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First State-Sponsored Side Event on Christian Persecution and Discrimination Held at UN Human Rights Council

March 6, 2026,

For the first time, a state-sponsored side event on Christian persecution was held at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The event, titled “Standing with Persecuted Christians – Defending the Faith and Christian Values”, brought together diplomats, religious freedom experts and civil society representatives in Geneva on 4 March 2026. Speakers warned that while Christians face severe persecution worldwide, legal and social restrictions on Christian beliefs are also increasingly documented in Europe.

EU Parliament Recognises Christian Discrimination

February 19, 2026,

In its resolution on the Annual Human Rights Report 2025, the European Parliament has, for the first time, explicitly acknowledged the issue of “Christianophobia” and the lack of an EU Coordinator for anti-Christian hate crime within the European Union and condemned the global persecution of Christians, describing Christianity as “the most persecuted religion in the world.”

Greece Records 404 Incidents Targeting Christian Sights

November 25, 2025, Greece

According to an official report published by the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, 404 incidents against places of Christian religious significance were recorded in Greece in 2024.

30 MEPs Call for EU Coordinator on Anti-Christian Hate Crimes After Discussing New OIDAC Report

November 19, 2025,

At the launch of OIDAC Europe’s 2025 Report at the European Parliament Intergroup for Freedom of Religion, Belief or Conscience, MEPs called on the EU to appoint a Coordinator to combat anti-Christian hate crimes, after new data showed a sharp rise in attacks and growing intolerance against Christians across the continent.

OIDAC 2025 Report: New Findings

November 18, 2025,

In its “Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Report 2024” OIDAC Europe identified 2,211* anti-Christian hate crimes in 2024. This figure includes a significant rise in personal attacks, which increased to 274 incidents, and a sharp spike in arson attacks targeting churches and other Christian sites. According to OIDAC Europe’s findings, most anti-Christian hate crimes were recorded in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Austria.

High-Level FoRB Meeting Urges Action on Global Persecution and Western Restrictions

November 13, 2025,

Governmental and non-governmental religious freedom representatives met on the margins of this year’s High-Level Conference of the Article 18 Alliance (A18A) in Prague, held under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic, to discuss responses to recent reports by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe), and Hungary Helps, confirming a troubling global rise in Christian persecution and discrimination. 

German Bishops Conference Warns of Rising Church Vandalism

October 16, 2025,

“All taboos have been broken when it comes to church vandalism.” With this statement, the German Bishops’ Conference has warned of a rise in church vandalism in Germany. It is not only the number of cases, but also their severity, that raises concern.

OSCE/ODIHR Releases new Guide on Anti-Christian hate crimes

July 28, 2025,

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published a Guide on anti-Christian hate crimes, which highlights security needs of Christians in the OSCE region. The guideline complements existing OSCE guides on anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate crime prevention and issues a strong call for government action.

Poland: Half of surveyed clergy experienced aggression in the last 12 months

July 1, 2025, Poland

A recent survey conducted by the Institute of Statistics of the Catholic Church (ISKK) has uncovered a worrying rise in aggression against Catholic priests in Poland. Based on 996 responses, the findings show that nearly half of surveyed clergy (49.7%) experienced some form of aggression in the past 12 months—most commonly verbal abuse, online harassment, and in some cases, physical or property-related attacks. Notably, the vast majority of incidents remain unreported.