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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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Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.

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Pakistan Detains Police Officer For Killing Blasphemy Suspect
Posted on Monday, September 16, 2024
Pakistani authorities detained a police officer who allegedly shot dead a man for “blasphemy against Islam” following the recent killing of a Christian on similar charges, Worthy News established Saturday.
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Bangladesh: Christians and Hindus Persecuted by Islamist Parties
Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Religious rights advocates have warned that Christians and Hindus in Bangladesh are experiencing intensified persecution as the country’s interim government has allowed the previously banned Jamaat-e-Islami Islamic party to have free reign in the country, Christian Solidarity International…
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Nigeria: Fulani Terrorists Continue Slaughter of Christians with Impunity
Posted on Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Despite warnings and outcry from local and international religious rights groups, Fulani Islamic terrorists are continuing to murder Christians in Nigeria with impunity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria each…
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Syria: Islamic Militants Seize 500 Acres of Christian Farm Land
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) non-profit advocacy organization has reported that Islamic extremist militants in northern Syria have seized control of 500 acres of farmland belonging to Christian farmers in the town of Ras Al-Ein.
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India: Hindu Extremists Attack Church in Odisha State
Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Amid ongoing persecution against Christians in India by Hindu extremists, a pastor and several other believers were assaulted during a Hindu nationalist attack on a church service in Odisha state on Sunday, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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Ukraine: Christians in “Dire” Situation Amid Russian Invasion
Posted on Monday, September 9, 2024
Religious communities in Ukraine are in an increasingly “dire” situation as invading Russian forces, and authorities harass, blackmail, and threaten violence against ministers and churchgoers, raid, loot, and destroy worship centers, and gather personal data on believers to…
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Indonesia Pastor Worships Outdoors After Church Removal
Posted on Thursday, September 5, 2024
An evangelical pastor in Indonesia says he is resuming worship services despite being removed from a store where his congregation had been meeting in a show of defiance toward authorities of the world’s largest Muslim nation.
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Sudanese Christians Vulnerable to Atrocities in Ongoing Civil War
Posted on Thursday, September 5, 2024
Sudan’s tiny Christian community has been subject to targeted extreme violence as well as to the general horror inflicted by the ongoing latest war to be unleashed on civilians, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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Attacked Christians In Pakistan Still Await Relief, Justice
Posted on Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Over a year after thousands of furious Muslims attacked a Christian area in the city of Jaranwala in Pakistan’s Punjab province, many survivors living there still await promised “relief and justice,” well-informed Christian aid workers told Worthy News.
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China Denies Released Pastor Passport To Travel To Wife In US
Posted on Monday, September 2, 2024
Nearly half a year after his release from prison, Chinese Pastor John Cao has still not received identity documents and a passport that would enable him to live normally in China or visit his wife in the United…
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Uzbekistan Threatens Church Demolition In Crackdown
Posted on Friday, August 30, 2024
Members of a thriving Baptist church in western Uzbekistan say local authorities have begun demolishing their worship facility as part of a broader crackdown on devoted Christians.

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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