U.S. Commission Names 13 Countries as Religious Freedom Violators
Posted on: Saturday, May 2, 2009
The latest annual report by the independent United States Commission on International Religious Freedom names 13 countries as serious violators of religious freedom, Worthy News monitored Saturday, May 2, with reporting by the Voice of America network (VOA).
British Politicians Urges Release Burma Prisoners
Posted on: Friday, May 1, 2009
Former leaders of Britain’s three main political parties have urged the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to make the release of Burma’s 2,100 political prisoners, including Christians, his personal priority, Worthy News monitored Friday, May 1.
NEWS ALERT: Secret Christian Church in Mecca
Posted on: Friday, April 24, 2009
Christians have set up an underground church in Mecca, viewed by Muslims as the "holiest city in Islam", while tens of thousands of other Saudi Christians are worshiping via the Internet, a mission group confirmed Friday, April 24.
Pakistan Frees Christians Jailed For “Blasphemy”
Posted on: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Two Christian brothers accused of "blasphemy" against Islam in Pakistan were free Wednesday, April 22, after they were unexpectedly released from prison, but concerns remained over their future, Pakistani Christians and rights activists said.
India State Jails Pastor For “Conversion”
Posted on: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By Worthy News Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (Worthy News)-- A pastor in India's Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh state remained detained Wednesday, April 15, for his alleged involvement in "conversion activities", Christians said.
Romania Denies Involvement in Moldova’s Riots
Posted on: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Romania is denying Moldovan accusations that it was involved in violent anti-government protests in Moldova, which left at least one woman dead and injured some 100 others. The denial came after Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin ordered the expulsion of Romania's…
Chinese House Church Leader Receives “Death Threats”
Posted on: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
The leader of the 250,000 member Chinese House Church Alliance was free Tuesday, April 7, after he was apparently briefly detained in Beijing by over a dozen police officers and "threatened with death", following a baptism service.
BREAKING NEWS: New York Shooting Kills 14 (Developing Story)
Posted on: Friday, April 3, 2009
A gunman opened fire at an immigration center in Binghamton, in the northeastern state of New York, Friday, April 3, killing at least 13 people before killing himself, US officials said. The shootings apparently happened after he took at least…
Pakistan Christian Killed For Refusing To Convert To Islam
Posted on: Thursday, April 2, 2009
An impoverished father was no longer expecting justice Thursday, April 2, over a month after his Christian son was killed in Pakistan's troubled Pubjab province for "refusing to convert to Islam", the latest in a series ofanti-Christian incidents in the…
Lawyer Prosecuted Turkish Christians Plans European Court Case
Posted on: Saturday, March 28, 2009
The lawyer of two Turkish Christians on trial for "insulting Turkishness” plans to take their case to the European Court of Human Rights after they were fined for taking "illegal" church offerings, trial observers said in comments monitored by Worthy…
Bulgaria To Appeal European Court Ruling In Orthodox Row
Posted on: Monday, March 23, 2009
Bulgaria's government is planning to appeal a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which found Bulgaria guilty of violating religious rights of over 100 Bulgarian Orthodox priests, bishops and lay-workers, who were violently thrown out of their…
Macedonia Votes Amid Tight Security
Posted on: Sunday, March 22, 2009
Macedonia held presidential and local elections Sunday, March 22, seen as vital to the country's plans to join the European Union and NATO.
US Chaplains Banned From Mentioning God
Posted on: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Chaplains working at a hospice home in the U.S. state of Florida are no longer allowed to say "God"in inspirational messages to staff members, as part of a wider trend in the United States, Worthy News learned Saturday, March 21.
