Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Blasts near two churchs kills six Nigerians
Posted on Monday, July 11, 2011
Explosions near two churchs -- one in the town of Suleija near the Nigerian capital and another in the town of Damboa south of the state capital -- have so far claimed the lives of six Nigerians.
Kazakhstan: Pastors Charged with Praying
Posted on Monday, July 11, 2011
Pastor Yerzhan Ushanov of New Life Protestant Church in Taraz is looking at two years' imprisonment if criminal charges for injuring an individual's health ever come to court, Christian rights investigators said.
Egyptian Court rules in favour of Christian Converts
Posted on Friday, July 8, 2011
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court recently ruled in favour of anyone wanting their religious registration officially changed back to "Christian", according to Middle East Concern.
CAN fears Nigerian Islamization via Banking
Posted on Thursday, July 7, 2011
The Christian Association of Nigeria said a proposal by the Central Bank of Nigeria to introduce Islamic Banking is part of a hidden agenda by Muslims to Islamize the nation.
Iranian Believer Remains in Custody Despite Making Bail
Posted on Thursday, July 7, 2011
Farshid Fathi was in solitary confinement for months before he was told that he could be free on $200,000 bail; with great difficulty, his family came up with the cash after selling his father-in-law's home, but when Fathi…
Iran: Doubts that Pastor’s Death Sentence Has Been Annulled
Posted on Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Christians in Iran have challenged news reports that the death penalty for Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has been annulled pointing out that in reality the Supreme Court appears to have added a precondition requiring him to renounce his faith…
Chinese Expel Shouwang Church Member from Beijing
Posted on Friday, July 1, 2011
Chinese authorities recently expelled yet another member of Beijing's largest unregistered house churches. Chuan Liang was the second member of the Shouwang "keeping watch" Church to be expelled from the city since authorities compelled the congregation to meet…
Christians attacked after rumors of Church Construction
Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Three people were injured when Muslim mobs burned down eight Christian homes in the Egyptian village of Awlad Khalaf Saturday after a rumor that a house currently under construction would instead become a church.
Islamist Boko Haram blamed for escalating violence in Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
At least 25 Nigerians were killed Sunday when motorcyclists bombed several outdoor beer gardens in Maiduguri; although no one claimed responsibility for the bombings, local police said the attacks bore the hallmark of Boko Haram, an Islamic group…
Taliban Execute Man For Leaving Islam For Jesus Christ
Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Afghani Christians are warned of "dire consequences" should American forces leave Afghanistan, Worthy News has learned. "If U.S. troops are not in Afghanistan the Taliban will come to power," said Obaid S. Christ, an Afghan Christian exiled to…
Uzbek Christians Suffer as Regime Tightens Noose
Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011
At least four incidents of Christian persecution were reported from the former Soviet country of Uzbekistan this week. According to an analysis and report researched and written by Fernando Perez for the World Evangelical Alliance – Religious Liberty…
High Price To Pay For Being A Christian in Uzbekistan
Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011
Being a Christian in Uzbekistan can be costly. Just ask Galina Shemetova who was ordered to pay a fine of 2,486,750 som, 50 times the minimum monthly pay for giving a colleague a children's Bible. This amounts to…
China Detains House Church Members in Beijing
Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Police detained 16 more members of Beijing's Shouwang House Church and placed others under house arrest: two were held in protective custody while the rest were sent to 10 different police stations; most were released by Sunday morning.
