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Worthy News provides verified, timely Christian persecution news — reporting on believers facing pressure, discrimination, and violence worldwide, along with actionable prayer updates and ways to respond.

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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Nigeria: Slaughter of Christians continues
Posted on Tuesday, November 1, 2022
The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria has seen no let-up as suspected Fulani herdsmen and other Islamic militant terrorists killed 12 mainly women, children, and elderly Christians during attacks in Benue state last month, Morning Star News (MSN)…
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Sri Lanka: Authorities order churches to close
Posted on Monday, October 31, 2022
Local authorities in separate districts of Sri Lanka recently ordered two churches to close down, on the grounds that the congregations’ Christian activities are offensive to their communities, Voice of the Martyrs Canada (VOM) reports. Sri Lanka’s constitution…
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China: CCP systematically shutting down churches
Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
China Aid reports that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued to systematically close down churches and other Christian centers across the country.
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Christians Rush To Halt Ebola Outbreak In Africa
Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Christian aid workers are rushing to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to east and southern Africa after an outbreak of Ebola, the highly deadly contagious disease that has already killed scores of people in recent weeks.
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Islamic Militants Kill Scores Of Nigeria Christians
Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Islamic Fulani herdsmen have killed scores of Christians in a village in central Nigeria after murdering and injuring more than 100 other believers the previous week, Christians said Tuesday.
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Nigeria: Gunmen attack church, kill woman and her daughter
Posted on Monday, October 24, 2022
Suspected Islamic extremist gunmen stormed a church during Sunday service in Nigeria’s Kogi state earlier this month, killing a woman and her young daughter who were in attendance, the Christian Post reports.
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Thousands Of Chad Christians Face Starvation
Posted on Monday, October 24, 2022
Thousands of Christian families are “homeless and destitute” in Chad after the worst flooding in decades and terrorism, Christian aid workers told Worthy News.
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Dozens Killed In Chad Protests
Posted on Friday, October 21, 2022
At least 60 people were killed in Chad Thursday during the deadliest protests so far against interim leader Mahamat Idriss Deby's two-year extension of his power, several sources said.
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Iran Christians Freed From Troubled Evin Prison
Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Iranian authorities have freed two Christian converts from one of Iran’s most notorious prisons after a fire there killed eight inmates and injured dozens of others, well-informed Christians told Worthy News Wednesday.
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Several Killed In Nigeria Church Attack
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Suspected Islamic gunmen have attacked a church in north-central Nigeria during a service, killing a woman and her young daughter, as part of an ongoing anti-Christian campaign, authorities say.
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Myanmar: Baptist pastor murdered in his home
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2022
An ethnic Pwo Karen Christian pastor was murdered at his home inside his church compound in Myanmar on the night of September 2, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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India government stalling on affirmative action for Dalit Christians
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2022
India’s federal government appears to be deliberately dragging its heels in an 18-year-old landmark case concerning the preservation of affirmative action for millions of Dalit Hindus who convert to Christianity, the Christian Post reports.

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