Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
Gunmen Kill 19 At Bible Study; Evangelist Also Dies
Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Suspected Islamic militants opened fire at an evangelical church in central Nigeria killing at least 19 people before Bible study began and, in a separate attack, shot and killed a colleague of a Nigerian evangelist and Worthy News…
Nurses Poisoned for drinking Tea during Ramadan
Posted on Friday, August 3, 2012
Eleven Christian staff nurses at the Civil Hospital in Karachi were allegedly poisoned as punishment for drinking tea in their hostel rooms during the daylight hours of Islam's Ramadan fast.
Christians Protest Egypt’s ‘Islamic Constitution’
Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Hundreds of Christians were preparing Monday, July 30, for a massive protest outside Egypt's Constitutional court to demand the dissolution of what they view as an Islamist-dominated assembly tasked with writing the country’s new constitution, rights activists said.
India ‘Terrorists’ Release Mission Leader
Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A Christian mission leader "kidnapped by terrorists" in north-eastern India has been released and was with his wife and children Tuesday, July 31, unharmed, missionaries said.
Saudi Convert Criticizes Islam
Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A Saudi who recently embraced Christianity and fled to Lebanon said she was tired of performing prayers and fasting for Ramadan.
India: Christian Villagers Face Extreme Discrimination
Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
During the last two months, Christians in the Southern India village of Vanagiri Menavar have been banned from corporate worship and their children refused access to school, but now Hindu leaders have banned them from fishing.
