Iraq Churches Cancel Christmas Services After Violence, Death Threats
“Many” church services have been canceled in Iraq over the Christmas period following deadly attacks and new terror threats, several church groups said Friday December 24.
Christian Persecution – Middle East
Detained Iranian Christians Preparing For Christmas Behind Bars
Several Christians in Iran prepared Wednesday, December 22, to spend Christmas behind bars, including at least two Iranian pastors who face the death penalty on charges of ‘apostasy’, or abandoning Islam.
Egypt Urged To Free Kidnapped African Refugees
Rights activists urged Egypt’s government Friday, December 10, to free hundreds of Eritrean and other African refugees, including Christians, who they said have been held as hostages by human traffickers in the Sinai Desert for over a month, and probably sold to other dealers.
Iraqi Christians Murdered, Hundreds More Flee
Hundreds of Iraqi Christian families are fleeing Iraq’s capital Baghdad and the town of Mosul as murderers target families in their own homes and workplaces, a well-informed advocacy group said Wednesday, December 8.
Death of Elderly Christian Couple Highlights Religious Persecution in Iraq
An elderly Christian couple was gunned down in their Baghdad home Sunday night in what is the latest incident in a string of religious-rooted attacks against Christians in Iraq.
Europe Urged to Halt Death Sentence of Iranian Pastor
A Christian member of the European Parliament urged the European Union’s executive body, the European Commission, on Wednesday, December 1, to prevent the death sentence of Iranian house church leader Yousef Nadarkhani.
Iraq Detains Militants Over Deadly Church Siege
Iraq said Saturday, November 27, that its security forces have detained a dozen militants suspected of helping take Christians hostage in a church siege that killed scores of worshipers and two priests last month.
Iran Court: ‘Pastor To Be Executed By Hanging’
A detained pastor of a major network of Christian house churches in Iran will be executed by hanging for “apostasy”, or abandoning Islam, according to translated court documents seen by Worthy News Wednesday, November 24.
Gunmen break into Iraqi Christian home and kill 2
In a series of brazen attacks against a beseiged religious minority, gunmen recently broke into a home in northern Iraq, killing two Christian men while a bombing of a Christian home in Mosul Monday wounded a bystander.
Christian man, daughter killed in bombing in Iraq
A bomb in northern Iraq killed a Christian and his 6-year-old daughter Tuesday; it was the latest in a string of strikes against the country’s dwindling Christian population.
Iraq Christians Fear More Deady Attacks Amid Militant Warnings
hristians in Iraq feared further attacks Thursday, November 11, after co-ordinated bombings in Christian areas of Baghdad killed at least four people and injured 25 others, less than two weeks after a failed hostage-taking at a church in the capital left scores of casualties.
Israel Probes Church Fire In Jerusalem
Israeli authorities continue to investigate an arson attack on a Jerusalem church building that church officials say has long been a focal point for anti-Christian sentiment in a Jewish ultra-Orthodox-leaning neighborhood.
Execution of Iranian Pastor Delayed
The execution of an Iranian pastor sentenced to death for apostasy from Islam has been delayed.
Letter from Iranian Pastor Sentenced to Death for Apostasy
This is a message from brother Youcef Nadarkhani, a pastor of an Iranian church who has been sentenced to death. This message was written in June and has been translated from Farsi to English.
Iranian Authorities to Execute Pastor for Apostasy
A Christian pastor in Iran is slated for execution this weekend.
Iranian Christian Dies After Being Beaten by Relative
A believer with a Muslim Background (BMB) died in Iran after being severely beaten by a relative, according to Christian Human rights group.
Eight Churches Shut Down in Syria
At least eight house churches in northern Syria have been closed down by the government as part of a crackdown on evangelical Christians in country, a Washington-based rights group said Tuesday, September 28.
Nine Christians Arrested for Evangelism in Iran
Iranian State television reported the arrest of nine people on the charge of carrying out evangelism just outside of Hamedan, a well-informed Christian Network reported on Wednesday, September 15.
Iranian Christians Facing Execution, Network Reports
Three Christians are being threatened with the death penalty if they do not renounce their Christian faith and revert back to Islam.
Christians In Danger Amid Deadly Protests Against Koran Burning (UPDATE)
Minority Christians in strict Islamic countries remained anxious about their safety Friday, September 10, amid deadly protests against plans by an American pastor to burn copies of the Koran, although it remained uncertain whether the bonfire would go-ahead.