Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Christians In Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan Face New Restrictions
Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2009
Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliev was to receive for signing the final version of controversial legislation "limiting freedom of religion" while Christians elsewhere in Central Asia faced similar restrictions Saturday, May 16, rights investigators and local believers said.
Mounting Concerns Over Detained Uzbekistan Pastor
Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009
An international protest was underway Tuesday, May 12, to obtain the release of a detained, frail, evangelical pastor in Uzbekistan, who came to symbolize what rights investigators described as widespread persecution of Christians and other minorities in Central…
India Anti-Christian Group Sets Church On Fire
Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009
Evangelical Christians in India's eastern state of Andhra Pradesh faced the difficult task Sunday, May 10, of rebuilding their church after suspected anti-Christian militants torched the building, the latest in a series of attacksagainst churches in the area,…
Eritrea Releases Three Christian Women From Military Camp
Posted on Friday, May 8, 2009
Three women were free Friday, May 8, as Eritrean authorities unexpectedly released them from a notorious military prison camp where they were detained for six months because of their membership of a "banned" Christian movement, an advocacy group…
Vietnam Authorities “Halt” Construction Work On Church Land
Posted on Thursday, May 7, 2009
Amid protests against reported church destructions, the city of Hanoi has ordered one of its districts to stop construction work on land claimed by the Catholic church, Worthy News monitored Thursday, May 7.
BREAKING NEWS: China Detains 16 Christians In Henan Province
Posted on Tuesday, May 5, 2009
A group of Chinese house church Christians, including key leaders, remained detained in China's Henan province Tuesday May 5, after security forces raided a house church in Xinye city, rights investigators said.
Christians Under Attack in Sudan
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Christians in Sudan faced another tense day Wednesday, April 29, amid reports that followers of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir have intensified attacks on Christians and others they believe support the International Criminal Court's recent decision to prosecute the…
Egypt Ex-Muslim And Husband In Hiding; Violence Kills Two
Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2009
An ex-Muslim who converted to Christianity and her Christian husband were in hiding Tuesday, April 28, amid threats from family members and police, the latest in a series of attacks against Coptic Christians this month, in which at…
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Taliban Executes Christian
Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2009
Minority Christians in Pakistan feared more attacks Sunday, April 26, after militants of the Taliban group executed two residents in a Christian neighborhood while one child died during a crackdown on believers, local Christians and rights investigators confirmed.
Philippines Rebels Kill Christians, report
Posted on Saturday, April 25, 2009
Two men are dead and another remained missing Saturday, April 25, after some 40 Muslim militants raided the predominately Christian village of Sitio Arco in Basilan province in the southern Philippines, a Christian rights group said.
