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Active Brazil

Pastor Douglas Baptista

Assemblies of God Pastor charged wtih "tranphobia"

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Nine Borges

Brazilian social media commentator defending free speech in Brazil

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Closed United Kingdom

Rose Docherty

Rose Docherty, a Christian grandmother, was arrested on 19 February 2025 and again on 24 September 2025, for offering consensual…

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Active United Kingdom

Dia Moodley

Threatened, censored and arrested twice for preaching in public

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Isabel arrested in the UK
Active United Kingdom

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce

Meet the charity worker arrested twice and charged on four counts for silent prayer “thought crime” near an abortion facility.

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Active United Kingdom

Adam Smith-Connor

Army veteran & father to face court proceedings for charges related to praying silently near abortion facility.

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Päivi standing outside smiling in her native Finland
Active Finland

Päivi Räsänen

Meet the grandmother and Member of Parliament who never thought she'd face criminal charges for sharing her deeply held beliefs…

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David Byle is just one of the Christians persecuted in Turkey for his faith.
Active Turkey

Christians banned from Türkiye

The number of Christians in Türkiye has diminished from 20 percent to 0.3 percent of the population in the last…

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Augustinos Samaan
Active Egypt

Augustinos Samaan: Egypt

Augustinos Samaan, a young Coptic Christian researcher and YouTuber in Egypt, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with hard labor…

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Closed Brazil

Isadora Borges

Brazilian social media commentator defending free speech in Brazil

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Active Australia

Nicki Gaylard

Mother of six, Nicki Gaylard, is considering legal action against the Department of Education following a presentation that exposed Year…

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Closed Sweden

Samson Family

The two eldest daughters of Christian couple, Daniel and Bianca Samson, were seized by Swedish child protection services after the…

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Active Pakistan

Akash Karamat

Akash, a now 19-year-old Christian who was a minor at the time of arrest, faces multiple fabricated blasphemy prosecutions in…

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Closed Pakistan

Sufyan Masih

Christians fraudulently “converted” in attempted enslavement.

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Sara Spencer, American mid-wife student in Scotland. Marion McKinnon Photography (photo credit).
Active United Kingdom

Sara Spencer

Sara Spencer, a midwifery student, was suspended and subjected to a fitness-to-practise investigation because of pro-life comments she made on…

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Livia Tossici-Bolt
Active United Kingdom

Livia Tossici-Bolt

Livia Tossici-Bolt is facing trial following charges relating to her offer of a consensual conversation in a “buffer zone” nearby…

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Breccia di Roma church in Rome. Worshippers singing.
Closed Italy

Breccia di Roma

An Evangelical church, whose meeting space was deemed a “shop” by authorities, is appealing to the European Court of Human…

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Closed Germany

Pro-Life Students

For years the University of Regensburg discriminated against a pro-life student group by denying them accreditation. The university finally offered…

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Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo: Egypt
Closed Egypt

Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo

Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo Freed from Prison for Sharing His Religious Beliefs UPDATE, FEB. 2, 2025: The father of 5 imprisoned…

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Rhoda Jatau talks with ADF International's Sean Nelson about her "blasphemy" experience
Closed Nigeria

Rhoda Jatau

Rhoda Jatau, a Nigerian Christian and mother of 5, endured years of criminal proceedings, including a 19-month stay in prison,…

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Pastor Youssef and Kelsey Zorzi of ADF International stand together
Closed Algeria

Pastor Youssef Ourahmane

Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, a Christian convert and pastor in Algeria, has been sentenced to heavy fines and a prison sentence…

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Jim Demers standing with the Canadian flag in the background.
Active Canada

Jim Demers

Jim Demers spent almost two months in prison for standing silently on a public sidewalk outside of an abortion facility…

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Billboard Chris combats gender ideology in Australia.
Closed Australia

Billboard Chris

‘Billboard Chris’ – the advocate known for wearing a sandwich board reading “children cannot consent to puberty blockers” and engaging…

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Closed Switzerland

Supporting Parents Who Lost Their Child to Gender Ideology

Swiss authorities are demanding that the parents of a teenage girl legally endorse their daughter’s gender “transition." The Geneva-based parents…

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Active Austria

Elementary School Children Subjected to Disturbing "Sexuality Education"

Elementary school children in rural Vöcklabruck, Austria, have been forced to partake in disturbing “sexuality education” lessons, without the knowledge…

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Closed Germany

Jalil Mashali

A German city issued a fine against taxi driver Jalil Mashali because of a small Bible verse sticker on his…

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Bishop Alvarez praying
Closed Nicaragua

Bishop Rolando Álvarez

For denouncing the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government in his sermons, Bishop Rolando Álvarez was sentenced to…

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Active Portugal

Guimares family

"As a mother I want to shield my children from being exposed to unsuitable graphic and controversial ideological material. My…

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Closed Nigeria

Hannah, Faith, Elijah & Barbara

Hannah, Faith, Elijah and Barbara don’t know each other, but their life stories have one beautiful and one heartbreaking thing…

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Closed India

Pastor Premnath

Pastor Premnath spent 150 days in jail after a hostile group invaded his prayer meeting and falsely accused him of…

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Pastor Keshab of Nepal
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Pastor Keshab

Pastor Keshab was sentenced to one year in prison after sharing gospel tracts and praying with fellow citizens in Nepal.

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Rosa Lalor was arrested for praying silently during coronavirus lockdown
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Rosa Lalor

"What kind of society are we, when people can be arrested simply for peacefully manifesting their faith in public?”

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Closed Sudan

Nada and Hamouda

A married Sudanese Christian convert couple is currently on trial facing baseless charges after they converted to Christianity despite the…

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Closed United Kingdom

Father Sean Gough

Father Sean Gough was charged for breaching a censorship zone by silently praying, in addition to holding a sign with…

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Closed Germany

Andreas Kersten

In Berlin, the pharmacist Andreas Kersten continues to be prosecuted for acting in line with his conscience.

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Closed Bulgaria

Pastors Tonchev and Kiryakov

Two Bulgarian pastors stood up against a scaremongering campaign by their local government to label all non-Eastern Orthodox Christians as…

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Closed Uganda

Let Us Worship

Ugandan people of faith celebrated in September 2021 as the nation-wide ban on public worship was lifted after 96 days.

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Closed Pakistan

Shagufta and Shafqat

The Pakistani Christian couple Shagufta and Shafqat languished on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges. Their death…

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Closed Geneva

Let Us Worship

Swiss doctor wins legal challenge to unlawful ban on public worship.

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Closed Slovenia

Zavod ŽIVIM

Can state-owned service providers pull down ads that authorities decide they don’t like? In Slovenia, a state-owned bus company removed…

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Closed Ireland

Declan Ganley

For almost a year, Irish churches faced a disproportionate ban, even while other public spaces were allowed to open. We're…

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Closed Scotland

Canon Tom

Glasgow Priest Canon Tom challenged the Scottish government's blanket ban on public worship at Scotland’s top court – and won.

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Closed United Kingdom

Julia Rynkiewicz

Julia Rynkiewicz' University had to apologize after she faced suspension from midwifery studies and a 4-month fitness-to-practice investigation as a…

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Closed Belgium

Tom Mortier

In a significant ruling on euthanasia in Oct 2022, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Belgium violated the…

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Closed Chile

Pavez vs Chile

The decisions of parents regarding the religious education of their children may be disregarded – so ruled the Inter-American Court…

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Gabriel Quadri of Mexico
Active Mexico

Gabriel Quadri

Mexican Congressman Gabriel Quadri has been labeled a political violator against women after expressing concern that men who identify as…

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Closed France

Dear Future Mum

"Dear future Mum: Don't be afraid. Your child will be able to hug you, and to go to school." This…

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Christian in front of flag
Closed Mexico

Christian Cortez Pérez

Students should not fear for their careers when they voice their views in an academic setting.

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Closed Germany

Pavica Vojnović

Pavica is challenging the German town of Pforzheim's decision to ban her "40 Days for Life Group" prayer vigils outside…

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Closed Colombia

Kika Nieto

The video in which Colombian YouTuber Kika Nieto shared her beliefs about marriage, should not have been censored – so…

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Reeha wearing orange
Closed Pakistan

End Forced Marriage: Reeha Saleem

Reeha Saleem was 16 years old and in grade 8 when she was abducted by her neighbour. She was then…

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Active Brazil

Regiane Cichelero

For choosing to homeschool her 12-year-old son in Brazil, Regiane Cichelero has been prosecuted, fined, and threatened with removal of…

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Active Germany

German Private Hybrid School Denied Accreditation

A German private hybrid school has been denied accreditation on the basis that the students would spend too little time…

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Closed Slovakia

Ján Figeľ

Dr. Ján Figeľ challenges the COVID-19 worship ban in his country at Europe's top human rights court. In September 2025,…

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Active Mexico

Rodrigo Iván Cortés

Rodrigo Iván Cortés, former Mexican Congressman and civil society leader, was convicted of various forms of “violence” for Tweets relating…

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Active Nigeria

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Nigerian Sufi musician, is challenging blasphemy laws, under which he was previously sentenced to death, at the…

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Closed India

Pastor Balu Saste

Decisive victory for victims of religious persecution in India

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Closed Turkey

Altınkaynak and Others v. Turkey (2019)

Turkey defies European Convention on Human Rights by discriminating against Christians.

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Closed Norway

Sauherad Municipality v. A Norges Kristelige Legeforening

Doctor wins case on freedom of conscience.

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Closed Hungary

Nagy v. Hungary

The European Court of Human Rights confirmed church autonomy as a basic right deserving protection in its 47 Member States.

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Closed Bulgaria

Dimitrova v. Bulgaria

Dimitrova v. Bulgaria ECHR rules Christian woman’s rights violated in 20-year-old case Case Summary In theory, the right to freedom…

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Closed Hungary

Magyar Keresztény Mennonita Egyház and Others v. Hungary (2014)

The European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of Hungarian church freedom.

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Closed Sweden

F.G. v. Sweden

ADF International supported Christian convert fleeing persecution.

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Closed United Kingdom

Eweida v. United Kingdom (2013)

The European Court of Human Rights upholds freedom of religion for Christian employees.

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Closed Italy

Lautsi and Others v. Italy

Lautsi and Others v. Italy Europe’s highest human rights court says Christian crosses can stay in Italy’s classrooms   What’s…

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Closed Ireland

A.B.C. v. Ireland

The European Court of Human Rights confirms there is no “right to abortion” under international law

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