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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

Unknown  · Muslim Assailants Kill Church Elder, At Least 20 Other Christians, In Targeted Attacks

Pakistan  · Pakistan Bishops decry impunity for anti-Christian violence

Ethiopia  · Deadly attack on Ethiopian monastery condemned

Emerging patterns
13 incidents that week, up from 9 the week before. Rising over four weeks: India (1 to 6) and Nigeria (1 to 6).
Where it is concentrated
Most in India (3 of 13). 1 with no country given.
Read the full analysis

Incidents

13

+44%

vs. previous week

736

+1787%

vs. previous week

Countries

9

+29%

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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Unknown

Muslim Assailants Kill Church Elder, At Least 20 Other Christians, In Targeted Attacks

Killed a church elder and at least 20 other Christians in targeted attacks

Aug 5, 2026 mycharisma.com ↗

Pakistan

Pakistan Bishops decry impunity for anti-Christian violence

Bishops in Pakistan have spoken of their dismay after the country’s Supreme Court quashed the sentences of three men convicted of killing a Christian man and his pregnant wife who were burnt to death after being thrown into a brick kiln.

Aug 3, 2026 catholicherald.co.uk ↗
Ethiopia

Deadly attack on Ethiopian monastery condemned

A deadly attack on an Ethiopian monastery was condemned.

Jul 31, 2026 christiantoday.com ↗

03 / Severity Distribution

13 Incidents
  • Critical (23%) 3
  • High (69%) 9
  • Unrated (8%) 1

04 / Incidents by Country

top 5
#CountryIncidents
1India3
2Iran2
3Palestine1
4Algeria1
5Israel1

05 / Eight-Week Trend

incidents per week
03.87.511.315Week of 2026-06-10: 36/10Week 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: 157/2915

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.