For denouncing the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government in his sermons, Bishop Rolando Álvarez was sentenced to 26 years in prison for “undermining national integrity”.
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Nada and Hamouda: Sudan
A married Sudanese Christian convert couple is currently on trial facing baseless charges after they converted to Christianity despite the decriminalization of apostasy.
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Mexican Congressman Gabriel Quadri has been labeled a political violator against women after expressing concern that men who identify as women have taken spaces in Congress reserved for women.
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Reeha Saleem was 16 years old and in grade 8 when she was abducted by her neighbour. She was then “converted” from Christianity and forcibly married. She is awaiting justice from the court.
Continue readingGerman private hybrid school was denied accreditation
A German private hybrid school has been denied accreditation on the basis that the students would spend too little time in school and hence don’t sufficiently socialize.
Continue readingJán Figeľ: Slovakia
Dr. Ján Figeľ challenges the COVID-19 worship ban in his country at Europe’s top human rights court. In September 2025, the ECtHR ruled the case inadmissible.
Continue readingRodrigo Iván Cortés: Mexico
Rodrigo Iván Cortés, former Mexican Congressman and civil society leader, was convicted of various forms of “violence” for Tweets relating to transgender issues.
Continue readingYahaya Sharif-Aminu: Nigeria
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Nigerian Sufi musician, is challenging blasphemy laws, under which he was previously sentenced to death, at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Continue readingPäivi Räsänen: Finland
Meet the grandmother and Member of Parliament who never thought she’d face criminal charges for sharing her deeply held beliefs in public.
Continue readingChristians banned from Turkey
The number of Christians in Turkey has diminished from 20 percent to 0.2 percent of the population in the last 100 years. Although Turkey does not have a constitutionally recognized state religion, its government is increasingly marked by Islamization and nationalism, which creates challenges for religious minorities, particularly Christians.
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