Persecution, population decline, and politics collide in the fight over how Middle East Christians are described.

While Christians in America enjoy religious freedom, many Christians around the world suffer persecution, and some are even martyred for their faith. Open Doors' World Watch List 2026 discusses the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a ...

For activists pushing to revive the short-lived Biafra Republic in Nigeria’s southeast, the US right’s long-running outrage over Christian persecution has offered a new pathway to international ...

Over the weekend, rapper Nicki Minaj publicly thanked President Donald Trump and his administration for taking steps to help persecuted Christians in Nigeria. Her comments came just one day after ...

JOHANNESBURG: A staggering and growing wave of persecution against Christians across sub-Saharan Africa has been laid bare in the latest Open Doors’ World Watch List for 2025. The report says three ...

In response to President Trump’s threat to deploy the United States military to Nigeria to stop the murderous persecution of Christians that has been transpiring for at least a decade, Nigerian ...

One of the top Christian worldview stories of 2025 is the ongoing, worsening situation for Christians in the nation of Nigeria. At the end of October, President Trump designated Nigeria a Country of ...

For years, the Nigerian government has denied that the widespread and deadly violence against Christians within its borders is religiously motivated. In September, President Bola Tinubu called claims ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump has intensified his focus on Nigeria, citing ...

A diplomatic row erupted on social media tonight following King Charles III’s speech at a State Banquet hosted for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at Windsor Castle. While the monarch used his address ...