NEWS ALERT: Militants Kill 11 Christians In Iraq, Somalia
At least 11 Christians were killed in Iraq and Somalia by suspected militants over the weekend, Christian rights investigators said Monday, July 13.
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Laos Authorities Slaughter Livestock Christian Families
Several impoverished Christian families in a rural area of Laos were without livestock Sunday, July 12, after authorities slaughtered the animals because they refused to renounce their faith, religious rights investigators said.
NEWS ALERT: Tense Stand-Off Between Christians And Chinese Security Forces Reported
A tense stand-off continued Friday, July 10, in China’s Shandong Province between Chinese security forces and Christians who have tried to prevent the destruction of their church building, representatives said.
India Hindu Militants Attack Missionary School, Christians Say
Staff of a missionary school in India’s eastern state of Andhra Pradesh faced another day of anxiety Thursday, July 8, after Hindu militants attacked and threatened to kill them for allegedly converting Hindus to Christianity, Christians said.
BREAKING NEWS: Anti-Christian Violence Ends After Pakistan Minister Negotiates Truce (Worthy News Exclusive)
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti said Sunday, July 5, he has “successfully reconciled’” Muslims and Christians in a tense village in Punjab province where over a dozen people were injured when angry mobs torched at least 100 Christian homes and churches this week.
NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christian Families In Hiding After Violence
Christian families in a volatile area of Pakistan’s Punjab province were in hiding Saturday, July 4, after angry Muslim mobs burned and attacked hundreds of Christian homes and churches, injuring over a dozen people, including women and children, witnesses said.
China House Church Challenges Closure In Court
A Chinese house church in Chengdu province said Thursday, July 2, it had file a law suit against local authorities for closing their congregation, a case they hope will positively impact stimulate groups across China.
NEWS ALERT: Chinese Pastor And Wife Sentenced To One Year Labor Camp
The pastor of a major Chinese evangelical church and his wife have been sentenced to one year “re-education through labor” for “engaging in illegal religious activities,” trial observers confirmed Wednesday, July 1.
BREAKING NEWS: Muslim Mobs Burn Churches, Homes In Pakistan; At Least 13 Injured
At least 13 people, including women and children, were injured Wednesday, July 1, when local Muslims set on fire some 100 Christian homes and churches east of the Pakistani city of Lahore, Christian rights investigators said.
Somalia militants Behead Christian Father’s Sons
Muslim militants have beheaded two young boys in Somalia because their Christian father refused to hand over information about a church leader, a Christian news agency reported Wednesday, July 1.
Chinese Christians Concerned Over Plight Detained Bible Printers
Chinese Christians on Wednesday, July 1, were awaiting the international community to “pray and act” on behalf of jailed Christian house church leader Shi Weihan and six of his associates who have been sentenced to prison terms for allegedly printing Bibles and Christian books without government approval, their supporters said.
Zanzibar Christians Fear More Attacks After Church Burnings, Evictions
Christians on Tanzania’s Zanzibar Island anticipated more attacks against them Wednesday, July 1, as two churches were reportedly burned over the weekend by suspected militants opposing the spread of Christianity on the Muslim dominated semi-autonomous territory.
China Releases House Church Leaders, Christians
More than a dozen house church leaders and Christians in two Chinese provinces were free Tuesday, June 30, after they were released by authorities from detention amid international pressure, Chinese Christians said.
NEWS ALERT: Al-Qaida Kills US Christian Aid Worker In Mauritania
An American aid worker has been shot and killed in Mauritania by suspected Islamic militants of the Al-Qaida network because he was involved in spreading Christianity in the African nation, several Christian groups confirmed Friday, June 26.
Pakistan Christians Detained For “Blasphemy”, “Robbery”
Two Pakistani Christians remained detained Thursday, June 25, on false charges of “blasphemy” and “robbery”, advocacy groups said.
Egypt Christian Mother Wins Custody Of Twins; Loses Religious Battle
A Christian mother has won custody of her twins but Egypt’s highest court ruled they can not be recognized as Christians, trial observers said in comments monitored by Worthy News Thursday, June 25.
China Arrests Overshadow Release Of Long-Time Prisoner
News that China released a Christian woman after serving over two and a half years in prison for protesting the destruction of a mega-church has been overshadowed by the ongoing detention of Christians in a similar case, Chinese Christians and rights investigators said Wednesday, June 24.
Egypt Christians Detained After Rescue Kidnapped Coptic Girl
There was uncertainty Tuesday, June 23, about the situation of two Egyptian Christians who were detained for a month following a Muslim outcry over the rescue of a kidnapped Coptic Christian girl.
Vietnam Continues Crackdown On Protestant Christians, sources
Several Protestant Christians in Vietnam, including Degar-Montagnards, were uncertain Monday, June 22, where to worship as government forces raided and destroyed churches in recent weeks, church sources and rights investigators said.
Pakistan Christian Student “Too Ugly” To Study Science
A talented Christian student has been denied admission to Science studies at a girls high school in Pakistan because the Muslim school principal regards her as “too ugly” to participate, her father said Wednesday, June 17.