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From Asia and Africa to the Middle East and Latin America, we work to amplify the voices of the persecuted, document violations of religious freedom, and bring biblically grounded context to the headlines.

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Dozens Of Christians Killed In Nigeria After Previous Massacre
Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2025
Dozens of Christians have been killed in Nigeria in recent days, several sources said after Worthy News already reported the killing of more than 100 Christians by Islamists since May 24 in the troubled African nation.
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More than 100 Christians Killed In Nigeria
Posted on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
More than 100 Christians, including children, pastors, farmers, and “even people attending a funeral,” have been killed and around 5,000 displaced in attacks by Islamist militants in Nigeria, a Christian advocacy group confirmed Tuesday.
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Cuba Extends Religious Repression, Report Says
Posted on Friday, May 30, 2025
Communist-ruled Cuba has extended its “repression” of religious and faith groups, including devout Christians, in almost every area, according to a new report released Thursday.
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Christian Graves Vandalized In Indonesia
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Over a dozen Christian graves at three cemeteries in Indonesia’s Special Region of Yogyakarta were reportedly vandalized from May 16 to 19 as part of a broader anti-Christian campaign in areas of the world’s largest Muslim nation.
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Fulani Herdsmen Kill 42 Christians in Nigeria
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Fulani herdsmen killed at least 42 Christians in coordinated attacks on three villages in Taraba state, northeast Nigeria, in the early hours of Saturday, May 24, according to Morning Star News.
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Cuban Pastors Face Prison For Mentioning God
Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2025
Two Assemblies of God pastors in Cuba, Luis Guillermo Borjas and his wife, Roxana Rojas, faced a tense Sunday after their reported detention for mentioning God at their son’s military trial.
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Prayers Urged For Jailed Iranian Christian Woman
Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2025
Friends of a detained Christian woman in Tehran urged fellow believers to pray for her on Wednesday after Iran’s authorities demanded $135,000 in local currency for her release.
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Concerns Over Wife Of Jailed Pastor In Iran
Posted on Friday, May 16, 2025
There was concern Friday about the detained wife of Pastor Joseph Shahbazian, who was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for his Christian work in Iran.
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Belarus Bans Christian Group In Broader Crackdown
Posted on Friday, May 16, 2025
Authorities in autocratically-ruled Belarus have banned an organization that united leaders of several denominations to highlight reported persecution of devoted Christians in the country, sources confirmed Friday.
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Islamists Kill Christians In Nigerian States
Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Islamic militants have targeted Christian communities in several states of Nigeria in recent days, killing and injuring numerous believers, Christians told Worthy News early Friday.
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Pakistan Christian Tortured To Death
Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Authorities have detained a suspect in the May 12 killing of a young Christian man in Pakistan’s Punjab province after hundreds of Christians demanded justice, sources told Worthy News Wednesday.
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Abducted Christian Asher Atray Murdered In Pakistan
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Asher Atray, the young Christian lineman of Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) who was abducted last month, has been killed, Christians confirmed Tuesday.

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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.

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