Center for Religious Freedom

The Yayang church is seen covered in scaffolding in Wenzhou, China, on January 9, 2026. The church in eastern China was scaffolded and had its cross removed, with residents and rights groups saying multiple members had been arrested as a national crackdown on unofficial Christian organizations grew. (Getty Images)

The golden steeple of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 19, 2025. (Getty Images)

A Communist firing squad aims at the Monument of the Sacred Heart during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. (Wikimedia Commons)

A police officer stands near the West Kowloon court where Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial took place on August 28, 2025. (Getty Images)

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General view of the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) on October 24, 2019, in Madrid, Spain. (Getty Images)

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Jimmy Lai's wife, Teresa Lai, his son, and Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun attend Jimmy Lai's trial on December 15, 2025, in Hong Kong. (Getty Images)

Abuja City, Nigeria (Getty Stock Photo)

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A cross is on the steeple of a church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on December 1, 2025. (Getty Images)

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