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South Sudan Christians Displaced After Islamists Kill Dozens

Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Attacks by “Islamic extremists” in a border region of South Sudan killed dozens of people and left “huge numbers of Christian villagers with nothing but their clothes,” aid workers told Worthy News.

Indonesia: Christian politician in custody for allegedly insulting Islam in a tweet

Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2022

A Christian politician in Indonesia is in custody after being arrested for a January 4 Twitter post that was deemed offensive to Islam, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Ferdinand Hutahaean, a Democrat Party politician, could face up to…

India: Nine Christians imprisoned on false charges of forced conversion

Posted on Monday, January 17, 2022

Nine Christians in India’s Madhya Pradesh state are in prison awaiting trial on false charges of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported on January 15. Persecution against Christians in India has steadily increased…

India: Mob of Hindu extremists attack house church in Chhattisgarh state

Posted on Monday, January 17, 2022

As the persecution of Christians continues to intensify across India, a house church in Chhattisgarh state was violently attacked by a mob of 200 Hindu nationalists on January 9, International Chrisitan Concern (ICC) reports.

China: Christians sentenced to six months in prison for attending Gospel conference in Malaysia

Posted on Monday, January 17, 2022

Five Christians in China’s Shanxi province have been sentenced to at least six months in prison for attending a Gospel event in Malaysia in 2020, International Christian Concern reports. China’s communist regime has been progressing a nationwide program…

South Sudan: Islamic extremists kill 28 in attack on Christian community

Posted on Monday, January 17, 2022

Islamic extremists killed people in an attack on a Christian community in South Sudan earlier this month, burning down 57 homes in the same attack, Barnabas Fund reports.

Japan To Deport Persecuted Nigerian Christian Raising Concerns

Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2022

Christians who fled persecution at home have expressed concerns about their future in Japan as authorities threatened to deport a Nigerian Christian doctor who fled Islamist militants.

Pastor:’Christian Ex-Prisoner Hiding In Pakistan’

Posted on Saturday, January 15, 2022

A Christian man who spent some 11 years in a Pakistani prison for “blasphemy” against Islam is hiding with his family in Pakistan after his acquittal and release, a friend told Worthy News.

Pakistan Frees Christian Accused Of Blasphemy On Bail

Posted on Friday, January 14, 2022

A Christian man who spent four years in a Pakistani jail “without a fair trial” was freed on bail, raising hope for other inmates in a similar situation, activists told Worthy News Thursday.

Uganda: Radical Islamists severely beat up wife and daughter of evangelist they murdered last year

Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2022

Radical Islamists who murdered Christian evangelist Simon Olinga in eastern Uganda last year have now beaten up his widow and daughter so harshly the girl remains unable to walk, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Believers in Uganda have…

UK: Christian nurse wins discrimination case against hospital which told her not to wear gold cross at work

Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2022

A UK Employment Tribunal has ruled that Christian nurse Mary Onuoha was discriminated against by a government-funded hospital which forced her out of her job for wearing a small gold cross necklace, Christian Concern (CC) reports.

Nepal: Christian couple reunited with baby son after being thrown out of Hindu relatives’ home

Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2022

A young Christian couple in Nepal have been reunited with their infant son after radical Hindu family members took him and ordered them to leave their home, Morning Star News reports. Nepal ranks 34 on the US Open…

Pakistan: Judge changes Christian man’s life sentence to death penalty for alleged blasphemous text messages

Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2022

A Christian in Pakistan who was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages had his prison term changed to the death penalty last week, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Rawalpindi Additional Sessions Judge Sahibzada…

Mexican Christians released from jail after representations from human rights group

Posted on Monday, January 10, 2022

Three Christians in Mexico were released Thursday after being jailed three days for refusing to help fund a patron saint festival that involves a mix of indigenous and Catholic religious traditions, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. The believers…

400 million Christians live in countries where churches are persecuted

Posted on Monday, January 10, 2022

Over 400 million Christians live in countries that persecute churches, ACS-Italia, the Italian chapter of Aid to the Church in Need, has assessed. The data also shows persecution of believers around the world is worsening, the Christian Post…

Islamic Militants Kill Six Christians In Kenya

Posted on Monday, January 10, 2022

Kenyan authorities say they are pursuing suspected Islamic militants who reportedly killed six Christians in southeastern Kenya.

Kidnapped Christian Teenager Returns To Parents

Posted on Monday, January 10, 2022

A Pakistani Christian teenager abducted and forced to convert to Islam and marry her kidnapper has returned to her parents, Christians confirmed.

India Charges Five Over Attacks At Christian School

Posted on Friday, January 7, 2022

Indian authorities have charged five suspects over the vandalism near a Christian school in central India during protests against the alleged conversion of Hindus to Christianity, rights activists confirmed Friday.

Uganda: Muslim husband murders wife and children for their faith in Christ

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2022

A Muslim man in Kayunga, Uganda is understood to have murdered his wife and two children by strangulation and hanging because his spouse and eight-year-old child received Christ following Christmas worship services last month, Morning Star News (MSN)…

Pakistan Sentences Pastor To Death For Blasphemy

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Pakistan’s longest jailed pastor accused of blasphemy against Islam has been sentenced to death, Christians involved in the case told Worthy News.

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