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Prayer Meetings Banned during Games
Posted on Monday, November 22, 2010
Chinese officials in Guangzhou have banned "house churches" from holding services while the city prepares to host the 16th Asian Games.
Gunmen break into Iraqi Christian home and kill 2
Posted on Friday, November 19, 2010
In a series of brazen attacks against a beseiged religious minority, gunmen recently broke into a home in northern Iraq, killing two Christian men while a bombing of a Christian home in Mosul Monday wounded a bystander.
Christian man, daughter killed in bombing in Iraq
Posted on Friday, November 19, 2010
A bomb in northern Iraq killed a Christian and his 6-year-old daughter Tuesday; it was the latest in a string of strikes against the country's dwindling Christian population.
Indonesian Church Attack Case a Step Closer to Trial
Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The 13 suspects in the September attack on two leaders of the Batak Christian Protestant Church will now go on trial after police gave their completed case files to the prosecution.
Relatives Appeal Against Execution Pakistan Christian
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
Relatives of a Pakistani Christian mother sentenced to death for "insulting" Islam's Prophet Muhammad have filed an appeal against her conviction, Worthy News established Monday, November 15.
Pakistan Interfaith Couple In Hiding Amid Death Threats
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
A Christian worker, his Muslim wife and their baby remained in hiding Sunday, November 14, nearly a month after some 20 armed Muslim gunmen allegedly attacked their rented house in an area of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city.
Iraq Christians Fear More Deady Attacks Amid Militant Warnings
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
hristians in Iraq feared further attacks Thursday, November 11, after co-ordinated bombings in Christian areas of Baghdad killed at least four people and injured 25 others, less than two weeks after a failed hostage-taking at a church in…
Pakistan to Execute Christian Mother For ‘Blasphemy’
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian mother of four to death for "insulting" Islam's Prophet Muhammad, Worthy News learned. Asia Bibi, 45, is believed to be the first woman sentenced to death under Pakistan's blasphemy law.
Militants Attack Christians Across India
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
Hindu and Muslim militants have attacked several Christians and a church in several incidents across the country as part of efforts to crackdown on the spread of Christianity in the country, Christians said.
Israel Probes Church Fire In Jerusalem
Posted on Monday, November 15, 2010
Israeli authorities continue to investigate an arson attack on a Jerusalem church building that church officials say has long been a focal point for anti-Christian sentiment in a Jewish ultra-Orthodox-leaning neighborhood.
Vietnam intends to “wipe out” Degar Christians in Central Highlands
Posted on Thursday, November 4, 2010
Back in August, the Vietnamese government initiated a massive military operation involving thousands of soldiers, security forces and local police in what they called "tieu quet" to "wipe out" Degar Christians who refused to join the Evangelical Church…

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