Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pakistan Militants Attack Pentecostal Church; 1 Killed
Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Suspected Islamic militants attacked a Pentecostal church in northwestern Pakistan killing a security guard and shooting at the building before leaving the scene, local officials and Christians told Worthy News.
Morsi Muslims ‘Rage’ Against Copts
Posted on Monday, July 8, 2013
Mobs of Muslims enraged over the forceful removal of the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Mohamed Morsi from office have retaliated against Christians across Egypt, according to Morning Star News.
Free Syrian Army Massacre Christian Village
Posted on Friday, July 5, 2013
Another massacre reportedly carried out by Free Syrian Army militants has targeted the residents of al-Duwayr/Douar, a Christian village close to the city of Homs and near Syria's border with Lebanon, according to Syria Report.
Jailed Blasphemer Moved Far From Her Home
Posted on Thursday, July 4, 2013
A Christian mother of five who was sentenced to death for blasphemy was suddenly moved from Sheikhupura District Jail to Multan Jail last month without any prior notice from Punjab prison authorities, according to the Pakistan Christian Post.
Syria Militants Behead Catholic Priest And Two Others
Posted on Tuesday, July 2, 2013
A Catholic priest has been publicly beheaded by suspected Islamic militants in northern Syria after accusations of collaborating with President Bashar Assad's government, Worthy News established Tuesday, July 2.
Pakistan Militants Threaten To Kill Christian Lawyer
Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2013
The chief lawyer defending Christian women who were reportedly sexually abused by activists of Pakistan's ruling party said Monday, June 24, that Muslim militants have threatened to kill him if he and his legal team continue with this…
Christians Slain by Islamists in Nigeria
Posted on Monday, June 24, 2013
In the latest of a series of attacks this year in the Wase area of Plateau state, Nigeria, Fulani Muslims killed one Christian and destroyed church buildings in four villages Tuesday.
Christian Executed in Somalia
Posted on Monday, June 24, 2013
This month, members of the militant al-Shabaab sect publicly executed a young man to death in southern Somalia simply because he was a Christian.
Four Iranian Converts Convicted of Christianity
Posted on Friday, June 21, 2013
While the world's attention was focused on Iran's presidential election, four converts to Christianity were found guilty by an Iranian court of no longer being Muslims.
Eritrea: “a Giant Prison”
Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Human Rights Watch described it as "a giant prison" and Reporters without Borders called it "the most repressive nation on earth".
Eritrea: Christians Continue to Face Persecution
Posted on Monday, June 10, 2013
Religious persecution in Eritrea is at its highest ever and getting even worse, according to World Watch Monitor, the news outlet of Open Doors, a Christian charity that ranked Eritrea 10th on its World Watch List.
India Militants Attack Baptist Pastors; Several Injured
Posted on Monday, June 10, 2013
Twenty Baptist pastors have been attacked by suspected Hindu militants in southeastern India and several church leaders required hospital treatment for severe injuries, representatives said Friday, June 7.
Zanzibar: Islamist hotbed of hate
Posted on Friday, June 7, 2013
Tanzania, whose population is almost entirely Muslim, has seen a sharp rise in the persecution of Christians, especially on Zanzibar, a small island off Tanzania's east coast where Pastor Dickson's church was attacked on May 26.
