India (MNN) — Christians in India’s Uttarakhand State expect increased punishment for breaking anti-conversion laws, as legislation to expand existing penalties awaits final assent from the region’s governor. Carefully yet deceptively worded, the proposed amendment purports to protect religious minorities while licensing their maltreatment.

International (MNN) — A new report outlines how India, China, Indonesia, and Pakistan, four of the world’s five most populous countries, systematically persecute Christians. Greg Kelley with Unknown Nations says mistreatment of believers is neither new nor unexpected. 

Sudan (MNN) — The war in Sudan has brought famine on top of catastrophic damage to people’s lives. Many now survive on the bare minimum.

Nigeria (MNN) — Food insecurity plagues Nigeria, but it’s not just because it’s the lean season till September. More and more farmland is falling to attacks by militant Fulani herdsmen

Nigeria (MNN) — Christian leaders in Nigeria are calling for prayer as believers face unrelenting attacks from Fulani herdsmen.

Myanmar (MNN) – The Rohingya continue to be persecuted and forcibly deported back to Myanmar. As they live in daily limbo, Unknown Nations offers them the hope of Christ .

Sudan (MNN) — The rainy season is now underway in Sudan, and flooding risks compound misery. Nearly half a million people were affected by floods last year, with a repeat or worse season likely this year.

Nigeria (MNN) — Last month, militant Fulani herdsmen killed up to 200 Nigerians in the predominantly Christian village of Yelwata. Since then, fear has risen that another large-scale attack could be coming. 

International (MNN) — Here’s a concerning statistic that every Christian should know: “[There are] 65,000 people every single day going into a Christless eternity,” Greg Kelley from Unknown Nations says.

Afghanistan (MNN) — Resettling after leaving your homeland is incredibly difficult. Returning is even harder — especially when your country is still in crisis. That’s the reality facing more than 250,000 Afghan refugees who have been forced to return to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in recent months.

Nigeria (MNN) — 42 believers are dead after an attack by Muslim cattle herders in Northern Nigeria last week. Please pray for the families reeling from this devastation. More believers are killed in Nigeria each year than in all other countries combined. In the country’s Muslim North, violence against Christian minorities has been happening for years.

India/Pakistan (MNN) — Next steps for India and Pakistan remain fragile in their days-old ceasefire. Greg Kelley with Unknown Nations says their indigenous partners in both nations are feeling the effects of uncertainty and travel restrictions. Regions of northern India outside of Kashmir — Jammu and Delhi, Kelley says — are also impacted.

Nigeria (MNN) — An ECOWAS court of twelve nations has ruled that Nigeria’s Kano State must repeal its locally enforced blasphemy laws. Kano officials have responded with pushback, citing the interest of their Muslim citizens. Greg Kelley with Unknown Nations says outsider perspective is unlikely to affect local jurisdiction in Nigeria’s Muslim north. 

Democratic Republic of Congo (MNN) — A truce between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continues to hold as the groups plan further peace talks in the coming weeks.

Sudan (MNN) — Sudan’s army captures more territory in the capital after seizing the presidential palace on Friday. It’s the government’s most significant advance in a two-year war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Congo-Kinshasa (MNN) — Angola says it will mediate peace talks today between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23 rebels. A Congolese government spokesperson told Reuters that her office had received Angola’s invitation but had failed to confirm its participation in the talks.

International (MNN) — Laws against blasphemy exist in parts of every region of the world, including Europe. They vary in severity, but they all put added weight on gospel ministry.

United Kingdom (MNN) — As Europe’s Muslim population grows, a clash of worldviews is testing its courts of law.

Last weekend in Manchester, England, a man was arrested after allegedly burning a copy of the Quran. According to one report, he claimed to be doing it in honor of Salwan Momika.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (MNN) — On Monday, Rwandan-backed M23 fighters captured Goma, a key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering Rwanda. A city of 2 million already, Goma was crammed with an additional 300,000 people fleeing M23’s advance.

Afghanistan (MNN) — President Trump’s 90 day freeze on foreign aid and a recent prisoner swap are returning Afghanistan to the global spotlight.