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Pakistan Christians Fleeing After Blasphemy Allegations

Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2023

Christian families are fleeing their homes in Pakistan’s Punjab province after Muslims threatened to attack them, and several believers were reportedly detained for alleged blasphemy against Islam, a senior rights official told Worthy News.

Russian Orthodox Church leaders support invasion, religious persecution in Ukraine

Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2023

The US-based Global Christian Relief organization has warned that leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church support Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, including the persecution of Ukrainian Christians, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

India: New Karnataka state government is actively helping Christians, “there is evident change”

Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2023

While the first half of 2023 saw a surge in violence against Christians in India, believers in the southern state of Karnataka are rejoicing as a newly elected state government has vowed to repeal harsh anti-conversion legislation and…

Indonesia Christians: ‘Muslim Crackdown On Congregations’ (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Indonesian Christians said Tuesday that several church congregations have been “disbanded” by angry Muslim protesters and local authorities. “In one of them, my children worship,” a concerned Christian told Worthy News.

Mali: Hundreds of civilians killed by Islamic State fighters, “please pray”

Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Survivors of Islamic State attacks in Mali have given testimony to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization that indicates hundreds of civilians in the north-west African country were killed by jihadists in the first half of this year…

Indonesia: North Sumatra Christian worship service again disrupted by Muslims

Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2023

A Christian congregation in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, had its worship service disrupted by Muslim protestors for the second time in two months on July 2, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. 

India: 400 violent attacks on Christians in first half of 2023

Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2023

A new study published by the United Christian Forum (UCF) shows there were 400 violent attacks on Christians in India in the first half of this year alone, the Christian Post reports. Documenting a surge in violence against…

Pakistan: Christian man charged with blasphemy is refused bail

Posted on Monday, July 17, 2023

A Christian man in Lahore, Pakistan, has been denied bail and kept in custody after being charged with blasphemy against Islam for sharing Facebook posts with Bible verses, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. 

Uganda: Young man murdered for his faith two weeks after accepting Christ

Posted on Monday, July 17, 2023

Muslim extremists have murdered a young man in eastern Uganda, enraged that he had left Islam and put his faith in Christ two weeks earlier, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. 

Angry Muslim Crowds Try To Attack Pakistan Christians

Posted on Sunday, July 16, 2023

Muslim crowds threatened Sunday to attack thousands of Christians in a predominantly Christian town in Pakistan’s Punjab province for alleged blasphemy against Islam.

Afghanistan: Christians face death but the Gospel is going forward

Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2023

The Gospel is going forward in Afghanistan even as Afghan Christians face worsening conditions and ongoing mortal danger under the ruling Taliban Islamic terror regime, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Pakistan: Christian man detained on charges of blasphemy for sharing Facebook post with Bible verse

Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2023

Continuing the brutal clamp down on Christians in Pakistan, authorities in Punjab province have arrested and detained a Christian for alleged blasphemy on the grounds that he shared a Facebook post with a Scripture that was deemed insulting…

There is “no religious freedom in China,” Chinese pastor tells US House Select Committee

Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2023

A pastor who led his entire church of over 60 people out of China to escape persecution there has testified to US Congress members that “there is no religious freedom” in his country of origin, the Washington Times…

Sudan: Christians face severe danger as violent conflict continues

Posted on Monday, July 10, 2023

Together with their fellow citizens, Christians in Sudan are facing great danger as the country appears to be descending into a violent, protracted civil war, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Indonesia: Religion minister plans to ease permit system for houses of worship

Posted on Monday, July 10, 2023

In a positive move for religious minorities in Indonesia, the country’s Minister of Religion has announced a plan to ease the burdensome permit regulations for houses of worship by allowing approval with only one recommendation, International Christian Concern…

Christians in Pakistan receive credible terror threat following Quran-burning in Sweden, “no Christian in Pakistan is safe”

Posted on Monday, July 10, 2023

Pakistani Christians have been credibly threatened that “no Church and no Christian will remain safe in Pakistan” from Islamic terrorists enraged that the government of Sweden allowed a copy of the Quran to be burned outside Stockholm’s central…

Belarus Destroys New Life Church As Part Of ‘Witch-Hunt,’ Christians Say (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Friday, July 7, 2023

Christians say the “regime” of the autocratic president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has destroyed a church building in the capital Minsk as part of a witch-hunt against evangelical believers and churches seen as supporting the opposition.

Indonesia City Reopens Church Building, But Concerns Remain

Posted on Friday, July 7, 2023

Authorities in Indonesia’s East Jakarta city have reopened a church building three months after they closed it as part of a broader crackdown on devoted congregations in the world’s largest Muslim nation, Christians confirmed Thursday.

Nigeria: Plateau state Christians receive written threats of impending attacks on specific communities by Fulani jihadists

Posted on Thursday, July 6, 2023

As part of an ongoing campaign of terror, murder, displacement and destruction of livelihood against Nigerian Christians in Plateau State, Fulani jihadists sent written warnings to specific local Christian communities at the weekend, advising them of impending attacks…

China: Four Christians imprisoned without charge following raid on church

Posted on Thursday, July 6, 2023

A Christian pastor and three of his church members in China’s Guangdong Province have been in custody for six weeks after being arrested by the ruling Chinese Communist Party on suspicion of conducting “illegal business operations,” China Aid…

What is Christian Persecution?

Christian persecution includes any form of harassment, discrimination, legal restriction, or violence targeted at believers because of their faith in Jesus Christ. It ranges from social and economic pressure to imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom.

Our reporting seeks to verify facts, protect vulnerable sources, and direct readers to meaningful prayer and action while avoiding sensationalism.

Today’s Top Christian Persecution Stories

• Pakistan Christians Fear Future After Killing And Church Attacks (Worthy News In-Depth)
• Former Ugandan Sheikh Beaten, Home Demolished After Converting to Christianity
• LEAD Ministries Demands Justice for Murdered Christian Laborer in Pakistan (Worthy News Investigation)
• Prayer House Shut Down in Indonesia Amid Church Closures, Mob Attacks (Worthy News Focus)
• Eritrea Pressured To Release 7 Church Leaders Jailed For Decades (Worthy News In-Depth)
• Wave of Anti-Christian Attacks Alarms Church Leaders Across Europe

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