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.
Christian Persecution – Middle East
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.
Iraqi Christians Face Harder Times Ahead
An organization dedicated to persecuted Christians worldwide expects life for believers in Iraq will only get worse as American troops are redeployed back to the States.
Iranian Christian Detained in Ahvaz
Members of a home-based church in the city of Ahvaz are worried about one of their own who has not been heard from since his arrest, Worthy News has learned.
Series on Jesus Pulled from Lebanese TV After Uproar
Two Lebanese channels one of which is linked to Hezbollah stopped broadcasting an Iranian-made television series depicting the life of Jesus after receiving complaints from Christians.
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Pastor Facing Execution, Church Official
A well-known Iranian pastor faces execution after two judges agreed to make him “liable to capital punishment,” as part of a crackdown on the growing Protestant church movement in the Islamic nation, Worthy News and its parner agency BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, July 13.
Militants Order Lebanon Christians To Leave; Blast Kills One
Lebanese security forces prepared to crackdown on Islamic insurgents Friday, June 25, after threatening leaflets were found calling on Christians to leave a key port city and a bomb blast that killed at least one person in a predominantly Christian town.
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Crackdown On National Protestant Movement, Members Detained (Exclusive)
Iran’s security forces detained eight members of a nationwide Protestant church movement in Tehran Friday, June 19, as part of a government crackdown on the growing number of Christians in the strict Islamic nation, a Christian leader told Worthy News and its news partner BosNewsLife.
BREAKING NEWS: Turkish Man Charged In Murder Bishop
A Turkish court on Friday, June 4, charged a Turkish man with murdering a Roman Catholic bishop — the latest in a series of violent attacks against the country’s tiny Christian minority.
BREAKING NEWS: Christian Women Flee Iran After Acquittal
Iran has acquitted “on all charges” two young women who were detained fourteen months ago “for their Christian faith and activities” and abandoning Islam, Iranian church officials confirmed Sunday, May 23.
BREAKING NEWS: Saudi Forces Free Kidnapped Christian Girls In Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s security forces freed two German Christian girls kidnapped nearly a year ago in neighboring Yemen but the fate of their abducted parents, their infant brother and a British engineer remained unknown, officials and Christians said Tuesday, May 18.