Aid to the Church in Need releases report on Christian persecution

Aid to the Church in Need released a report on Tuesday, October 27, stating that violence, extremism, and religious persecution are forcing millions of Christians to flee their homes. The report, titled Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians Oppressed for Their Faith 2024-2026, notes that the situation for Christians has worsened in 10 of the 18 surveyed countries, including China, Pakistan, and Nigeria.

The charity reports that conflict and religiously motivated violence have turned large areas of Africa and Asia into danger zones. In Nigeria, at least one million Christians have been forced from their homes. In Burkina Faso, militant Islamist groups have seized 40 percent of the land, and 2,000 people left a single diocese within one year. The report also identifies displacement caused by extremist violence in Sudan.