Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Revolutionary Guards Close Church Properties
Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Both the Central Assembly of God Church in Tehran and its summer campsite have been closed by the Islamic authorities, according to the Farsi Christian News Network.
Nigeria Violence Kills Scores of Christians
Posted on Monday, July 9, 2012
Nigerian authorities said Sunday, July 8 that dozens of people have been killed after suspected Muslim herdsmen armed with guns and machetes stormed Christian villages, while missionaries claimed at least 50 pastors and missionary leaders were killed in…
Condemned Iranian pastor may face new charges
Posted on Monday, July 9, 2012
It's been almost three years since Iranian officials arrested Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani on charges of apostasy, but now Iranian judges may add crimes against national security and blasphemy, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
Boko Haram terrorizes northern Nigeria
Posted on Monday, July 9, 2012
As the Islamists of Boko Haram continue to terrorize northern Nigeria, local residents are still reeling from the bombing of three of Kaduna's churches weeks ago.
Thousands Of Christians Fleeing Syria Amid Torture Allegations
Posted on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Thousands of Christians have fled their homes in Syria where news emerged Tuesday, July 3, that intelligence agencies run dozens of torture centers where detainees are beaten with batons and cables, burned with acid, sexually assaulted, and have…
Egypt Christians ‘Killed’ After Election Morsi
Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Native Christian missionaries in Egypt remained concerned saying at least two fellow believers were killed by suspected Islamists since Mohammed Morsi was declared the country's president.
Iranian Imams Fear Spread of House Churches
Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The rise of Christianity and the accompanying spread of its clandestine house churches in Iran is seen as a serious threat by the Islamic state's senior clerics.
Vietnam Destroys New Churchs
Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Vietnamese officials in Dien Bien Province recently destroyed two new church buildings belonging to minority Hmong Christians.
Kazakhstan Acquits Pastor; Azerbaijan Church Threatened With Closure
Posted on Monday, July 2, 2012
Kazakhstan's Supreme Court has acquitted an evangelical pastor on charges of "severe damage to health due to negligence" after praying for an ill man, but devoted Christians in another former Soviet republic, Azerbaijan, were awaiting whether a high…
Boko Harem Declares War on Christians
Posted on Friday, June 29, 2012
The militant Islamist group Boko Haram recently declared war on the Nigerian state and its Christians, vowing to attack them both until it establishes an Islamic state in place of the current secular government.
Vietnam ‘Destroys’ Churches of Hmong Christians
Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2012
Vietnamese security forces have destroyed two churches of minority Hmong Christians in northwestern Vietnam and threaten to tear down a third, a Christian news agency said Wednesday June 27.
Nigerian Missionaries Trapped As Militants Embrace Christ
Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2012
A group of Nigerian missionaries and Christian converts have managed to escape a battle field in northern Nigeria where some militants embraced Christianity, but elsewhere Christians faced Islamic attacks, a key mission leader told Worthy News.
Laos Detains Thai, Lao Christians for Bible Study
Posted on Monday, June 25, 2012
Lao authorities have jailed four Christians, including two Thai citizens, in northern Laos after they were caught explaining the Bible to at least one Lao man, their supporters told Worthy News.
200,000 Plus to Die in North Korean Camps
Posted on Monday, June 25, 2012
As many as 200,000 people are being held in North Korean labor camps; many inmates have no hope of release because their keeper's ideology considers human criminal behavior to last "for at least three generations," according to Jo…
300 Islamist Bombers to Attack Churches
Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012
Members of the Nigerian Islamist sect, Boko Haram, intend to make June their bloodiest month as they continue their attacks on Christians, according to International Christian Concern.
