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Christians in Syria at risk of “genocidal” attacks from NATO member Turkey

Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2023

Christians in Syria continue to face “genocidal” attacks not only from jihadists inside the country but also from Islamist-affiliated, NATO member Turkey, Algemeiner reports.

Pakistan: Young Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy, “Our faith in Christ has not waivered”

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

In a move described as the “murder of justice,” a court in Pakistan on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year old Christian man to death after finding him guilty of an unsubstantiated charge of blasphemy, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Nigeria: 50 members of Plateau Baptist Convention murdered by jihadists

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Fifty members of the Baptist Conference in Nigeria’s Plateau state have been killed in a recent spate of attacks by Islamic jihadists in Mangu and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Indonesia: Muslim extremists disrupt two church services; “If a church is seen to spreading the gospel, they soon run into opposition”

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Christians on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island were recently prevented from worshiping when mobs of Muslim extremists disrupted two separate services in Binjai, North Sumatra Province, and in Riau, Pekanbaru Province in southern Sumatra, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Nigeria Christians Fear New Muslim President And Muslim VP (Worthy News-Focus)

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Nigerian Christians expressed concern Monday after two Muslims were sworn in to lead volatile Nigeria as president and vice president.

North Korea: Two-year old boy sentenced to life in prison after parents found with Bible

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

A two-year-old boy and his entire family in North Korea have been sentenced to life imprisonment after authorities found a Bible in the possession of the child’s parents, the US state department’s Commission on International Religious Freedom said…

Burkina Faso: 15 more civilians slaughtered as jihadist insurrection continues

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Fifteen people were murdered by Islamic jihadists in eastern Burkina Faso last Monday as the desperately poor West African country continues to suffer extreme violence and humanitarian catastrophe under the worst jihadist insurrections in the Sahel, International Christian…

Gunmen Attack Sudan Churches As Conflict Escalates

Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Sudanese Council of Churches has condemned attacks on church leaders and church buildings as the conflict in Sudan rapidly escalates.

Pakistan:Two Christian youths charged and detained for alleged blasphemy

Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2023

Police in Lahore, Pakistan, have charged and detained two Christian youths for allegedly committing blasphemy, a crime which carries the death penalty, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

India: Nearly 400 churches destroyed, 64 Christians killed in Manipur violence

Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Sixty-four Christians have been killed, and 397 churches have been destroyed amid an ongoing wave of ethnic violence in India’s Manipur state, Christian Headlines reports. 

Indonesia: Official charged with “intrusion” after illegally ordering church service to stop

Posted on Monday, May 22, 2023

An official on western Indonesia’s Sumatra Island has been criminally charged with “intrusion” after he entered a church service and illegally ordered the worship to cease, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. 

Nigeria: Slaughter of Christians continues as international community does nothing

Posted on Monday, May 22, 2023

Suspected Fulani Islamic extremists shot and hacked to death over 40 Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau state last week, as the slaughter of tens of thousands of Nigerian believers continues unabated, with impunity, and ignored by international governments.

At Least Scores Of Christians Killed In Nigeria (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Friday, May 19, 2023

Suspected Islamic gunmen have killed more than 100 people, most of them women and children, in troubled north-central Nigeria over the last few days, and attacks continue, a well-informed Christian source told Worthy News on Thursday.

Chad: Islamic extremists attack Christian communities, murder 17 people

Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2023

Fulani Islamic extremists murdered 17 people in attacks on Christian communities in southern Chad earlier this month, the Barnabas Fund reports.

Iran: Judge orders release of Christian couple imprisoned for house church activity

Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2023

In a rare display of justice from Iran’s notoriously corrupt judicial system, an appeals court judge in Tehran overturned the convictions of two Christian leaders who were sentenced to imprisonment for participating in a house church and ordered…

Uganda: New Christian convert from Islam brutally beaten by Muslim extremists for refusing to renounce Christ, “I’m not sure if I will survive”

Posted on Monday, May 15, 2023

A newly converted Christian in Uganda was severely beaten and rendered unconscious by Muslim extremists enraged that he refused to renounce Christ and return to Islam, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Christianity is legal in Uganda but former…

120,000 Armenian Christians Still Trapped In Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2023

Some 120,000 Armenian Christians remained trapped Saturday in the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh and struggled to survive as Azerbaijan continued to block the only land route from Armenia, Christian aid workers told Worthy News.

Communism poses greatest threat to Christians worldwide says former member US Commission on International Freedom

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2023

A Christian leader and former member of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has stated that communism, not Islamic terrorism, presents the greatest threat to Christians worldwide, the Washington Times reports.

Iran executes two men for blasphemy

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2023

Amid a spike in the number of executions it has carried out since last year’s nationwide anti-government protests, Iran has just executed two Iranian men charged with blasphemy for insulting Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad, International Christian…

Nigeria: Gunmen abduct 40 Christians from Baptist church service

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2023

Islamic gunmen in Nigeria’s Kaduna state abducted 40 Christians during a Baptist church worship service on Sunday, Reuters reports.

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

• Christian Leader Welcomes US Call To Keep Pakistan On Religious Freedom Watch List
• Christian Girl, 10, Targeted In Attempted Rape Attack In Pakistan
• Islamic Militants Turn To Christ In Nigeria Amid Violence, Film Shows (Worthy News In-Depth)
• Two Arrested After Killing Of Christian Worker Sparks Protests In Pakistan
• Christian Youth Murdered In Pakistan Amid Rising Attacks
• Christian Girl Maryam, 11, ‘Brutally Killed’ in Pakistan Prompting Outrage

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