Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Iran Court Acquits 11 Evangelical Christians
Posted on Friday, May 20, 2011
Eleven members of one of Iran's largest evangelical house church movements, who were charged with ‘action against the order of the country’ and drinking alcohol, have been acquitted by an Iranian court, Worthy News learned Friday, May 20.
EU Urged To Make Religious Freedom Priority After Deadly Clashes
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011
A Christian member of the European Parliament has urged the European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, to make more rights for Egyptian Christians, also known as Copts, a policy priority and to develop an EU strategy for…
Egypt Pledges More Church Rights As Violence Kills Dozen
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011
Christians in Egypt were following political developments after the country's new military rulers pledged to criminalize sectarian violence and ease restrictions on building churches as inter-faith clashes killed a dozen people in recent days.
China House Churches Want Parliament Investigation Into Crackdown
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011
Pastors of "house" churches in China urged the country's parliament to investigate a police crackdown on one of Beijing's largest underground churches while Chinese Christian leaders in the United States and Canada launched a global signature campaign to…
Muslim Attackers Kill 17 Christians In Nigeria
Posted on Monday, May 9, 2011
Christians in northern Nigeria were mourning Saturday, May 7, after Muslim attackers reportedly killed 17 Christians, including the wife and three children of a pastor. Several Christian homes were also burned in the village of Kurum in Nigeria's…
Iran Releases Jailed Evangelicals; Others Detained
Posted on Monday, May 9, 2011
Iran has released three Christians who were detained last year during Christian gatherings, but concerns remain over the whereabouts of a Dutch-Iranian believer, rights activists confirmed Friday, May 6.
India Hindu Militants Beat Evangelist
Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
An Indian evangelist and pastor still needed medical treatment Wednesday, May 4, a month after Hindu militants opposing evangelism beat him in front of his children in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Christians said.
Iran Christians Facing Trial For “Activities Against Order”
Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2011
There was international concern Tuesday, May 3, over the situation of 11 members of one of Iran's largest evangelical house churches amid reports they face a trial for "activities against the Order", and for drinking alcohol.
Nigeria Christians Mourn Hundreds Killed In Post Election Violence
Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011
Christians in northern Nigeria were among those mourning Saturday, April 30, amid reports that hundreds of people were killed in sectarian violence triggered by opposition protests against President Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in recent elections.
Ethiopia Evangelist Killed, Pregnant Wife Injured
Posted on Friday, April 29, 2011
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (Worthy News)– Christians in Ethiopia were mourning Thursday, April 28, after Muslim extremists reportedly killed an evangelist and assaulted his pregnant wife. The attack happened last week, April 21, in the south-central town of Worabe,…
Baghdad Church Bombing Injures 7
Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2011
A roadside bomb exploded near the rear entrance of a Catholic church in Iraq's capital Baghdad after Easter Mass Sunday, April 24, injuring at least seven people, Christians said.
Saudi Arabia Jails House Church Christians (Exclusive)
Posted on Friday, April 15, 2011
Two Indian Christians of a thriving Pentecostal house church in Saudi Arabia have been moved from pre-trial detention to a prison in the Saudi capital Ryadh where they are "forbidden to pray or read the Bible" and "suffer…
Netherlands’ Town Urk Forbids Evangelism Campaign
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A Dutch town known for its traditional churches and fishing community has forbidden an evangelism tent campaign, a move Christian Democrats say further threatens freedom of religion in the Netherlands.
