A REPORT ON CHRISTIANS OPPRESSED FOR THEIR FAITH 2024— 2026
CONTENTS
Foreword
03
The Voice of My Brother Lives On by Peter Bhatti Countries Overview ( map )
04
Main Findings Country Pro fi les
06
12 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 35 36 37 38
Country profile 1: Burkina Faso Country profile 2: Burma (Myanmar)
Country profile 3: China
Case Study 1 (China): His Crime — Selling Hymn Books
Country profile 4: Egypt
Case Study 2 (Egypt): Abducted, Converted and Kept from Her Family
Country profile 5: Eritrea Country profile 6: India
Case Study 3 (India): Denied Dignified Burial
Country profile 7: Iran Country profile 8: Iraq Country profile 9: Mali
Country profile 10: Mozambique Country profile 11: Nicaragua
Case Study 4 (Nicaragua): Top Catholic Bishop Expelled Case Study 5 (Nigeria): From Sanctuary to Slaughter
Country profile 12: Nigeria Country profile 13: North Korea Country profile 14: Pakistan
Case Study 6 (Pakistan): Tortured with Nails — All for a Mobile Phone
Country profile 15: Sudan Country profile 16: Syria Country profile 17: Turkey Country profile 18: Vietnam
Endnotes
39
Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2024-26 Published by Aid to the Church in Need, 12-14 Benhill Avenue, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4DA, UK. | Tel: 0345 646 0110 | Email: acn@acnuk.org All photos © Aid to the Church in Need except pp. 7, 15, 17, 21, 22, 27, 31, 37, 38 via Pexels; p. 10 via Radio Veritas Mandalay; p. 26 via Unsplash; pp. 6-7, 20, 35, back cover © Ismael Martínez Sánchez / ACN; p. 11 © Cristian Gennari; p. 13 used under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en); p. 30 used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en). Texts by John Newton, John Pontifex, Elliott Banks and Nathalie Raffray. Special thanks to Tony Smith and Steve Riedlinger. Thanks also to all who have helped this project in any way, including Peter Bhatti, the late Ernie Chan, Errol Palmer and Marta Petrosillo. Designed by Helen Anderson | Printed in the UK by Cliffe Enterprise, Eastbourne BN22 8UY. ISBN 978-1-907541-06-3. ACN is a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations to ACN are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable under the law. EIN# 86-1089466.
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