Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Nigeria Militants Kill 6 In Church Attack
Posted on Friday, January 6, 2012
Suspected Islamic militants attacked an evangelical church in northeast Nigeria during a worship service late Thursday, January 5, killing at least six people and injuring 10 others, Worthy News learned.
Persecution Christians Seen Rising In Islamic Nations
Posted on Friday, January 6, 2012
North Korea leads a list of nations where "Christians face the most severe persecution", but "Muslim-majority" countries represent nine of the top 10 amid spreading Islamic extremism around the world, a major Christian watchdog said in comments obtained…
Iran Frees Jailed Christian Executive After 287 Days
Posted on Monday, January 2, 2012
A Christian woman who was detained as part of Iran's crackdown on devoted Christian converts has been released after more than nine months imprisonment, but concerns remain over other jailed believers, Worthy News learned January 1.
China Crackdown On Christmas Celebrations Of House Churches
Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2011
One of China's largest house congregations planned to hold its last outdoor worship service on Christmas Day in the capital Beijing after months of detentions, while elsewhere several congregations were raided by Chinese security forces as part of…
Iran Security Forces Raid Christmas Celebrations; Pastor, Wife Detained
Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A senior evangelical pastor and his wife are spending Christmas behind bars in southern Iran after security forces raided their Assemblies of God-affiliated church, detaining everyone in the building, including children attending Sunday School, a friend of the…
Indonesians Ordered to Leave U.S.
Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2011
A New Jersey community of 72 Indonesians who years ago were spared deportation after a pastor brokered an agreement with immigration authorities allowing them them to stay in the country temporarily may soon be deported thanks to the…
Iran Jails Pastor Extra Year Before Feared Execution
Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011
Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has to serve at least one more year in prison before he may be executed for refusing to abandon his faith in Christ and return to Islam, an official assisting him told Worthy News…
Suspect in Ortiz Bombing Fit To Stand Trial
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The "Jewish terrorist" who tried to murder members of an Israeli Messianic family on account of their faith has been declared fit to stand trial.
Uzbekistan Churches Banned from Evangelism, Youth Worship
Posted on Friday, December 9, 2011
Authorities in eastern Uzbekistan have warned local churches not to allow youngsters and children to attend their worship services and not to carry out missionary activities or "proselytism", the word for evangelism, local Christians and activists said.
Church Bombing Goes Bust
Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011
Nepal Police deactivated a bomb discovered near the entrance of the Navajiwan Church in Kathmandu last month.
Hindus fail to stop prayer meeting
Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011
More than 30,000 Christians recently took part in a prayer meeting in Hubli, Karnataka despite efforts by pro-Hindu groups to disrupt them.
Churches Burned in Nigeria
Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011
At least four people were killed in attacks in the city of Geidam, Nigeria, after vandals set fire to at eight churches, destroyed a police station and then set local shops ablaze.
Iran Orders Pastors to Serve Prison Terms
Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Iran has ordered three evangelical house church pastors to report to prison within a month and serve lengthy jail terms on charges linked to their Christian activities, a well-informed source told Worthy News late Tuesday, November 29.
