Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
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.
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…
