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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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Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.

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Iran Frees Nine Christian Converts
Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Iran released nine Christian converts from prison, including a pastor, after the Islamic nation’s Supreme Court said their involvement in house churches doesn’t threaten national security, well-informed Christians told Worthy News Tuesday.
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Kenya: Six Christians killed in Islamic terror attack; “please pray”
Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Six Christians were murdered in Kenya during a terrorist attack by al-Shabaab Islamic militants in the early hours of January 3, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Affiliated with Al Qaeda, the Somali-based al-Shabaab group has now carried out…
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Afghan Christian refugees speak of their fear and anxiety
Posted on Tuesday, January 4, 2022
A family of Christian refugees who escaped Afghanistan after the Taliban took over last August has been speaking about their fear of being murdered before they could flee, and of anxiety about their uncertain future, Morning Star News…
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Uganda: New Christians driven from their homes by Islamic extremists
Posted on Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Brand new Christians in eastern Uganda came under severe attack last month, as Muslim neighbors destroyed their crops and drove them from homes upon hearing of their conversion from Islam to Christ, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Christians…
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Iran Frees Christian House Church Pastor
Posted on Friday, December 31, 2021
Iran released a pastor from prison Thursday after the Iranian Supreme Court ruled that involvement in house churches “should not be considered a crime against national security,” Worthy News learned.
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Iranian judiciary grants Christian prisoners 10 days’ holiday
Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Christian prisoners in Iran were treated to a rare act of mercy by the state as the country’s judiciary granted them 10 days’ leave to be with their families during the Christmas holidays, Radio Free Europe (RFE) reports.
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China announces draconian restrictions to online Christian activity
Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2021
China’s Communist regime has announced harsh new restrictions to online religious activities, effectively banning online church services for Chinese believers that are not part of the state-approved Three-Self church movement, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. The move follows…
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Kenya: Somali-born Christian survives murder attempt by Islamists
Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2021
A Somali-born Christian convert in northeastern Kenya is recovering after four ethnic Somali Muslims attempted to murder him for leaving Islam to follow Christ, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. The population of Kenya is 80% Christian but converts…
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Myanmar atrocity: Burmese Army burns 35 civilians alive on Christmas Eve
Posted on Monday, December 27, 2021
Myanmar’s Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) burned alive at least 35 civilians, including elderly people and children, in Karenni state on Christmas Eve, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports. The Tatmadaw rogue army has been slaughtering and displacing non-Buddhists since it…
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DRC: Suicide bomber kills five in Christian area
Posted on Monday, December 27, 2021
Five people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Christmas Day when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a hotel restaurant in North Kivu, an area where Christians are known to live, Christian Today (CT)…
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Hungarian Christmas Cheer In Shoeboxes
Posted on Monday, December 27, 2021
Hungarian churches and charities have begun distributing support to thousands of impoverished children, including those who lost parents amid the raging coronavirus pandemic.

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