
Correcting the religious freedom narrative in Nigeria
This essay originally appeared as a post by Dennis Petri on the Five4Faith Substack on April 16. Image source: ADF International.

This essay originally appeared as a post by Dennis Petri on the Five4Faith Substack on April 16. Image source: ADF International.

This report is a reprint from: Petri, D. P. & Bainbridge, J. T. (2025). Invisible exodus: Toward a methodology for estimating religious displacement in Nigeria. Frontiers in Sociology, 10, Article 1677251. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1677251

IIRF Analytical Intelligence Report: Nigerian Christians as Victims of Islamist Extremism

Considerable attention has been devoted to Nigeria in the past month after the US government declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) due to the severe threats to religion that exist there.

The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), in collaboration with the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and Open Doors (OD), invites you to an important webinar

This report is a reprint from: D. P. Petri (2023, September 28). An Illustrative Approach to Religious Freedom Violations in Nigeria. Canopy Forum.

The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) is pleased to announce the publication of a new essay by Dr. Dennis Petri, International Director of the

This report is a reprint from: D. P. Petri and J. Bainbridge (2024, September 11). Violence in Nigeria: Discussion of the statistical evidence for the disproportionate targeting of Christians. Canopy Forum.

Christian IDPs displaced by extremist violence in Nigeria

Analysis by John Bainbridge, IIRF Data Analyst