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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

Ethiopia  · Ethiopia's Ongoing Conflict Leaves Christian Communities Living in Fear

DR Congo  · Up to 143 D. R. Congo Christians Slaughtered in Wave of Islamist Violence

Jordan  · Islamic extremists kill Christians in mass shooting at funeral in Jordan

Emerging patterns
42 incidents so far this month, down from 46 last month. Rising over four weeks: India (2 to 5).
Where it is concentrated
Most in Nigeria (5 of 42). 4 with no country given.
Read the full analysis

Incidents

42

−9%

vs. previous month

40,307

+41886%

vs. previous month

Countries

18

No change

vs. previous month

How People Affected is counted

The sum of people killed, injured, abducted, arrested or displaced in each incident that happened this month. 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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Ethiopia

Ethiopia's Ongoing Conflict Leaves Christian Communities Living in Fear

Thousands of Christian families are fleeing clashes around the border town of Moyale and seeking safety in Kenya.

Nov 2, 2026 International Christian Concern ↗
DR Congo

Up to 143 D. R. Congo Christians Slaughtered in Wave of Islamist Violence

Up to 143 Christians were reportedly killed in a wave of Islamist violence in DR Congo.

Nov 10, 2026 barnabasaid.org ↗

Jordan

Islamic extremists kill Christians in mass shooting at funeral in Jordan

Gunmen opened fire on a funeral at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Hmood, Karak Province, on October 23, killing at least six or seven people and wounding 28.

Oct 23, 2026 Christian Daily International ↗

03 / Severity Distribution

42 Incidents
  • Critical (26%) 11
  • High (69%) 29
  • Unrated (5%) 2

04 / Incidents by Country

top 5
#CountryIncidents
1Nigeria5
2India4
3Jordan4
4Sudan4
5DR Congo3

05 / Eight-Week Trend

incidents per week
03.87.511.315Week of 2026-09-16: 129/16Week of 2026-09-23: 119/23Week of 2026-09-30: 159/30Week of 2026-10-07: 1110/7Week of 2026-10-14: 910/14Week of 2026-10-21: 1210/21Week of 2026-10-28: 1110/28Week of 2026-11-04: 611/46

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.