Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Rising Persecution of U.S. Christians
Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012
A joint report by Liberty Institute and the Family Research Council shows that anti-Christian persecution is not only increasing in America, but that it's coming from our own government.
Yasmin Church forced to Relocate (again)
Posted on Friday, September 14, 2012
The Indonesian Minister for Home Affairs has told the GKI Yasmin Church congregation in Bogor, West Java, that it must again relocate.
Pakistan Christian Congress Prez demands ‘blasphemy’ review
Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The president of the Pakistan Christian Congress has urged that nation's president and prime minister to re-investigate all cases of blasphemy that have been officially filed with local authorities.
Moscow Destroys Russian Pentecostal Church
Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
A congregation of evangelical Christians in Russia's capital Moscow were without a church building Tuesday, September 11, after workers with bulldozers and other equipment destroyed their Holy Trinity Pentecostal Church complex, protected by local police, witnesses said.
Iran Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Released; At Home
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2012
Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was sentenced to death and became a symbol of what his church called "suffering Christians" in this heavily Islamic nation, could embrace his wife and children Saturday, September 8, after he was unexpectedly…
Missionary killed in Jordan
Posted on Monday, September 10, 2012
A missionary living in Jordan was stabbed to death by a teenager Tuesday after she caught him stealing in her apartment, police said.
Paki Imam arrested in Blasphemy Case against Christian Girl
Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A Pakistani Imam was arrested Saturday in what was initially thought to be a case of blasphemy by a Christian girl that has enraged an entire Muslim community already predisposed to violently deal with any non-Muslim accused of…
Nigerian official arrested after Christians attacked
Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Nigerian police have arrested a government official after Islamic militants killed 19 Christian worshipers during a church service in the town of Otite, Kogi State, on August 6.
Jailed Iranian Pastor Facing Death, Denied Medical Care
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2012
A jailed Iranian pastor, who may be executed for "apostasy", already faces death as authorities continue to deny him medical care despite earlier promises, a church official and close friend told Bmay be Worthy News.
Laos Frees 4 Lao, Thai Christians Jailed For Bible Study
Posted on Monday, August 27, 2012
Lao authorities have released four Christians, including two Thai citizens, who were detained in June after being caught explaining the Bible to at least one Lao man, rights activists confirmed.
Pakistan Christian Homes Torched, Churches Attacked After Jailing Girl
Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Muslims torched Christian homes and "destroyed" a church in a slum area of Islamabad while suspected militants shot at another church outside Pakistan's capital, after the jailing of a mentally handicapped Christian girl for "blasphemy", witnesses said Tuesday,…
Pakistan Jails Christian Girl Over Blasphemy
Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012
Pakistani authorities have detained an 11-year-old Christian girl in the capital Islamabad because she allegedly burned the Koran, viewed as a holy book by Muslims, an advocacy official told Worthy News.
Mosul Iraq’s ‘Most Dangerous City’ For Christians
Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012
Mosul is now one of the most violent cities in Iraq with Christians and other minorities singled out for attacks and thousands continue to flee from the troubled nation, a Christian group said Thursday, August 16.
Pastor faces Probation for Home Study
Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Arizona Pastor Michael Salman is looking at more than three years of probation along with monthly inspections because of the Bible study he led in his Phoenix home.
