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 analysisPalestine · Church leaders say impunity fuels settler attacks after ambush of diplomats in Taybeh
Palestine · Church leaders call settler attack on Taybeh part of 'wide-scale terror'
Ukraine · Russian strike damages church in Khmelnytskyi region; no casualties reported
Incidents
6
−50%
vs. previous week
0
−100%
vs. previous week
Countries
4
−43%
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.
PalestineA convoy of European diplomats and Palestinian civilians was ambushed by masked settlers on Oct. 17 in Taybeh, one of the last Christian villages in the West Bank.
Oct 17, 2026 OSV News ↗
PalestineJerusalem's church leaders condemned the attack on the Christian village of Taybeh in the West Bank and said Palestinian villages have been exposed to wide-scale terror by settlers.
Oct 20, 2026 The Times of Israel ↗
UkraineThe facade, windows and bell tower of a church in the Shepetivka district were damaged in a Russian attack, according to regional military administration head Serhii Tiurin.
Oct 19, 2026 Yahoo News ↗
| # | Country | Incidents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 2 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 2 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1 |
| 4 | India | 1 |
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Incidents are compiled by Persecution Monitor from news reports aggregated via Google News and consolidated so that each incident is counted once. People affected includes those killed, injured, abducted, arrested or displaced. Incomplete coverage and source bias mean totals may understate the true scale of persecution.
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.
