As Dutch envoy of religious freedom, Bea ten Tusscher gratefully uses the Open Doors’ World Watch list that ranks persecution of Christians. “It makes persecution visible”, she says. “Although the underlying stories are often more complex.”

In 2023, an Islamic terrorist in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras murdered an altar server and injured four other people with a machete while shouting, "Death to Christians" and "Allah is great."

People died in the hospital because they could not bribe the doctor to get surgery. Growing up as a teenager in post-communist Romania, I heard many stories about corruption. Bribery scandals were ever-present.

NewsRound Europe is CNE’s news podcast. It has a bulletin with some remarkable news topics from the European continent. At the end, we have a question-and-answer session with a colleague about an article.

NewsRound Europe is CNE’s news podcast. It has a bulletin with some remarkable news topics from the European continent. And at the end, we have a Question & Answer with a colleague about an article.