A smiling family stands in a doorway.

Actively Remembering and Serving the "Church Persecuted."

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Public Easter Celebrations Banned

A large church is surrounded by trees. A fountain with a pond is in the foreground.
A church in Nicaragua.

This year, Christians across Nicaragua are celebrating Holy Week under the watchful eye of police and paramilitary forces. The heightened tensions follow the decision of the Sandinista government led by Daniel Ortega and Rosaria Murillo to ban many public celebrations, including processions that are common among Latin American churches.

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Christian Pilgrims Harassed by Hindu Nationalist Group

The front of two buses in India.
Two buses in India.

Two busloads of Christians that had embarked on a Lenten pilgrimage tour were stopped by members of a Hindu nationalist group on March 31st and subsequently handed over to police. The incident led to the physical and verbal assault of some Christian leaders.

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Imprisoned Pastor Suffers Stroke

Pastor Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh is in a suit and seated on a sofa.
Pastor Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh
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In 2017, Pastor Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh was sentenced to ten years in prison for his Christian ministry activities. Though pardoned and released in 2022, the pastor was suddenly rearrested on February 6th of this year. (Read more.)