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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

Ukraine  · Russia Missile Kills Beloved Christian Family in Ukraine

China  · China Named Global 'Puppet Master' of Religious Persecution at Washington Hearing

India  · Chhattisgarh Christian Forum office-bearer arrested for objectionable social media post

Emerging patterns
12 incidents that week, down from 13 the week before. Rising over four weeks: Nigeria (2 to 9) and India (2 to 5).
Where it is concentrated
Most in Nigeria (4 of 12).
Read the full analysis

Incidents

12

−8%

vs. previous week

11

−99%

vs. previous week

Countries

8

−11%

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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Ukraine

Russia Missile Kills Beloved Christian Family in Ukraine

In the early hours of the morning of July 30, Russia launched an attack on a village on the outskirts of Kryvyi Rih, a large industrial city in Ukraine.

Aug 7, 2026 International Christian Concern ↗

China

China Named Global 'Puppet Master' of Religious Persecution at Washington Hearing

At a congressional hearing earlier this month, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback testified on the global state of religious freedom.

Aug 8, 2026 roysreport.com ↗

India

Chhattisgarh Christian Forum office-bearer arrested for objectionable social media post

Was arrested

Aug 8, 2026 thehindu.com ↗

03 / Severity Distribution

12 Incidents
  • Critical (17%) 2
  • High (83%) 10

04 / Incidents by Country

top 5
#CountryIncidents
1Nigeria4
2Ukraine2
3Germany1
4Sudan1
5India1

05 / Eight-Week Trend

incidents per week
03.87.511.315Week of 2026-06-17: 36/17Week of 2026-06-24: 66/24Week 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: 147/29Week of 2026-08-05: 138/513

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.