Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
China’s Pledge to End Labor Camps Doubtful
Posted on Monday, January 14, 2013
The secretary of the Central Politics and Law Commission said China would end the practice of sending its citizens to labor camps without the benefit of a trial, but critics remain skeptical.
India Christians Refused Water; Church Attack Injures Dozens
Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Impoverished Christian villagers in India's western state of Maharashtra were refused water and firewood Tuesday, January 8, after a Hindu attack on their house church injured some 30 believers, a chief investigator told Worthy News.
Iran Pastor Nadarkhani Freed From Jail; Others Remain Detained
Posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Iran on Monday, January 7, released Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was jailed on Christmas Day to serve the remainder of a sentence for evangelism among Muslims, his evangelical house church movement confirmed.
Syria Christians Attacked Ahead Of Presidential Speech
Posted on Sunday, January 6, 2013
Beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to deliver a speech on Sunday, January 6, a day after rights activists said a shell hit a Christian area of Damascus and a car bomb exploded elsewhere in the Syrian capital.
Burma Government Admits Bombing Christian Kachin
Posted on Friday, January 4, 2013
Burma's government admitted Thursday, January 3, that the military is involved in airstrikes against the mainly Christian Kachin, a week after Worthy News and other media carried reports about a massive offensive in the north of the country.
Sudan Army Kills 11 Christians In Airstrikes; Priests Detained
Posted on Friday, January 4, 2013
Christians in Islamist-run Sudan have ushered in the New Year amid ongoing airstrikes by Sudanese government forces that killed at least 11 believers before and after Christmas, while two priests remained detained for converting a Muslim.
13 Crushed To Death At Evangelism Vigil In Angola
Posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Up to 13 people were crushed to death and some 120 injured as they tried to enter an overcrowded stadium for an evangelism gathering of a Pentecostal church in Angola's capital Luanda, officials confirmed late Tuesday, January 1.
Bomb kills two in Libyan church
Posted on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Egypt's Foreign Ministry reported that an explosion at a Coptic church in Misrata, Libya, killed two Egyptian citizens and wounded two others Sunday during preparations for New Year's Eve mass.
Iran Returns Pastor Nadarkhani To Prison
Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was recently acquitted of apostasy, has been returned to prison on an earlier charge, rights activists told Worthy News.
Gunmen attack Nigerian Christians at Christmas
Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2012
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the state, not a Christian was stirring, because those who dared attend services in Nigeria that night risked their very lives. At least twelve Christians were killed by gunmen in…
Iran Churches Warn Of Christmas Raids, Detentions
Posted on Monday, December 24, 2012
Iranian Church leaders have urged prayers for Christians in Iran amid concerns authorities will raid more house churches and detain believers over the Christmas and Western New Year period.
Fatwa threatens Iraqi Christians
Posted on Friday, December 21, 2012
A Muslim cleric has issued a fatwa threatening Iraqi Christians unless they convert to Islam, but the country’s prime minister urged them to stay.
Will Boko Haram rate an FTO designation?
Posted on Friday, December 21, 2012
Christian groups have petitioned the U.S. government to designate the African Islamist group Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, but that designation is opposed by Nigeria's own government.
Coptic Christian Convicted by Cairo Court
Posted on Monday, December 17, 2012
A Cairo court sentenced a Coptic Christian to three years in prison Wednesday for posting portions of an American-made film about Islam that was blamed for widespread unrest in the Middle East.
Turkey: Prosecutor pulled from murder trial
Posted on Monday, December 17, 2012
A prosecutor probing a possible link between the assassination of a Christian newspaper editor and the Malatya murders of Turkish Christians was abruptly transferred last week to another court.
