Audit statement of the World Watch List 2023 published
The IIRF releases the audit statement of the World Watch List 2023 of Open Doors International
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The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) 2022
Every year, the WEA holds IDOP in November, calling on Christians around the world to pray for those who are persecuted for their faith or beliefs.
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All 22 volumes of the German Yearbook on the Discrimination and Persecution of Christians
The Interantional Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) offers all 22 volumes of the German Yearbook on the Discrimination and Persecution of Christians as free download.
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Virtual lecture on Werner Nel’s “Grievous religious persecution”
Thomas Schirrmacher lectures virtually on Werner Nel’s “Grievous religious persecution” at University of Johannesburg together with Heiner Bielefeld
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“Blessed Are the Persecuted”
Join the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) on November 7 and 14
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The German language 2021 yearbooks on Persecution and Discrimination of Christians and on Religious Freedom are available for download
The two yearbooks, published in November 2021, are now available for free download and to be implemented and offered on other websites.
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Christians in Europe are increasingly victims of discrimination
On December 9, 2020, the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) presented the 2020 Yearbooks “Religious Freedom” and “Persecution and Discrimination against Christians” at a Video press conference.
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Towards a Theology of Martyrdom
ARTICLE After a short introduction, showing that suffering, persecution and martyrdom have been prominent in the theology of the Early Church, and that the Bible speaks about them constantly, the main part of the article outlines 18 examples of Bible texts and Bible topics. These have often been neglected, as the subject has not been seen as integral to Scripture, to the church and to mission.