PERSECUTION TRENDS 2026.
Posted: 30th December 2025
As the gospel spreads and impacts more lives, Christians around the world are bracing themselves for a year of increased persecution at the hands of oppressive governments and religious extremists.
Release International’s annual Persecution Trends Report spotlights a number of places in the world where severe persecution is likely to increase in the year ahead.
The report provides a platform for Release International’s partners to analyse the current situation in their country and to say what they think 2026 could hold in store for followers of Christ.
In Nigeria one of Release International’s partners says the martyrdom of Christians could double without swift action. In China Release International’s partner believes persecution it at its worst level since the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and early 1970s.
The report appears in the January edition of Release International’s free quarterly magazine, Voice. It can also be read by clicking the button below. Release Int.
