Changes in Bhutan Accelerating in the New Year

BHUTAN Population: 741,700 Dominant religion: Buddhism Persecution ranking: 36 Christians: Less than 1% As we enter 2026, Bhutan has an opportunity to enter a fourth year of economic growth. Ironically, that growth is tenuous, because it comes primarily from remittance from Bhutanese who work abroad. Unemployment and underemployment are high in Bhutan. Even those with [...]

Japanese Seniors Working out of Necessity … for Themselves and Japan

Japan Population: 126.3 million Dominant religion: Shintoism Christian: 2.2 percent Persecution ranking: Not ranked Do you look forward to retiring? Some view it with anticipation for free time to pursue hobbies and an opportunity to enjoy an extended vacation. Others look to retirement with dread. Japan is in a complicated position regarding employment and retirement. [...]

Nigeria’s Ongoing Birthing Crisis

NIGERIA Population: 181 million Dominant Religion: Christianity Christians: 50.4 % Persecution Ranking: 7 As we finish the first quarter century this month, there is good news worldwide regarding maternal deaths. Thanks to expanded access to healthcare worldwide, maternal deaths have dropped 40% since 2000! Those numbers have also improved in Nigeria, but only by 13%. [...]

Killing Intensifies in Nigeria This Spring

NIGERIA Population: 181 million Dominant Religion: Christianity Christians: 50.4 percent Persecution Ranking: 6 Deadly attacks by Fulani herdsmen have intensified in Nigeria this year. On April 2 and 3rd, more than 60 Christians in seven settlements were murdered in Plateau State. More than 1,000 are now displaced. Other recent attacks have left more than 3,000 [...]

Persecution of Christians Increased in Iran in 2024

Iran Population: 82 million Christians: Less than one % Dominant religion: Shia Islam Persecution ranking: 9 Persecution of Christians in Iran is as old as the church. Even in the 300s, when Christianity first became acceptable in the Roman Empire, it was rejected by the Persians. Roman Emperor Constantine asked his rival, the Persian emperor, [...]

Abuse of African Maids in Saudi Arabia Goes Unchecked

Saudi Arabia Population: 33 million Christian: 4 percent Dominant Religion: Sunni Islam Persecution Ranking: 13 As the saying goes, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Women from Kenya and Uganda have learned that the hard way after responding to job offers in Saudi Arabia. The job offer tells them that [...]

Burkina Faso Breaks into the Electric Car Market in 2025

Burkina Faso Population: 19 million Christians: 20 percent Dominant religion: Sunni Islam Persecution ranking: 20 When one thinks of innovation and advanced technology, one usually doesn’t think of West African countries that struggle with coups, unemployment, and economic instability. Burkina Faso has taken a huge step to break out of that mold this year. They [...]

Myanmar’s Deteriorating Economy Destroys the Lives of Women

Myanmar Population: 58 million Christian: 8 percent Dominant religion: Buddhism Persecution ranking: 13 Myanmar’s economy has never been strong. They have a long history of military rule. Such misrule destroys the economy and the people subjected to it. There was a 10-year period between 2011 and 2021 when Myanmar had civilian rule. The middle class [...]

Precarious is the Word for Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Population: 6,389,500 Christian Percentage: 6.1 % Primary Religion: Sunni Islam Persecution Ranking: Not Ranked Oxford Languages defines precarious as, “not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.” That is a perfect description of the water situation in Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous Central Asian nation. Set high in the mountains, Kyrgyzstan has [...]

Criminal Gangs Destroying Nigeria’s Food Independence

Nigeria Population: 181 million Christian Percentage: 50 percent Dominant Religion: Christianity Persecution Ranking: 6 Nigeria is a nation blessed with fertile land, an excellent network of rivers and six seaports on the Atlantic Coast. They also have an aggressive workforce that has the potential to make their nation powerful and prosperous. But they also have [...]

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