Since early June, Tropical Storm Maysak and persistent monsoon rains have caused flooding, flash floods and landslides across Lao PDR. According to the latest Government data, 403,133 people from 81,484 families have been affected across 16 provinces, including 203,857 women. Damage to homes, publ
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On Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, Islamists attacked a Christian funeral procession in Karak, Jordan, killing 9 and wounding 40, many of whom remain hospitalized. “This attack has deeply shocked the people of Jordan, especially the Christian community,” said a longtime front-...
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Six Christian families in northeast India face hardships in the wake of a violent attack and legal action taken against their church in September 2024. They have encountered mounting pressures as their community has ostracized and opposed them, they have been restricted from cult...
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In this majority-Muslim country, Christians face opposition in several significant ways. Christians make up around 25% of Chad’s population, but the Muslim-dominated government prohibits Christians from owning gas stations and many other businesses. Lack of economic opportu...
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Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, Lebanon . Across Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, support for families of persons with disabilities arrives in cycles, while care does not. A voucher runs for three months and stops. A rehabilitation programme ends when a project closes. Continu...
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By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette By the end of the month, Samuel has changed the prices in his small neighborhood shop three times. He is a Christian shopkeeper in Punjab, Pakistan. His shelves carry rice, cooking oil, flour, soap, bottled drinks, and a few household necessities. Fo...
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In a conversation at church one Sunday, a pastor told a friend of mine, “Your friend should quit trying to plant churches in the inner city. It doesn’t happen because it can’t happen.” I was visiting this friend just before COVID-19 hit, speaking at a separate church about our mi...
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United States (MNN) — Midterm elections in the United States gave the Democratic Party the majority in both chambers of the legislative branch. The Republican Party had held a slim majority since the 2024 general election. Political reversals like this are common in U.S. midterms...
