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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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China Police Attack And Close Evangelical House Church
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
An evangelical house church in China’s coastal province of Hubei faces uncertainty after security forces stormed its worship place, confiscated most properties, and detained the landowner, Worthy News learned.
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Myanmar Christians fear for their lives following coup
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Afraid for their lives in the wake of the February coup, some Myanmar Christians have fled their homes to hide and live in the jungle, Christian Today reports. The Myanmar military junta has now taken to raiding churches,…
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ISIS execute Coptic Christian in Egypt
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has published a video showing their execution of 62-year-old Coptic Christian Nabil Habshi, who was abducted by the terror group in Egypt in November last year, International Christian Concern reports. The…
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Another historic church plundered in Turkey
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Another historic church was recently looted by treasure hunters in Turkey, International Christian Concern reported Saturday. The Byzantine-era Greek church in the north-coastal city of Samsun is just the latest in a growing long list of foreign religious…
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Uganda Mother Attacked For Faith In Christ
Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2021
A mother of seven children in eastern Uganda has reportedly suffered severe wounds after her husband and other Muslim relatives attacked her on Easter Sunday for putting her faith in Christ.
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China Returns Cross To Evangelical Church
Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2021
An evangelical church in China says it has received back a cross and other items that were confiscated by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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‘Hungary Rescues Syrian Christians’
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2021
An archbishop in war-torn Syria has thanked Hungary for enabling hundreds of Christians to return to their homes, Hungary’s government said.
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Laos authorities release Pastor jailed for holding worship services
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Authorities in Laos have released a pastor who was jailed early last year for refusing to halt worship services at the church he founded in the southeast Asian country, International Christian Concern reports. Pastor Sithon Thippavong was freed…
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Canada: 1,000 people protest COVID-19 physical closure of GraceLife church
Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Around 1,000 people attended a demonstration outside GraceLife Church in Alberta, Canada on Sunday, to protest against the government’s physical closing of the church’s premises on the grounds it had violated COVID-19 restrictions, Christian Headlines reports. GraceLife is…
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Nigeria persecution: Eight Christians freed after abductions
Posted on Monday, April 12, 2021
Eight Christians who were abducted by gunmen in Nigeria’s Kaduna state last month have been freed and were taken to hospital for medical evaluation, International Christian Concern reports. Nigeria currently ranks 9th on the US Open Doors Watch…
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Clergy Kidnapped In Haiti As Abductions Rise
Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2021
Seven Catholic clergy, including two French citizens, were abducted Sunday in Haiti, where kidnappers increasingly target churches, officials said.
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Somaliland Christians Face Jail After Leaving Islam
Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2021
Authorities in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland seek long prison terms for at least six people who converted from Islam to Christianity, Worthy News established Thursday.

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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.

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