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Iran Detains Scores Of Christians Ahead Of Anniversary

Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2023

Iran has detained scores of Christians ahead of the first anniversary of the death in custody of a young Kurdish woman, Christians said as more details on the crackdown emerged Friday.

Canadian Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals over worship restrictions on churches

Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2023

The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear appeals from churches in Ontario and British Columbia that challenged pandemic restrictions on in-person worship. The churches had been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for violating gathering limits.

Indonesia: East Jakarta church threatened with closure by Islamic authorities

Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2023

Although Indonesia's Constitution specifically protects religious freedom, a church in East Jakarta has come under pressure to close, after Islamic government authorities threatened to permanently deny the congregation a permit to meet and worship in their own building,…

India: Chhattisgarh Christians attacked for refusing to renounce Christ

Posted on Tuesday, August 8, 2023

A mob of Hindu nationalists violently attacked four Christians in central India’s Chhattisgarh state because they refused to renounce Christ and return to Hinduism, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported last week.

India: Manipur Christians continue to suffer violence amid unrest, government criticized for silence

Posted on Monday, August 7, 2023

While India’s central government remains largely silent, Christians in the north-east Indian state of Manipur are continuing to suffer deadly upheaval amid protracted violence between the powerful Hindu majority Meitei community and the Tribal Christian Kuki minority, Global…

Uganda: Pastor beaten unconscious for comparing Jesus and Mohammed at funeral

Posted on Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Extremist Muslims in eastern Uganda beat a pastor unconscious as he officiated at the funeral of a Christian convert and used the occasion to compare Jesus Christ with the Islamic prophet Mohammed, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. While…

Philippines Crackdown On Missionaries, Churches Accused Of ‘Communism’ (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Friday, July 28, 2023

Church groups say Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte are silencing Christian missionaries, priests, and bishops through “red-tagging tactics” for allegedly criticizing the government.

Iran Detains Dozens Of Christian Converts

Posted on Friday, July 28, 2023

More than 50 Christian converts have been detained over the past week in five Iranian cities, and Christians said the number could rise.

Eritrea Pastors Spend 7,000 Nights In Prison

Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2023

Two evangelical pastors spent their 7,000th night in detention in Eritrea as part of a broader crackdown on churches declared illegal by authorities, Christians confirmed to Worthy News.

Uganda: New Christian woman murdered by her husband for leaving Islam

Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2023

A young woman in eastern Uganda was beaten to death by her Muslim husband on July 9, because he discovered she had accepted Christ as her Savior earlier the same day, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. While Christianity…

India: 57 Uttar Pradesh Christians in jail on conversion charges, “the situation is very dangerous for Christians”

Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2023

A Christian leader in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has reported to the International Christian Concern aid organization that at least 57 Christians have now been imprisoned in the state on false charges of forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity.

India: Seven Christians brutally attacked by Hindu extremists

Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Seven Christians in India’s Chhattisgarh state have suffered severe injuries following a brutal attack on them by Hindu nationalists earlier this month, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Nigeria: Genocidal attacks on Christians continue in Benue state

Posted on Monday, July 24, 2023

The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria continues as Fulani jihadist herdsmen murdered 37 Christians during attacks carried out in Benue state over the last four weeks, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. With well over 50,000 Christians murdered since…

China’s Communist Party has rewritten parts of the Bible to suppress Christianity, US lawmaker reports

Posted on Monday, July 24, 2023

A US lawmaker has told a House Select Committee that China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) government is rewriting parts of the Bible in order to increase its power and suppress the Gospel, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

India Premier Condemns Sexual Assault Of Christian Women (Worthy News-Investigation)

Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2023

India’s prime minister on Thursday condemned the reported sexual assault of two Christian women by Hindu men in northeast India and vowed to protect the “daughters of Manipur” state.

Iran: More than 50 Christians rounded up and detained on unknown charges

Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2023

In a sudden spike of persecution against Christians in Iran, government authorities arrested and detained more than 50 Christians in five cities across Iran in the last 10 days, Article 18 reports.

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.

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