Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Initial Report on Riots in Lahore
Posted on Sunday, March 17, 2013
The Leadership for Environment And Development (LEAD) has just released an initial report concerning a case of alleged blasphemy in Pakistan that resulted in the repeated burning and destruction of Christian homes and property at the St. Joseph…
Cuba Closing Evangelical Church Amid Wider Crackdown
Posted on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Hundreds of Christians in Cuba were without a place of worship after security forces closed down the Full Gospel Church as part of a government attempt to "destroy" evangelical congregations on the Communist-run island, rights activists said.
Chairman withdraws Christian support from Muslim Politicos
Posted on Monday, March 11, 2013
The Chairman of the Pakistani American Association called on Christians not to vote for any Islamic political parties in the forthcoming elections unless Muslims promise to repeal their nation's notorious blasphemy laws while granting dual voting rights for…
Eritrea Jails 125 Christians In Campaign Against ‘Illegal’ Worship
Posted on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
There was uncertainty Tuesday, March 5, about the situation of 125 Eritrean Christians who were "beaten and detained" in western Eritrea as part of a new government campaign against Christians worshiping outside the state-backed churches, rights investigators said.
Iran Jails Two Christian Converts As Part Of Crackdown
Posted on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Two Christian converts are already over 50 days in Tehran's feared Evin prison as part of a crackdown on spreading Christianity in heavily Islamic Iran and it remains unclear when they will be released, Worthy News learned.
Muslims Siege Church in Search for Convert
Posted on Sunday, March 3, 2013
A mob threw firebombs and rocks at police Friday as dozens of Muslims attacked a church in southern Egypt that was suspected of harboring a woman convert to Christianity.
Nigeria Christians Mourn Their Dead After Massacre, Attacks
Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Christians in central Nigeria could mourn their dead Sunday, February 24, after the massacre of a Christian family while sectarian clashes killed one person and left churches, homes and mosques burnt, officials said.
Christian Persecution Rising in China
Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Incidents of Christian persecution in China rose by 42 percent last year as compared with 2011, according to a report by China Aid, a Texas-based human rights group.
Saudi Arabia Detains 53 Ethiopian Christians
Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Dozens of Ethiopian Christians, mostly women, have been detained in Saudi Arabia after attending a worship service in a private home, Worthy News learned Wednesday, February 13.
Corruption Sparks Deadly Anti-Christian Violence In India State
Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
A key human rights official warned Tuesday, February 12, that corruption within the police and government of India's eastern state of Orissa has contributed to renewed violence against Christians in which at least five people were killed, while…
Lao Police Arrest Pastors for copying Christian CDs
Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Savannakhet province police arrested and detained three Christian pastors for evangelizing after they made copies of a Christian CD in a local shop in the Phin district market.
