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The Monthly 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

Monthly analysis

The Month in Focus

Most serious incidents

Nigeria  · Islamic Extremists Kill 30 Christians in Nigerian Village

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

Ukraine  · Russia Missile Kills Beloved Christian Family in Ukraine

Emerging patterns
42 incidents that month, up from 16 the month before. Rising over four weeks: Nigeria (2 to 10) and India (2 to 5).
Where it is concentrated
Most in Nigeria (10 of 42).
Read the full analysis

Incidents

42

+163%

vs. previous month

796

+431%

vs. previous month

Countries

24

+85%

vs. previous month

How People Affected is counted

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

02 / Key Incidents

View all incidents
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 ↗
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 ↗

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 ↗

03 / Severity Distribution

42 Incidents
  • Critical (17%) 7
  • High (69%) 29
  • Unrated (14%) 6

04 / Incidents by Country

top 5
#CountryIncidents
1Nigeria10
2India5
3Ukraine2
4United Kingdom2
5United States2

05 / Eight-Week Trend

incidents per week
03.87.511.315Week of 2026-06-18: 46/18Week of 2026-06-25: 56/25Week of 2026-07-02: 57/2Week of 2026-07-09: 67/9Week of 2026-07-16: 67/16Week of 2026-07-23: 117/23Week of 2026-07-30: 117/30Week of 2026-08-06: 148/614

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.