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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

Nigeria  · Islamic Extremists Kill 30 Christians in Nigerian Village

United States  · Lawyer Who Defended China's Persecuted Christians Released From ICE Custody

Nigeria  · Top Trump Adviser Reverses Course, Calls Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria 'Intolerable'

Emerging patterns
9 incidents that week, up from 6 the week before. Rising over four weeks: Nigeria (1 to 6).
Where it is concentrated
Most in Nigeria (3 of 9).
Read the full analysis

Incidents

9

+50%

vs. previous week

39

+290%

vs. previous week

Countries

7

+40%

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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Nigeria

Islamic Extremists Kill 30 Christians in Nigerian Village

Islamic extremists killed 30 Christians in a village in Nigeria.

Jul 28, 2026 International Christian Concern ↗
United States

Lawyer Who Defended China's Persecuted Christians Released From ICE Custody

The lawyer was released from ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) custody.

Jul 29, 2026 religionunplugged.com ↗

Nigeria

Top Trump Adviser Reverses Course, Calls Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria 'Intolerable'

Boulos said in a public release on X that ongoing violence against Christian communities and other vulnerable populations in Nigeria's Middle Belt is intolerable.

Jul 27, 2026 truthnigeria.com ↗

03 / Severity Distribution

9 Incidents
  • Critical (11%) 1
  • High (44%) 4
  • Unrated (44%) 4

04 / Incidents by Country

top 5
#CountryIncidents
1Nigeria3
2United States1
3Myanmar1
4Egypt1
5United Kingdom1

05 / Eight-Week Trend

incidents per week
02.557.510Week of 2026-06-03: 16/3Week 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: 107/2210

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.