Legal Insurrection rightfully covers antisemitism infecting the world. It’s awful.
But we must not forget the rise of Christian persecution around the world, even if it doesn’t happen much in the West.
The International Christian Concern (ICC) shared its annual report on Christian persecution with Fox News Digital.
The Global Persecution Index 2025 showed persecution against Christians has risen more than any other religion.
“The world is seeing an increasing push toward oppressive control over religion, particularly Christianity, as a consequence of several modern and historical factors converging,” ICC President Jeff King told Fox News Digital. “Christians face oppression in more countries than any other faith group, with significant challenges in regions like the Middle East, Africa and Asia.”
The Red Zone areas where the government and others routinely torture or kill Christians:
The Orange Zone, where authoritarians and others severely oppress Christians:
The Yellow Zon,e where governments and others attack, arrest, and oppress Christians:
We hear a lot about persecution in Nigeria, especially after Boko Haram kidnapped almost 300 Christian girls in April 2014.
The Islamic terrorist group still has 82 girls in captivity.
Boko Haram consistently attacks Christians on Christmas. 2024 wasn’t any different. Militants killed 24 Christians last month during Christmas.
“In many authoritarian states, Christianity is seen as a proxy for Western influence and values, which regimes often reject as imperialistic or destabilizing,” King also told Fox News. “Christianity and other faiths emphasize allegiance to a higher moral authority, which inherently challenges authoritarian regimes that demand complete loyalty to the state.”
Somalia, under the control of Islamic terrorist group al-Shabaab, banned Christmas in 2015. Christians face five years in prison if caught celebrating the holiday. The terrorist group has even attacked Christians in neighboring Kenya.
ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists slaughtered at least 21 Christians during Christmas in the DRC:
On December 21, ADF rebels made an incursion into the village of Robinet, in the Bapere sector of North Kivu province, a local official said.”They killed six people on the spot, then on December 22 they arrived at the neighboring village we call Kodjo where they killed 12 people,” Macaire Sivikunula, a representative for the Bapere sector’s governor, told AFP.Then on Christmas Day, ADF fighters “arrived seven kilometers from Manguredjipa in the village called Makele and killed three people,” Sivikunula added.
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