Following the US withdrawal and the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan has been chosen as the worst country for Christian persecution by a religious freedom advocacy group.
The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in Mozambique's Christian villages that left eight people killed, including by beheading, and several houses burned.
Even an unproven accusation of blasphemy can bring devastation to a family in Pakistan. Victims suffer in prison while their loved ones are forced into hiding. UK-based Release International visited two Christian women whose husbands have been jailed to find out about the impact on their lives.
Christians, especially converts, feel increasingly ostracised during the month of Ramadan – so much so, that many do not even eat in public and keep an even lower profile than usual.
A Muslim woman in eastern Uganda added poison to the food of her husband, a former Islamic teacher who converted to Christianity about a week earlier, after noticing him praying in the name of Christ, according to a report.
At any time, Charity's village Guyaku in the north of the country could be attacked and she could be separated from her children. It is something that happens to many Christian mums in the region and it happened to her recently.
"Violence against women and girls is a global crisis. One in three women will experience sexual violence in their lives," says Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief.
If we commit to foster a better understanding between religious groups and the media, the result could be the exposure of under-told and often unknown stories of faith-motivated sacrifice, generosity, service and hope being told to an audience looking for meaning.