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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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Missionary Abducted In Ukraine
Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2022
Christians expressed mounting concern Friday about the whereabouts of a missing missionary abducted in Ukraine by invading Russian troops.
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Nigeria: 25 more Christians murdered in Kaduna state
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Islamic terrorists struck in Nigeria’s Kaduna state yet again on Sunday, attacking a Christian community and murdering 25 churchgoers just after the end of a worship service, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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Indonesia: Pastor risks further incarceration for criticizing Islam
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2022
A pastor in Indonesia who was previously imprisoned for posting a video of himself sharing the Gospel with a Muslim is again under police investigation for actions the government considers are insulting to Islam, International Christian Concern (ICC)…
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US-Backed Missionary Abducted In Ukraine
Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2022
A Ukrainian missionary of a U.S.-backed aid group has been abducted by Russian forces near Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol, several sources confirmed Thursday.
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Ukraine Bible Society: “We need more Bibles”
Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2022
As Ukraine prepared to face the imminent Russian invasion last month, the Ukrainian Bible Society in Kyiv reported it was running out of printing Bibles as so many people were turning to the Word of God in this…
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Egypt: Three Coptic Christians murdered by Islamic extremists
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2022
A mob of six Islamic extremists slaughtered three Coptic Christian brothers in Egypt earlier this month, cutting up and mutilating the bodies in what the killers said was revenge for the death of a relative 70 years ago,…
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China: New law suppresses Christian activity online
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2022
China has now put into effect a new law that bars people of faith such as evangelical Christians from conducting online activities without a government-issued license, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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Pakistan announces “Islamization” of media and education
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2022
In a move which Pakistani Christians have described as “Islamization,” the government of Pakistan announced earlier this month a new policy to ensure that the country’s media and education system align with Islamic values, International Christian Concern (ICC)…

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