Prayers Urged For Jailed Iranian Christian Woman
Friends of a detained Christian woman in Tehran urged fellow believers to pray for her on Wednesday after Iran’s authorities demanded $135,000 in local currency for her release.
Christian Persecution
Concerns Mount Over China’s Detained Bible Teachers And Bible Sellers
Concerns remained Tuesday about detained Christians in China after police raided a Bible study group for children, while elsewhere, unregistered church members selling Bibles received long prison terms and fines, Worthy News established.
Scotland’s First Arrest Under Abortion Buffer Zone Law Sparks Outcry Over Free Speech
A 74-year-old grandmother arrested under Scotland’s newly enacted abortion “buffer zone” law is pushing back against proposed expansions, warning the legislation is being used to “crack down harshly and unfairly” on peaceful pro-life voices.
Muslims Dump Killed Christian’s Body At Pakistan Hospital
The body of a murdered Christian man was dumped at a hospital in Pakistan’s Punjab province amid ongoing killings of Christians in the region by Muslim extremists, investigators said Friday.
Concerns Over Wife Of Jailed Pastor In Iran
There was concern Friday about the detained wife of Pastor Joseph Shahbazian, who was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for his Christian work in Iran.
Belarus Bans Christian Group In Broader Crackdown
Authorities in autocratically-ruled Belarus have banned an organization that united leaders of several denominations to highlight reported persecution of devoted Christians in the country, sources confirmed Friday.
Islamists Kill Christians In Nigerian States
Islamic militants have targeted Christian communities in several states of Nigeria in recent days, killing and injuring numerous believers, Christians told Worthy News early Friday.
Pakistan Christian Tortured To Death
Authorities have detained a suspect in the May 12 killing of a young Christian man in Pakistan’s Punjab province after hundreds of Christians demanded justice, sources told Worthy News Wednesday.
Abducted Christian Asher Atray Murdered In Pakistan
Asher Atray, the young Christian lineman of Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) who was abducted last month, has been killed, Christians confirmed Tuesday.
Messianic Leader Eitan Bar Faces Prison Time Amid Trial Targeting Christian Outreach in Israel
Eitan Bar, a well-known Messianic Jewish evangelist and former leader at ONE FOR ISRAEL, announced on social media that he could face up to six months in prison as a result of an ongoing legal case targeting his evangelistic work in Israel.
Report: ‘China World’s Lead Executioner’
Advocacy group Amnesty International, which campaigns for the abolition of the death penalty, has named China as the world’s “lead executioner.”
China: Christian Media Mobilized for CCP Propaganda
At a recent meeting in Wuhan, Christian media in China were instructed to increase their coverage of Xi Jinping’s thoughts and key Communist Party documents, according to a religious liberty and human rights magazine.
Fulani Militants Kill Six Christians in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen launched deadly raids on two predominantly Christian villages in Plateau state, Nigeria, on May 3-4, killing six people and injuring dozens, Morning Star News reported.
Christian Laborer Dies In Pakistan After Beatings, Police Mistreatment
A Christian laborer has died in Pakistan’s Punjab province after being “beaten by Muslim men” and suffering police “mistreatment,” Christian sources told Worthy News on Tuesday.
Christian Worker Abducted In Pakistan Raising Broader Concerns
A young Christian man working as an assistant lineman at Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) remained missing Sunday after he was abducted in the Pakistani province of Punjab, activists supporting his family told Worthy News.
Ugandan Evangelist Murdered After Leading Muslims to Christ
An evangelist in eastern Uganda was killed last month after preaching the Gospel to Muslims, some of whom reportedly came to faith in Christ during an open-air event, Morning Star News reported.
Afghan Christians Face US Deportation Despite Death Threats
At least nearly two dozen Christian refugees from Afghanistan have been ordered to leave the United States despite facing death in their home country for their faith in Christ, their church and other groups say.
Pakistan Detains Three After Raping Christian (Worthy News In-Depth)
Pakistani authorities have detained three men who allegedly raped a Christian woman in a violent robbery targeting her and her husband, Worthy News learned Tuesday.
Christians Receive Prison Sentences and Fines for Distributing Bibles in China
Nine Chinese Christians have been sentenced to up to four years in prison and fined amounts up to a million yuan (more than $136,000), according to a religious liberty and human rights magazine.
Christians Fear Expulsion, Threats In Mauritania
Representatives of Mauritania’s tiny but thriving Christian community have expressed concerns about renewed Islamic extremism in the northwest African nation after Muslim imams organized a protest against the presence of Christians in the southern city of Sélibaby. The April 7 rally, which was approved by local authorities, followed the death of a Christian convert in a motorcycle accident a few days earlier, Christians told Worthy News.