Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
China Detains House Church Alliance Official
Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011
Chinese authorities have detained a key official of an influential umbrella group of house churches in China as part of a wider crackdown on unauthorized worship in the country, rights activists and Chinese Christians said Thursday, June 2.
Pakistan Christians Forgive Church Attackers
Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011
A tense calm returned Thursday, June 2, to a Pakistani village in Pakistan's turbulent Punjab province after local Christians announced they had forgiven armed Muslims who attacked their church, mediators said.
Sudan Christians Flee Bloodshed; Attacks Continue
Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Christians in Sudan were among thousands of refugees Wednesday, May 25, amid several attacks against them and fears of a new civil war between the Arab-dominated north and the Christian-animist south, which voted overwhelmingly to secede in a…
Suspected Islamic Militants Attack Pastor and Family; Son Injured
Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Christians in Pakistan remained concerned Monday, May 23, over the situation of Pastor Paul Ashraf and his family after they reportedly narrowly survived a drive by shooting by suspected Islamic militants in Punjab province, seriously injuring their eldest…
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,…
