Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Pakistan Evangelist Set on Fire, Christians Say
Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2010
A Pakistani evangelist and pastor was still recovering Thursday, December 16, after he was set on fire by hard-line Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab province, Christians and rights activists said.
India’s Hopegivers Founder Dies At 74
Posted on Saturday, December 11, 2010
The often prosecuted founder of one of India's largest evangelical mission groups that rescues orphans and abandoned children has died after a long battle with health problems, his family and organization confirmed Saturday, December 4.
Egypt Urged To Free Kidnapped African Refugees
Posted on Friday, December 10, 2010
Rights activists urged Egypt's government Friday, December 10, to free hundreds of Eritrean and other African refugees, including Christians, who they said have been held as hostages by human traffickers in the Sinai Desert for over a month,…
Group: Christian Children Injured As Egypt Police Open Fire On Copts
Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2010
Scores of Coptic Christian children are recovering from injuries and nearly two dozen minors remain detained after Egyptian security forces opened fire on unarmed Copts protesting against the authorities' decision to halt the construction of a church, rights…
Iraqi Christians Murdered, Hundreds More Flee
Posted on Thursday, December 9, 2010
Hundreds of Iraqi Christian families are fleeing Iraq's capital Baghdad and the town of Mosul as murderers target families in their own homes and workplaces, a well-informed advocacy group said Wednesday, December 8.
Europe Urged to Halt Death Sentence of Iranian Pastor
Posted on Tuesday, December 7, 2010
A Christian member of the European Parliament urged the European Union's executive body, the European Commission, on Wednesday, December 1, to prevent the death sentence of Iranian house church leader Yousef Nadarkhani.
Chinese Christian Rights Group Under ‘Cyber Attack’
Posted on Monday, December 6, 2010
An advocacy group with close links to Chinese house church Christians said Thursday, December 2, that two of its Websites have collapsed under cyber attacks possibly originating from China.
Pakistan Christian Teenager Nearly Stoned To Death In Prison
Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2010
A Christian teenager "wrongly" convicted of "blasphemy" against Islam was still recovering Sunday, November 28, after Muslim inmates nearly stoned him to death in a prison in Pakistan's northwest Punjab province, Christians and medics said.
Iraq Detains Militants Over Deadly Church Siege
Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2010
Iraq said Saturday, November 27, that its security forces have detained a dozen militants suspected of helping take Christians hostage in a church siege that killed scores of worshipers and two priests last month.
Hindu Militants ‘Attack Christians’ As Police Watch
Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2010
A tense calm remained Saturday, November 27, in several villages of India's troubled state of Orissa after Hindu militants reportedly attacked local Christians as police forces watched nearby.
Eritrea Refugees Detained In Sinai Desert, Group Says
Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2010
There was international concern Friday, November 26, over the situation of 80 Eritrean refugees who rights activists said have been held hostage by people smugglers on the Egypt-Israel border for about a month.
Egypt Detains Over 150 Protesters After Deadly Church Clash
Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2010
Egypt's attorney general has reportedly ordered the detention of 156 Christian protesters following deadly clashes with riot police in a suburb of the capital Cairo where authorities halted construction of a church, Worthy News monitored Thursday, November 25.
Iran Court: ‘Pastor To Be Executed By Hanging’
Posted on Friday, November 26, 2010
A detained pastor of a major network of Christian house churches in Iran will be executed by hanging for "apostasy", or abandoning Islam, according to translated court documents seen by Worthy News Wednesday, November 24.
Egyptian Security Forces Hinder Church Construction
Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thousands of Copts protested against Egyptian security forces as they attempted to stop the construction of St. Mary in Talbiya despite having the necessary building permits.
India Hindu Militants Attack Punjab Church
Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010
A major evangelical group has urged the government of India's Punjab state to protect minority Christians after Hindu militants allegedly attacked a church and injured at least one Christian, Worthy News has learned.
