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The Weekly Briefing

A clear, evidence-based overview of Christian persecution around the world.

Verified incidents, emerging trends and the context behind them, gathered from reporting around the world so the church can pray with insight and respond.

01 / Editor's Briefing

Weekly analysis

The Week in Focus

Most serious incidents

China  · Petition Launched to Bring Home Pastor Imprisoned in China

Ethiopia  · Ethiopian Orthodox Church Condemns Demolition of Jigjiga Medhanealem Church

Kosovo  · Attack on the Church of the Holy Saviour in Prizren, prosecution registered case as "property damage"

Emerging patterns
12 incidents that week, down from 16 the week before. Rising over four weeks: India (3 to 8).
Where it is concentrated
Nigeria and Pakistan: 2 each.
Read the full analysis

Incidents

12

−25%

vs. previous week

1

−96%

vs. previous week

Countries

10

−17%

vs. previous week

How People Affected is counted

The sum of people killed, injured, abducted, arrested or displaced in each incident that happened that week. An incident several outlets reported is counted once, with the largest toll its reports give. Cumulative tolls are not added.

02 / Key Incidents

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China

Petition Launched to Bring Home Pastor Imprisoned in China

A petition is launched to bring home the imprisoned pastor

Aug 19, 2026 International Christian Concern ↗

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Orthodox Church Condemns Demolition of Jigjiga Medhanealem Church

An organized group completely demolished the Medhanealem Church in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali Regional State, according to a statement released by the Somali Diocese.

Aug 25, 2026 borkena.com ↗

Kosovo

Attack on the Church of the Holy Saviour in Prizren, prosecution registered case as "property damage"

An attack on the church was registered by prosecutors as property damage.

Aug 22, 2026 kosovo-online.com ↗

03 / Severity Distribution

12 Incidents
  • High (67%) 8
  • Unrated (33%) 4

04 / Incidents by Country

top 5
#CountryIncidents
1Nigeria2
2Pakistan2
3Ethiopia1
4India1
5Kosovo1

05 / Eight-Week Trend

incidents per week
05101520Week of 2026-07-01: 27/1Week of 2026-07-08: 97/8Week of 2026-07-15: 57/15Week of 2026-07-22: 87/22Week of 2026-07-29: 137/29Week of 2026-08-05: 118/5Week of 2026-08-12: 188/12Week of 2026-08-19: 128/1912

Persecution Monitor aggregates and cross-references public news reporting surfaced through Google News. This briefing is informational only and reflects the limits of available reporting.