Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Uzbekistan: Police beatings, axe death threat, and more
Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011
Uzbekistan continues to persecute Christians exercising their religious rights. Recently a Christian in eastern Uzbekistan was beaten by police, another was threatened with death by an axe while a Baptist congregation was promised prison for failure to co-operate…
Middle East Christians facing ‘extremist atrocities’
Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, warned that the vacuum left by failed autocratic regimes was being filled by extremists who have turned the Arab Spring into a "very anxious time" for Christians.
Poland Rescues Christian Refugees
Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011
Poland has granted asylum to 16 Christian refugees who accompanied Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on a flight back from Tunisia.The Foreign Ministry said Friday, June 17, that the six adults and 10 children were "political refugees" from Eritrea…
India Asks U.S. “Evangelists” To Leave
Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011
An international advocacy group urged the U.S. government Friday, June 17, to condemn Indian authorities for reportedly asking three American Christians to leave India because they allegedly participated in evangelism.
Pakistan Court Acquits Suspects Of Christian Massacre
Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011
Christians in Pakistan remained fearful Thursday, June 16, after a court in Pakistan acquitted 70 Muslims who were suspected of killing Christians in one of the country's worst sectarian clashes in recent memory.
Rights Campaigners Demand Release Of Vietnamese Activists
Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011
Christian rights campaigners on Wednesday, June 15, demanded the immediate release of seven Vietnamese activists, including three Christians, who were convicted of "attempting to overthrow the government" and jailed to between two and eight years.
Prisoner for Christ; An Iranian Christian Rejoices in Suffering
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
No country in the Middle East has seen more Christians imprisoned in 2011 than in Iran. A recent report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide revealed that 254 Christians were arrested in more than thirty cities across the country since…
Nepal Defends Law Against Evangelism
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Nepal's government has defended a proposed law that Christians say effectively bans evangelism and could lead to a crackdown on devoted believers.
Sudan Christians Concerned As Violence Spreads
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Christians in Sudan expressed concern about their future as South Sudan's army said northern warplanes bombed its territory on Monday, June 13, following fighting in a tense border area.
Yemen Sees Second Anniversary Of Kidnapping Christians
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Sunday, June 12, marked the second anniversary of the kidnappings of nine Christian foreigners in Yemen by suspected Muslim militants, but German and British investigators "were understood" to have ended "their active search" for those still missing, advocacy…
Nigeria Detains Alleged Militants Who Killed Pastor
Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Police in northern Nigeria have detained suspected Islamic militants who allegedly killed a pentecostal pastor, his assistant, and at least 10 other people, Worthy News monitored Saturday, June 11.
Zimbabwe Anglicans Evicted From Churches and Homes
Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Anglicans in Zimbabwe are facing increasing levels of political violence in order to silence them ahead of local elections as the current regime forces their churches into a position of political compliance in order to continue to worship…
Concerns Grow Over “Tortured” Iran Prisoner Fathi
Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011
The fate of an Iranian Christian prisoner remained unclear Friday, June 10, nearly nine months after he was detained by security forces as part of a reported government crackdown on devoted Christians in this strict Islamic nation.
Nepal Plans New Criminal Code Forbidding Evangelism
Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011
After abolishing Hinduism as its state religion, Nepal is now proposing a new criminal code forbidding a person from one faith to "convert a person, or abet him to change his religion."
