Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Iran Detains Evangelical Pastor; Whereabouts Unknown
Posted on Monday, August 29, 2011
The whereabouts of an evangelical pastor in Iran remained unknown Saturday, August 27, some 10 days after he was detained by Iranian security forces as part of a reported government crackdown on Christian converts, Worthy News established.
Tortured Bangladesh Christian Activist Hiding In Hong Kong
Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011
He was tortured for his Christian faith, but still wanted to "sing the songs of David." He was naked, but "Jesus Christ" clothed him "with His Love." Words of Christian rights activist William Nicholas Gomes, a former Muslim…
India State Halts Church Construction After Hindu Pressure
Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011
Authorities backed by Hindu militants have halted the reconstruction of a Baptist church that was destroyed in deadly anti-Christian violence in India's volatile state of Orissa, local Christians said.
Chinese House Church Leaders Criminally Detained
Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Fifteen house church leaders from remote regions of China are being detained while local police attempt to extort money from their families for their release.
Dutch Missionary Freed In Congo
Posted on Monday, August 22, 2011
Congolese police have released detained Dutch missionary Bram Krol after pressure from the Netherlands, friends and colleagues confirmed.
Reports: Iran Seizes Thousands of Bibles; Destroys Church
Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011
Iranian authorities seized thousands of Bibles in north-west Iran and destroyed a church in the Islamic country's south-east as part of a wider crackdown on Christianity, Iranian Christians said in messages monitored by Worthy News.
Vietnamese Police beat Christian Worshippers
Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011
An attack against minority Christians living in the central highlands of Vietnam in July left 16 men and women severely injured with one man still under arrest, according to International Christian Concern.
Tajikistan’s children to be banned from worship after Ramadan?
Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011
Although the Law on Parental Responsibility for the Education and Upbringing of Children has recently been enacted, Religious Affairs officials haven't explained how the ban on children's participation in worship will be enforced.
Indonesian Mayor again refuses to grant Church Permit
Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011
A mayor in West Java who disregarded a Supreme Court ruling to reinstate the building permit of a church in Bogor has also dismissed a recommendation by the National Ombudsman Institute to comply with the ruling.
Malaysian Muslims decry Proselytizers
Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Muslims in Malaysia have demanded that action be taken against those who proselytize Muslims to Christianity as 22 Islamic non-governmental organizations called for laws banning apostasy.
Somali Islamists Prevent Starving Christians From Receiving Food
Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The latest famine in Somalia has resulted in thousands of deaths, but though aid is reaching some affected areas, Islamists of Al-Shabaab are controlling its distribution, preventing Christians from receiving food and causing many of them to starve.
Muslims attack Egyptian Copts; Again
Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011
Muslims attacked the Coptic Christians of Nazlet Faragallah village in Egypt's Minya province Sunday evening; the assault continued unabated into the following morning.
Christian Deaths Climb in Eritrean Prisons
Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Three Christians imprisoned for the testimony of Christ have died during the past months in Eritrea, including a 42-year-old man in solitary confinement Friday, according to a Christian support organization.
Islamists Kill 10 Christians in Northern Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Members of the Islamist group Boko Haram have murdered at least 10 Christians in Maiduguri during the last two months in what one Christian leader is calling a "silent killing" of Christians.
