh Parliament cannot stop the bill, they may be able to make Westminster think twice.

Humanitarian organisations have renewed calls for urgent UK government intervention as the conflict in Sudan passes 1,000 days, warning that the country is now facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world.

The Rev Franklin Graham is calling on Americans to join him in a “time of prayer and repentance” this week, warning that “our nation is in trouble” amid a volatile political climate. 

Fulani herdsmen arrived at midnight on Monday and shot four Christians who had been asleep in their homes.

Three of the top five deadliest countries for Christians were in Africa, which remains the epicenter of systemic violence against them because of groups affiliated with the transnational jihadist Islamic State.

New research suggests that interest in faith is increasingly playing out online, with Christianity emerging as the most active religious community on major social media platforms. 

The Open Doors World Watch List 2026 also finds that the number of Christians experiencing high levels of persecution for their faith has risen by 8 million in the last year.

Relations between Pashinyan’s government and the Church have been strained since Pashinyan came to power following the “Velvet Revolution” in 2018.