Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
India Militants Attack Prayer Meeting, Pastors
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Suspected Hindu militants broke up a Christian prayer meeting and forced two women leading the gathering to stop evangelizing in India's southwestern state of Karnataka, as part of several attacks against devoted believers across the country, Christians told…
Syria: Relief reaches Homs
Posted on Sunday, March 4, 2012
Barnabas Aid is sending emergency relief to Christians trapped in Homs after the withdrawal of anti-government forces from the Baba Amr district.
Another Christian Convert arrested in Esfahan
Posted on Friday, March 2, 2012
Yet another convert and member of a house church was arrested along with many other Christians in Esfahan, according to the Iranian Christian news agency, Mohabat News.
Suicide Attack Rocks Nigeria Church; Several Killed
Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012
A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives during a worship service of a large evangelical church in Nigeria's restive city of Jos early Sunday, February 26, killing himself and a father and child, government and church officials said.
House Church in Xilinhot Raided: Officials Destroy Property, Detain Pastor
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2012
In Xilinhot, officials from the Religious Affairs Bureau, the Public Security's Domestic Security Protection Squad, the United Front Work Department as well as local police raided a house church, confiscating its property and arresting the pastor and several…
Jailed Iranian Pastor’s Health Deteriorating
Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The health of a jailed pastor of one of Iran's largest evangelical house church movements is deteriorating and there were fears Monday he may die, a well-informed representative told Worthy News.
Baptist Church Raided in Uzbekistan
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Secret police officers and other officials raided the Sunday worship service of an unregistered ethnic Korean Baptist Church in the town of Chirchik in Tashkent Region on Feb. 5.
Iran Detains House Church Christians
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Iranian security forces have raided a house church and detained 10 members who gathered for a prayer service as part of a winder crackdown, Iranian Christians told Worthy News.
Burma Troops ‘Kill, Torture’ Christian Kachins Despite Ceasefire Pledge
Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012
Burmese troops kill or torture civilians and destroy churches and even entire villages of the predominantly Christian Kachin minority despite pledges from Burma's nominally civilian government that it seeks ceasefire agreements with ethnic groups, investigators said Sunday, February…
Christian Missionaries Face Security Challenges After Murders
Posted on Monday, February 6, 2012
Christian missionaries in Mexico, including foreigners, face more security challenges after a married couple who had served for nearly three decades as Baptist church missionaries were killed, Worthy News learned.
