Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Muslim Men Attack Somali Church Leader in Ethiopia
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Two Somali Muslim men attacked a popular Somali church leader in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Aug. 21, according to a Washington-based Christian human rights group.
Pastors and Congregants Arrested in India
Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2010
Two Christian pastors and some of their congregation were arrested last week for preaching the gospel in India, Worthy News has learned.
Church Forced to Close in Indonesia
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Police and local officials backed by a Muslim mob closed down a church in North Sumatra Province July 30.
Protestants Protest Against Persecution in Jakarta
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Thousands of people took part in a Protestant protest at the National Monument in front of the State Palace, residence of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this week.
200,000 Christians In Pakistan Impacted By Deadly Flooding
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Up to 200,000 Christians are among the millions impacted by deadly flooding in Pakistan Worthy News learned Tuesday, August 17, but the United Nations warned that only a fraction of flood victims have received any help.
Series on Jesus Pulled from Lebanese TV After Uproar
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2010
Two Lebanese channels one of which is linked to Hezbollah stopped broadcasting an Iranian-made television series depicting the life of Jesus after receiving complaints from Christians.
North Korea Executes 3 Christians, Detains 20 Others
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2010
North Korea arrested twenty-three Christians who were meeting in an underground church. Three of which immediately tried and given the death penalty, which was swiftly executed. The others were sent to labor camps, Worthy News has learned.
China Briefly Detains Influential House Pastor
Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2010
An influential Chinese house church pastor was briefly detained in southern China shortly after authorities evicted his congregation from a hotel, his church and rights investigators said Friday, August 13.
Christian Watchdog Rejects Burma Elections
Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2010
Christian rights investigators have urged the international community to reject plans by Burma’s military rulers to organize parliamentary elections on November 7.
Pakistan Cleric Pledges To Withdraw Blasphemy Case
Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010
An impoverished Christian family in Pakistan faced uncertainty Thursday, August 12, after a Muslim cleric pledged to withdraw a case of blasphemy against them, officials familiar with the procedures said.
Three International Aid Groups Banned in Somalia
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010
Al-Shabaab, an Islamic militant organization with close ties to al-Qaeda, recently banned three Christian Aid organizations from Somalia on charges of "actively propagating Christianity", Worthy News has learned.
Chinese Government Destroys Christian-Owned Factory
Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Last September, a mob of over 200 men led by Chinese Communist officials injured at least thirty people and demolished a Christian-owned factory in Linfen, along with its house church, Worthy News learned on August 11.
Mob Surrounds Church in Indonesia, Christians Attacked
Posted on Monday, August 9, 2010
Hundreds of Muslim militants surrounded and attacked a Protestant church in Indonesia’s province of West Java, injuring at least a dozen Christians including a pastor on Sunday, August 8.
Uzbekistan Jails Baptists, Threatens Church
Posted on Monday, August 9, 2010
Police in Uzbekistan jailed ten Baptists for three to five days, and fining them 80 times the monthly minimum wage, according to a religious rights group, Worthy News learned on Monday, August 9.
