The State Department no longer is making publicly available a number of statistics about refugees admitted into the United States, including their religious affiliation.

10/15/2020 - By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Permanent resettlement is an elusive dream for many of the world’s 79.5 million forcibly displaced people.

10/12/2020 - By IMB Staff

A day after a Jehovah’s Witness became the first to be acquitted in Russia since a 2017 ruling declared his faith group “extremist,” six Russian members received suspended sentences for gathering for worship.

10/09/2020 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

An international group of religion scholars—including a Baylor University professor—is calling on President Vladimir Putin and his administration to end the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia.

10/06/2020 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

As a result of strict Islamic blasphemy laws, a 37-year-old Christian was sentenced to death because of allegations he insulted the Islamic prophet Muhammad via text messages to a coworker.

09/15/2020 - By Tess Schoonhoven / Baptist Press

The Chinese government’s repression of Uyghur Muslims is a foretaste of the world’s future if there is not a change, human rights advocates warned Aug. 21 in a Southern Baptist-sponsored panel discussion.

08/25/2020 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

Texas Baptists are working in partnership with Health Outreach to the Middle East to provide emergency relief for people in Lebanon affected by the Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut.

08/12/2020 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

Christians in Lebanon requested prayer from fellow believers around the world after an enormous explosion devastated the port area of Beirut on Aug. 4.

08/05/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

China persecutes Christians to gain leverage in future diplomatic relations with the United States, a Christian seeking U.S. asylum claimed in a video released July 22 alongside a new report by International Christian Concern.

07/28/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

A nearly equal number of countries received upgrades and downgrades regarding their efforts against human trafficking in the last year, the U.S. State Department said in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report.

07/06/2020 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

International religious freedom experienced both gains and losses in 2019, officials said upon the release of the U.S. State Department’s annual report on the issue.

06/12/2020 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

As the epicenter of the COVID crisis has shifted to developing nations, Texas Baptist Men is meeting extreme hunger needs through international ministry partners.

06/08/2020 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men