theologians and other experts has documented the stories of over 1,600 men and women who were killed over the past 25 years for being Christian Photo: YouTube Al Rojo Vivo/Telemundo

Tehran “admits” arrest of over 50 Christians since war with Israel

Of these, only 11 have been released on bail. The others remain in prison and join the more than 60 already in jail before the conflict for reasons of faith. According to the Ministry of Intelligence, they are “Mossad mercenaries” trained abroad by churches in the United States and Israel. Article 18: their “crime” was to have participated “in a gathering” of faithful “in a neighbouring country”.

A Bishop Denounces The Persecution of Catholics in Russian-Occupied Ukraine

Russia’s actions in Ukraine increasingly resemble the Soviet Communist dictatorship’s practices against religious freedom. Furthermore, Vladimir Putin’s dictatorship has as allies some of the regimes that most fiercely persecute Christians in the world, such as the Islamist dictatorship of Iran and the Communist dictatorships of China, Cuba, and North Korea.