Here are Christianity Today's most-read stories about the persecuted church in 2018.
Bulgaria Revises Proposed Restrictions on Church ActivityUpdate: After considering laws to halt training, foreign funding, and missionary outreach, the European nation eases its approach.
Indonesian Churches Blasted by Family of Suicide BombersChristians outraged at “heinous and gory” terrorist attacks that killed and injured dozens of worshipers Sunday morning.
North Korea Frees American ChristiansPresident Trump announced that the three prisoners have been released prior to his historic meeting with Kim Jong-un.
Leah Sharibu Inspires Nigeria’s Christians, Faces Execution by Boko HaramBeleaguered believers rally behind Dapchi schoolgirl’s example of keeping the faith under pressure.
China Mulls Major Restrictions on Online MinistriesForeigners would be prohibited from providing “religious information” to mainland Chinese via the internet, according to draft rules.
Turkey Wants to Keep American Pastor Behind Bars for LifeAmerican officials and supporters say Andrew Brunson has been “unjustly imprisoned” under false charges.
Nigerian Mass Becomes a Massacre: Herdsmen Kill 18 Worshipers, Adding to Hundreds of Victims‘Vile, evil, and satanic’ attacks by Fulani now outnumber Boko Haram, one of the world's deadliest terror groups.
Pakistan Frees Asia Bibi from Blasphemy Death SentenceJailed Christian mother acquitted by Supreme Court after eight years. Violent protests erupt in major cities.
China Bans Zion, Beijing’s Biggest House ChurchShut down after Sunday services, influential congregation had refused orders to install government surveillance cameras.
Bolivia Makes Evangelism a CrimeEvangelicals ‘deeply worried’ about socialist government’s changes to penal code.
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