Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Egyptian Christian Mother To Appeal Custody Decision
Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2009
The Christian mother of two 14-year-old twins Andrew and Mario Medhat was preparing legal action Saturday, February 21, after receiving the right to challenge a custody decision awarding her sons to their Muslim father.
Egypt Christians In Jail For Violating Ramadan
Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2009
Six Christian brothers who refused to close their cafe during the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, were behind bars in Egypt Saturday, February 21, after they were sentenced to three years in prison with hard labor, a rights…
Turkey Militants Attack Christian Bookshop
Posted on Friday, February 20, 2009
Christian workers in southern Turkey faced a tense day Friday, February 20, after their bookshop was vandalized for the second time in a week by suspected Muslim militants, Christians said.
Pakistan Militants Rape Christian Girl
Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2009
A 13-year old impoverished Christian girl in Pakistan's Punjab province was recovering Thursday, February 19, after she was gang raped at gun point by five Islamic extremists, her family told Worthy News.
NEWS ALERT: China Detains Evangelical Leaders
Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Over 60 Christian leaders, including two South Korean pastors and an elderly well-known evangelical believer, were detained in Central China as part of a crackdown on unauthorized worship, a religious advocacy group said Wednesday, February 18.
BREAKING NEWS: Chinese Christian Activist Hua Zaichen Dies At 91
Posted on Monday, February 16, 2009
Chinese Christian activist Hua Zaichen, who became known for helping reportedly persecuted Christians, has died in a Beijing hospital, shortly after his wife was released from prison, his supporters confirmed to Worthy News Monday, February 16. Hua was…
Egypt Releases Christian Rights Activist
Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009
A Christian human rights activist and Internet writer spent his first weekend in freedom Saturday, February 14, after he was suddenly released by Egyptian security forces.
Pakistan Militants Kidnap Christian Mother, Two Children
Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009
An impoverished Christian man in Pakistan was still searching for his wife and two small children on Valentine's Day Saturday, February 14, nearly one month after they were allegedly kidnapped by Muslim militants because he refused to abandon…
Kazakhstan Constitutional Council Objects “Restrictive” Religious Law
Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009
A global Christian rights group welcomed a "landmark decision" by Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Council to reject as "unconstitutional" a draft law which would “further restrict freedom of religion and belief in the country," Worthy News learned Saturday, February 14.
North Korea Christians To Attend ‘Underground University’
Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009
An American mission group said Thursday, February 12, it has launched an 'Underground University' to help exiled North Koreans to return and evangelize in North Korea or to spread Christianity among North Koreans in other countries, including in…
British Legislators Condemn “Massive Church Closures” In Burma
Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Dozens of British legislators expressed concern Tuesday, February 10, over reports of massive church closures in Burma, seen as "the most significant crackdown" on Christian activity in the military-ruled Asian nation in years, an advocacy group told Worthy…
Iran Releases Armenian Christian And Former Muslims; Others Detained
Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009
An Armenian Christian and a former Muslim who were among possibly dozens of Christians detained in Iran since last month were free Monday, February 9, after authorities unexpectedly released them, a well-informed source told Worthy News.
NEWS ALERT: Chinese Prominent Christian Attorney Detained
Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009
A Chinese Christian human rights lawyer, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Price last year, has been detained by Chinese police but his whereabouts remain unknown, his friend said Monday, February 9.
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: China Releases Elderly Prisoner To See Dying Husband
Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2009
Amid mounting international pressure the frail Christian activist Shuang Shuying, 79, was released Sunday, February 8, after spending two years in prison, and went immediately to see her dying husband, Hua Zaichen, 91, in a Beijing hospital, Worthy…
Islamic Countries, India Receive Hall Of Shame ‘Awards’
Posted on Saturday, February 7, 2009
An influential United States-based Christian rights groups has warned of increased persecution of Christians in "many Islamic countries" and said that even in India, often described as the world's "largest democracy", believers faced the worst violence in recent…
Saudi Arabia “Threatens” Pastor With Death
Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009
A foreign pastor in Saudi Arabia fled Riyadh after men believed to be associated with that nation's religious police, or mutawwa, threatened him three times in only one week.
