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

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Nigeria: Pastor Shot, Church Members Kidnapped
Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A Nigerian pastor was recovering from his injuries Wednesday after gunmen shot him and severed his fingers while abducting six worshipers from a Pentecostal church in Nigeria’s southern Delta state, his wife and other sources said.
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India Church Attack Injures Dozens
Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Some 50 Christians were attacked during a Sunday service in western India, the latest in a series of attacks targeting churches in the mainly Hindu nation, Worthy News learned Wednesday.
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Thailand Detains Dozens Of Montagnard Christian Refugees
Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2025
More than 60 Montagnard Christian refugees from Vietnam — including men, women, children, and pregnant women — were detained in Thailand, adding to concerns among Christian asylum seekers, rights activists said Tuesday.
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International Court Asked To Condemn Nicaragua Over Jailing Pastors
Posted on Monday, February 24, 2025
A leading international court is deliberating on whether to punish Nicaragua after it sentenced 11 Nicaraguan pastors and ministry leaders to prison and forced them to pay millions in fines for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ in…
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70 Christians Discovered Beheaded in Church in the DRC
Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Seventy Christians were discovered beheaded in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking the latest tragic attack on believers in the country, according to Open Doors.
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Family Asks Pakistan To Free Tortured Christian From Jail
Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The family of a young Christian man who has been jailed in Pakistan for nearly eight months and almost died of torture on alleged false charges of “blasphemy” against Islam appeal for his release.
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House Church Leaders Once Pardoned, Re-Arrested in Iran
Posted on Thursday, February 13, 2025
Two Christians in their 60s, who were "pardoned" and released after serving a combined six years in prison for leading house churches in Iran, have been re-arrested, a non-profit organization advocating for persecuted Christians reported.
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Evangelical Leader Killed In Nigeria
Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A prominent evangelical leader has been killed in northeastern Nigeria, a friend confirmed to Worthy News on Tuesday.
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Mastermind Of Killing Pakistan Christian Detained At Lahore Airport
Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The main suspect in the killing of a young Christian man in Pakistan that shocked the Christian community has been detained at the international airport of Lahore, the country’s second-largest city, sources involved in the case told Worthy…
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Nepal Detains 17 U.S. Citizens on Charges of Proselytization
Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Over a dozen U.S. citizens and an Indian national were detained last week in southeastern Nepal for alleged evangelistic activities, as reported by Nepalese media. Civil society sources and religious leaders said that this act by the Nepalese…
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Pakistan Christian Girl ‘Abducted And Forcibly Converted’
Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Christians in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, expressed concern Tuesday over the whereabouts of a 12-year-old Christian girl who was reportedly kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam, and married against her will.
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Terrorists Continue To Wreak Havoc in Nigeria as 1,500 Christians Displaced
Posted on Saturday, February 8, 2025
Boko Haram terrorists raided communities in northeastern Nigeria last week, displacing over 1,500 Christians. Since 2009, Islamic terror groups—including Boko Haram, Islamic State, and Fulani jihadists—have killed or abducted tens of thousands of Christians and displaced millions in…
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16 Christians Slaughtered in Southern Nigeria
Posted on Friday, February 7, 2025
As entrenched Islamic jihadism expands from northern Nigeria down the country, 16 Pentecostal Christians were murdered and homes set on fire during an attack by suspected Fulani militant herdsmen in southern Nigeria’s Ebonyi state on Sunday, International Christian…

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.

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