07.01.2025

Fear for the Future of Christians in Syria

Syria: Despite assurances from militias about the safety of Christians, fear for the future remains.

19.12.2024

Torture and Traffic Accidents Were Meant to Break the Church—The Dictator Failed

24 years later, Shohrat Piriyev from Turkmenistan still shares the gospel with his people

Central Asia

19.12.2024

Christians Are Not the Only Persecuted Minority in Pakistan

Christians in Pakistan Fear New Extremist Attacks — But Other Minorities Also Face Hate and Violence.

Pakistan

10.12.2024

Praying in Desperation as Bombs Fall Over Beirut

Reports from Partners of the Stefanus Alliance: Horrific moments as buildings near the homes of key staff were reduced to rubble.

06.12.2024

He realized that North Korea was not heaven, but hell on earth

Watch the video: Song Byeok exposes the Kim regime's abuses through art.

North Korea

22.11.2024

Sisters Falsely Accused of Blasphemy One has Been Acquitted

"We are happy for her and her family," says Sajid Christopher of Human Friends Organization (HFO), Stefanusalliansen's partner in Pakistan. This is the tenth acquittal in blasphemy cases following HFO's assistance.

Pakistan

04.11.2024

"I saw a pregnant woman (26). They beat her so that she would lose the child."

North Korea: forced abortions and ruthless body searches of women.

North Korea

30.10.2024

His Family Killed, Nieces and Nephews Kidnapped

The Nigerian bishop John Ali Shettima Chibok is a victim of terror; he fights against violence.

Across Borders

01.10.2024

Beirut Church Opens Doors to People Fleeing War

Providing emergency aid and shelter—asking for prayers for Lebanon.

03.10.2024

Secretary General Ed Brown to Visit USA

Stefanus Alliance Secretary General Ed Brown will be visiting Texas in October.

27.09.2024

Faith Under Fire: Mojdeh's Imprisonment After Her Sisters' Arrest

First her sisters were arrested because of their faith. Then Mojdeh, 36, was imprisoned.

Iran

20.09.2024

Ortega closes churches, praises China

Massive crackdown on civil society in Nicaragua.

16.09.2024

The family was brutally punished. They simply disappeared. The reason: They had a Bible.

Kim Jong-un has clamped down as hard as he can on Christians.

North Korea

09.09.2024

India: Christians driven from their land - people forced to convert to Hinduism

"The level of violence is as high as it was before the elections in India," says a Christian leader.

Across Borders

21.08.2024

Extremist Mob Hunts Down Christian Sisters in Pakistan

Extremists Grow Bolder with No Consequences.

Pakistan

12.08.2024

Yazidis-On the Brink of Extinction

ISIS ruthlessly massacred men and turned women into sex slaves and commodities. Ten years later, the surviving Yazidis are on the verge of losing all hope for the future.

Iraq

08.07.2024

Arrested by the police on Christmas Eve

Leader of Iranian house church 'threatens national security.' Sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Iran

04.07.2024

We must confront both Islamic and Christian extremism

Confronting extremism and violence in Islam will be more credible if it also addresses the extremist misuse of Christianity. 

Pakistan

28.06.2024

Christian Iranian Arrested

Farrokh Kakaei was arrested in May. Civil Police Seize Framed Picture of Jesus. Another Christian man was sentenced to flogging for drinking wine during communion

Iran

24.06.2024

Christians Most Vulnerable to Hate Speech

Sri Lanka: Government authorities are attempting to undermine Christian leaders and church officials.

Sri Lanka

18.06.2024

Beaten Up By The Taliban

The Taliban brutally attacked Zara's husband, forcing the Christian couple to flee Kabul just before the black-clad Islamists shockingly seized the Afghan capital.

Central Asia

07.06.2024

Erdogan Escalates: Expulsion of Foreign Christian Leaders

"The only reason is that they are Christians," states a Turkish church organization.

Turkey

03.06.2024

Angry Mob Kill Christian Man, Accusing Him of Desecrating Quran

UPDATED: Pakistan: Extremists Set Fire to House and Shoe Factory; Blasphemy-accused Christian man (73) dies after brutal mob attack

Pakistan

31.05.2024

87-Year-Old Bishop Brands Putin's War "Satanic," Slapped with Massive Fine

Archbishop says Putin’s war is "cursed by both God and humans."

Eastern-Europe

14.05.2024

Welcoming Haven for Young Christians

For years, the pastor concealed the police brutality and interrogations from his wife. Eventually, they found solace and support at the "Joseph's House" shelter. Now, they open their own doors to young Christians, offering a sanctuary of support and faith.

Central Asia

29.04.2024

Pakistan: Uniting children to bridge divides

In 2022, Wagma Feroz was awarded the Stefanus Prize. Now, she is uniting children from diverse religious backgrounds to foster community and bridge divides.

22.04.2024

Turkey: Churches Seeking Independence

Dozens of foreign missionaries have been expelled from Turkey in recent years. Now the churches want to train more leaders to stand on their own feet.

17.04.2024

Sri Lanka: Call against injustice

The Easter terror of 2019 is a trauma for Christians in Sri Lanka. The threat from extremist groups is growing.

Sri Lanka

02.05.2024

The Lure of Extremism

In Kenya, a rising concern among Christians regarding Islamic extremism has ironically led to a discovery of extremist tendencies within their own Christian sects. Partnering with the Stefanus Alliance, there's a concerted effort to bridge gaps across different faiths.

Across Borders

25.03.2024

Press release: Lawyer Aiman Umanova awarded the Stefanus Prize

Aiman Umarova defends those whom others dare not defend. She is convinced that an attempt was made on her life in a fabricated car accident. Now the brave lawyer from Kazakhstan is awarded the Stefanus Prize 2024.

Central Asia

15.03.2024

Neighbours Sharing Faith in the Heart of Vietnam

They would rather not have missionaries from outside as long as they can do it themselves: Witness to the people in the neighboring village.

South East Asia

15.03.2024

Persecution of Christians Intensifies in Iran

The Ayatollah regime in Iran arrests Christians, confiscates Bibles, and monitors and threatens Christians.

Iran

20.03.2024

Biblical Rivers are Drying Up

The climate emergency is tightening its grip on Iraq, identified by the United Nations as the world's fifth most susceptible nation to climate impacts.

Iraq

12.02.2024

Acquittal of Mentally Ill After 12-Year Incarceration for Blasphemy

For the seventh time, the Stefanus Alliance saves people in death penalty cases through its partner in Pakistan.

Pakistan

07.02.2024

Breaking the law by breaking bread

They are gathered in a home to sing, break bread, share faith stories, and pray. But it is forbidden.

Central Asia

02.02.2024

Some still live in homes damaged by fire

Christians in Pakistan, who witnessed their homes and churches being burned by an angry mob, celebrated a subdued Christmas.

Pakistan

05.01.2024

10 years since last Christmas in Mosul

Is the the West turning its back on minorities ISIS sought to eradicate and displace?

Iraq

07.02.2024

The invisible believers of the Arabian Peninsula

Ahmed grew up in a strictly conservative Muslim community. Seeking a Bible, he had a strange encounter with a boy selling Bibles on the street.

Arabian Peninsula

22.12.2023

Turkey: Many wish to be baptized

Is your church struggling with attendance after the pandemic? Be inspired by this story from Turkey: record-breaking attendance after the lockdown.

Turkey

20.12.2023

Released from prison in Vietnam

–  A joyous day, says Ed Brown on the release of Nguyen Bac Truyen, winner of the 2020 Stefanus Prize.

South East Asia

18.12.2023

Police broke up church service, beat their leaders and used electrical shocks

Police raided a Baptist church in Karshi in southern Uzbekistan during the service on Easter Sunday.

Central Asia

18.12.2023

He fled from ISIS - today Behnam helps others who had to flee

When his priest was murdered here outside the church, young Behnam decided to become a priest himself.

Iraq

18.12.2023

Aggressive extremists in Iran

New waves of arrests against Christians and Baha'is by the ayatollahs of Iran.

Iran

13.12.2023

They washed my feet

I was at first uncertain when a woman at Stephens Children in Cairo's "garbage village" wanted to wash my feet.

Egypt

31.05.2024

Burned churches might be part of hate campaign against Christians

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan fears that the Muslim mob that razed and burned several Christian neighborhoods in Pakistan in August is part of a larger and targeted hate campaign against Christians.

Pakistan