The persecution of Christians in modern history: staggering numbers, inspiring stories

Richard Wurmbrand stood for Christ behind the Iron Curtain. It cost him 14 years in prison

How Westerners overlook persecution, what it looks like, and what we can do about it

Persecution of Christians in the Islamic world

Rómulo Sauñe gave his life for Bible distribution in Peru

In Christianity’s African cradle, churches are burned and believers imprisoned

Christians have suffered for their faith throughout history; here are some of their stories.

What you will read in this issue is, in part, history that is still being written

A Romanian Orthodox renewal group faced persecution from both church and state

Maximilian Kolbe gave his life to save another prisoner from the Nazis

The complicated story of the “Auca Martyrs”

Wang Mingdao and the birth of the Chinese house church movement

Protecting a secret house church ministry in China

An Arab Israeli brings people to Christ behind closed doors

The first Christian arrested under Pakistan’s blasphemy law tells his story

An Eritrean gospel singer wrote this song in prison, drawing strength from those who had suffered before her

A map showing persecution hot spots around the world

When the guard’s flashlight beam swung away and the dog’s barking ceased, Professor Cho had a revelation: Like most North Koreans, he had forgotten God. But God had never forgotten North Korea

CH discusses modern persecution with John Allen Jr., the author of a new book, The Global War on Christians

Learn more about the stories featured in this issue and put modern persecution of Christians into historical context with resources recommended by CH editorial staff and this issue’s contributors.