Articles by Edward Ross
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In his preaching in China, Ezra Jin used to say he would likely not be jailed as his predecessors were, but the pastor can now talk about a prison experience of sharing a room with 30 people and being forced to sleep next to a violent veteran suffering post-trauma nightmares. -
At least one Christian slain every 86 minutes in Nigeria, study says
Christians in Nigeria were killed at a rate of one every 86 minutes between Jan. 1 and Sept. 8, most of them in the Middle Belt that receives low priority in Nigerian and U.S. security policy, a new report by a U.S.-based aid agency shows. -
Help sought for Chinese attorney, imprisoned pastors ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Following China’s release from prison of Pastor Ezra Jin, advocates are urging the release of eight pastors of his church ahead of a U.S.-China summit next week, even as an attorney representing the congregation seeks asylum. -
Daughter of Christian jailed in Syria urges U.S. action
The daughter of a Christian detained in Syria without charges since February 2025 on Tuesday (Sept. 15) called on the U.S. administration to use its influence to secure his release. -
US slams 'golden door' on world’s persecuted Christians, report says
The U.S. government’s 2026 Fiscal Year ending on Sept. 30 likely will be the first in a quarter century in which no refugees enduring religious persecution are resettled in the United States, according to a report by two Christian aid agencies. -
Christian jailed without charges in Syria; others threatened with arbitrary arrest
Syria has jailed a Christian – a former mayor who led the defense of an Islamic State assault on his town 11 years ago – without charges since February 2025, rights groups say. -
Christian children in Sri Lanka subject to bullying, discrimination, report says
Some Christian schoolchildren in Sri Lanka, especially children of non-traditional church pastors, are targeted by both bullies and teachers for their faith, according to a study by the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL). -
Nigerian officials challenged to address ‘horrifying’ ordeal of women and girls
Eight years after 14-year-old Leah Sharibu was kidnapped by Islamic extremists along with 109 others from a girls’ school in Nigeria’s Yobe state on Feb. 19, 2018, she is the only remaining captive. -
Surge in attacks on Christians in Israel reported
Christians have been the target of more than 88 incidents of harassment and assault in Israel so far this year, with 2026 on track to surpass last year’s record of 181 incidents, according to the Religious Freedom Data Center. -
New report shows terrorists in Nigeria target Christians
More Christians than Muslims were killed in terrorist attacks in Nigeria from October 2019 to September 2025, and Fulani assailants were responsible for more of the deaths than the designated terrorist groups that the Nigerian and U.S. governments are targeting, according to a new report. -
China arrests six Christians on charge of ‘organizing minors’
Authorities in China this month arrested six Christians on charges including “organizing minors to carry out activities disrupting public order” for ordinary church activities, according to religious rights watchdog Bitter Winter. -
Trial opens in Egypt for Christian charged with ‘challenging Islam’
The trial of an Egyptian imprisoned on charges related to his conversion from Islam and his attempt to change his religious designation on identity papers opened on Tuesday (April 21) in Cairo.
