NEWS ALERT: Iran Forces Raid Pre-Christmas Meeting; Leaders Detained
Christians in Iran are anticipating a difficult Christmas after security forces reportedly raided a worship gathering and detained two of the group’s leaders.
Christian Persecution – Middle East
NEWS ALERT: Israel Immigration Service Raids African Church; Several Detained
Security forces of Israel’s immigration service broke into an African church in Tel Aviv damaging the ceiling and detaining several worshipers, news reports said Tuesday, December 22.
BREAKING NEWS: Four Iraq Christians Killed In Bombings
Iraqi Christians “requested prayers” Wednesday, December 16, after at least four people were killed in bombings targeting churches and a Christian school in Iraq’s troubled northern city of Mosul, a Christian advocacy group confirmed.
US Copts Protest Anti-Christian Violence in Egypt
Coptic Christians in the United States will protest against an “increase” in Islamic attacks against Egypt’s Christian minority and the “refusal” by authorities to halt the violence, organizers said Monday, December 14.
NEWS ALERT: Iraq Christians Face More Bloodshed As Bombings Kill 118
Minority Christians were among those reminded of bloodshed Tuesday, December 8, as a wave of car bombings rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least 118 people and wounding over 200 others. It was the worst violence to hit Baghdad, since October, when two massive car-bombs killed 155 people.
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Iran To Release Detained Christian Women
Two young Christian women who faced execution or at least life imprisonment in Iran for converting from Islam to Christianity were to be released as early as Tuesday, November 17, after international pressure and prayers, their representatives told Worthy News and its partner agency BosNewsLife.
Israel Charges Extremist With Attempted Murder Of Messianic Family (Worthy News Focus)
Israel has charged a Jewish-American extremist with shooting to death two Palestinians and trying to kill others, including a Messianic Jewish family, who he received a booby-trapped package in March 2008 that left their son critically injured.
NEWS ALERT: Egypt Christian Conference Cancelled Over Security Concerns
A gathering of Christian leaders from across the Middle East that was to be held in Egypt next month has been postponed due to “security concerns,” organizers confirmed Saturday, November 14.
Iran Closes Friday Church Services, Detains Pastor
Iran’s government has ordered one of the country’s largest Protestant churches to halt Friday services, while a pastor remains detained for protesting plans to “impose the reading of the Koran” on Christian children, Worthy News monitored Monday, November 9.
Palestinians Remember Murdered Christian Bookstore Leader
Palestinian Christians on Tuesday, October 7, urged prayers as they observed the second anniversary of the day that militants murdered the director of the only known Christian bookstore in the Gaza Strip.
BREAKING NEWS: Gunmen Kidnap Christian Female Doctor
Gunmen have kidnapped a Christian doctor from her home near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul overnight in front of her four children, police said on Sunday, September 27.
Egypt Police Detain Muslim In Murder Of Christian
Egyptian police have detained a Muslim man who allegedly killed a Coptic Christian and seriously injured two other Copts in two different villages, north of the capital Cairo, Christians said Wednesday September 23.
NEWS ALERT: Iran Releases Christian Converts On Bail
A group of ex-Muslims who converted to Christianity were preparing Wednesday, September 16, for an upcoming court hearing in Iran on suspicion of “apostasy”, after they were temporarily released on bail from one of the country’s most notorious prisons, BosNewsLife learned.
Iranian Women Demand Release Christian Converts
Women dressed in white have gathered outside the Iranian embassy in London as part of a prayer vigil to highlight the plight of two female Christian converts from Islam who have been held at Evin Prison in Teheran “without charge”for the last six months, organizers said.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Muslims To Prepare For ‘Savior’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Muslims around the world to mobilize their troops alongside Iran against Israel and the United States to prepare for the coming of the “Mahdi” seen as “the savior of Islam”.
NEWS ALERT: Iran Detains 32 Christians
Iran has detained dozens of Christians in the last two weeks, including former Muslims, and at least eight of them remain imprisoned, a well-informed advocacy group told Worthy News and its partner agency BosNewsLife Wednesday, August 12.
BREAKING NEWS: Jailed Iranian Women Refuse Court Pressure To “Deny Christ”
Two young Iranian women who may face the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity have told a court that they will not abandon their faith in Christ, despite harsh treatment in one of Iran’s most notorious prisons, Christian trial observers confirmed to Worthy News Monday, August 10.
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.
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.
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.