Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
China Bans Church, Christians Detained
Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Two members of the Laojie Christian Church in the village of Sangdong in China's Henan province have been detained, just days after authorities officially banned their church for a second time, Worthy News learned Tuesday, August 18.
Pastor’s Wife Facing Cuban Court
Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009
A pastor's wife who miscarried after a neighbour attacked her was due to facing a Cuban court Monday, August 17, on charges of "disturbing the public order" on that day, an international advocacy group said.
India Hindu Militants Attack Christian Training Meeting
Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2009
Christians in India's southern state of Karnataka remained concerned Sunday, August 16, about the whereabouts of eight pastors who were detained this week after Hindu militants broke up a major Christian training meeting, injuring and "humiliating" several believers,…
NEWS ALERT: Iran Detains 32 Christians
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Iran has detained dozens of Christians in the last two weeks, including former Muslims, and at least eight of them remain imprisoned, a well-informed advocacy group told Worthy News and its partner agency BosNewsLife Wednesday, August 12.
Turkish Christians Fear Nationalism After Murder And Threat
Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Turkish Christians remain concerned about rising nationalism and hostility towards non-Muslims in Turkey, following the killing of a Christian businessman and the attack against an evangelist, Worthy News monitored Tuesday, August 11.
Nigeria Christians Fear Crackdown Amid Deadly Clashes
Posted on Sunday, August 9, 2009
Christian leaders in northern Nigeria fear a fresh crackdown on evangelical activities after local authorities announced plans to control “religious preachers” as Islamic violence left at least a dozen Christians dead and destroyed some 20 churches.
Vietnam House Churches Report Police Crackdown
Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2009
Christians in Vietnam anticipated more raids on house churches Saturday, August 8, after a police crackdown on several congregations in recent weeks.
Pakistan Police “Torture, Kill” Christian Man
Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2009
Police in a slum area of northeastern Pakistan "tortured" a Christian man to death on trumped up charges of bootlegging, his family said Thursday, August 6.
Americans Free But Thousands Still Jailed, Executed In North Korea
Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2009
An international Christian advocacy group welcomed Wednesday, August 5, North Korea's decision to release American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling but warned that at least 200,000 religious and political prisoners remain behind bars in labor camps across…
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christians Mourn Eight Killed In Violence
Posted on Monday, August 3, 2009
Christians across Pakistan closed their schools Monday, August 3, to mourn the killings of at least eight fellow believers in troubled Punjab province, as the Vatican condemned what was the second incident of violence against Christians in a…
Turkey Christians Fear No Justice For Killers Of Publishers
Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2009
Turkish Christians fear those responsible for murdering three Christian publishers will not face justice and that authorities will be unable to tackle “structural injustice” towards the country's Christian minority, trial observers said.
Chinese Christians Sue Authorities Over Detentions, Raids
Posted on Saturday, July 25, 2009
Christians in China's Shaanxi Province are suing law enforcement authorities for “illegally” detaining and fining them and confiscating their personal properties, in a case that could impact house churches, Worthy News learned Saturday July 25.
China Forces Raid Bible School
Posted on Monday, July 20, 2009
Security forces raided a Bible school in eastern China run by the vice-president of the Chinese House Church Alliance (CHCA) and briefly detained a dozen people, a Christian advocacy group said Monday July 20.
100,000 Protest Detention Chinese Christian Lawyer
Posted on Friday, July 17, 2009
A petition calling for the release of a prominent Christian human rights lawyer, which was signed by some 100,000 people around the world, has been delivered to the Chinese embassy in Washington and the U.S. State Department, organizers…
Laos Christians Pressured To Worship “Local Spirits”
Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2009
Dozens of Christian families in a village in Laos have been warned they will lose their homes and remaining live stock unless they abandon Christianity and start worshiping “local spirits” in accordance with Lao traditions, rights investigators said…
