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Worthy News provides verified, timely Christian persecution news — reporting on believers facing pressure, discrimination, and violence worldwide, along with actionable prayer updates and ways to respond.

From Asia and Africa to the Middle East and Latin America, we work to amplify the voices of the persecuted, document violations of religious freedom, and bring biblically grounded context to the headlines.

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Indonesia Christians flogged under Sharia law
Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2021
Two Christian men were flogged by a Sharia law officer Monday for the criminalized offenses of drinking alcohol and gambling in Indonesia’s province of Aceh, the Christian Post reports. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia with the…
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Somaliland Detains Christians Over Evangelism
Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2021
A court in Somaliland on Wednesday extended the detention of four Christians for evangelism in the self-declared republic, which is mainly Muslim, trial observers told Worthy News.
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Hindu nationalists attack Christian church in south India
Posted on Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Hindu nationalists carried out another attack on Christians in southern India on January 31, International Christian Concern reports. Six of the twenty-eight Christians who were injured in the attack in the Ramnagara District of Karnataka required hospital treatment.
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Denmark may require government approval of sermons
Posted on Monday, February 8, 2021
Denmark may introduce a new law requiring all sermons given in a different language to be translated into Danish and submitted to the government for approval, Christian Headlines reports. Although the proposed legislation is intended to deal with…
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Kenya: Arsonists burn five church buildings
Posted on Thursday, February 4, 2021
Unidentified arsonists in western Kenya burned five church buildings and threw feces at their smoldering ruins last month, Morning Star News reports. All of the crimes were carried out from January 20 to January 24 in Otamba village,…
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Nigeria: Fulani Muslim herdsmen continue murderous attacks on Christians
Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2021
As Islamist violence against Christians in Nigeria continues unabated, Fulani Muslim herdsmen recently killed two clergymen and burned down a Christian conference hall in the country’s Middle Belt, Morning Star News reports. The chairman of the Niger state…

What is Christian Persecution?

Christian persecution includes any form of harassment, discrimination, legal restriction, or violence targeted at believers because of their faith in Jesus Christ. It ranges from social and economic pressure to imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

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