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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.

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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.

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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.

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Christians have urged prayers for four detained Christians in Iran, including frail Pastor Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh, who was recently detained again after he already served 5 years in prison for activities linked to his faith in Christ.

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A branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the umbrella group of major denominations, has urged calm after a truck crashed into an Easter procession of pilgrims, killing at least five people and injuring numerous others.

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A Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam in the eastern Pakistani town of Jaranwala will appeal the verdict, Worthy News learned Easter Monday.

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A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced a Christian man to death on Good Friday on controversial charges of blasphemy against Islam, Christians told Worthy News.

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Christians across autocratically-ruled Nicaragua “are celebrating Holy Week” leading up to Easter under the watchful eye of police and paramilitary forces, Christians told Worthy News on Good Friday.

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African pastors and American Christian leaders were among those preparing for a Good Friday prayer service “for the persecuted Church” at the steps of the United States Capitol, the seat of the U.S. Congress.

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An American pastor who was abducted last Thursday during his sermon at a church in South Africa‘s port city of Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province, has been rescued in a shootout, that left three suspects dead, Christians told Worthy News.

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At least three Christian children have died in Pakistan’s Punjab province after a suspected Islamic extremist distributed poisoned sweets among Christian kids, several sources told Worthy News Tuesday.

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A new spate of attacks in Nigeria killed at least 113 people, many of them Christians, well-informed sources told Worthy News on Tuesday.

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An American missionary who was detained in Tunisia for over a year on charges of espionage has spent his first days in freedom after the United States secured his release, Worthy News learned Tuesday.

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Several pastors in northern Togo are facing “persecution from militant Islamic groups” crossing over from neighboring countries, and several people have been killed, Christians told Worthy News.

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Following the massacre of over 60 Christians in Plateau State earlier this month, a fresh dawn attack today (April 14) on another predominantly Christian community has claimed at least 51 lives, according to Morning Star News.

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A U.S. missionary has been kidnapped in South Africa’s port city of Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province, and his family has urged prayers for his “safe return,” Christians confirmed Friday.

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A Labour Party-run council in England wants to ban Christian street preachers with “an injunction,” or judicial order, that could result in lengthy prison sentences for violators.

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A mother of six was fatally stabbed by her Muslim husband in Uganda following her attendance at her first church service, according to Morning Star News.

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This week, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled stringent new regulations that will take effect May 1 that clamp down on missionary activities within the country, according to a prominent Christian persecution advocacy organization.

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An evangelical pastor in Pakistan’s Punjab province survived an attempt by Muslim extremists to torch his church Sunday after recent killings and kidnappings of other believers in the region, Christians told Worthy News.

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4/29/2025 Indoesia — After more than three decades of worshiping in limited social facilities, the Huria Kristen Batak Protestant (HKBP) Pamulang Resort Ciputat Banten District finally got a permit to build its church building.

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4/29/2025 Syria — Speaking next to a small, still-smoking crater in the ground, David Eubank of Free Burma Rangers recorded a video this weekend documenting a suspected Turkish airstrike on a village in an area west of Ayn Issa, the capital of a semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Syria. 

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4/28/2025 India — On April 21, the All India Christian Council called upon the Director General (DG) of Police, in Odisha state, to take immediate action on police officers who were involved in a brutal attack on tribal Christians in the Gajapati district of Odisha last month. 

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4/28/2025 North Korea — On April 28, Christians worldwide prayed and fasted for the freedom of North Korea’s citizens, particularly for the multitudes of believers inside the highly restricted nation. 

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4/28/2025 Nigeria — Two years ago, 18-year-old Deborah took her courageous first steps toward leaving the strict Islam she had been raised in.

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4/28/2025 ICC Fellows — We all know that death is an inevitable part of human existence. Here in the U.S., we are used to losing our loved ones to sickness and disease. We have been, however, insulated from Christian martyrdom.

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4/25/2025 Nigeria — In the wake of escalating violence in central Nigeria, International Christian Concern (ICC) launched a trauma healing program for teenagers who have lived through unimaginable loss.  

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4/25/2025 Nigeria — Since January, International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented a dramatic rise in attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria.

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4/24/2025 Indoesia — The joyful atmosphere of the Easter celebration at the Ecumenical Christian Communion (POUK) Thessalonian congregation in Teluknaga, Tangerang regency, Banten province, Java, Indonesia, turned sorrowful when local government officials sealed the prayer house building on Saturday, April 19.

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4/24/2025 Nigeria — As the persecution of Christians throughout the world continues to grow, mainstream reporting of it is conspicuously missing. 

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On Feb. 13, 2025, Islamists abducted a Christian mother of five as she worked in her family's cropland in Bocaranga, in the northwestern region of the Central African Republic. "That day I didn't go to the garden. I stayed at home," said her husband, Emil. "While she was in the garden, she was caught by them and kidnapped." The kidnappers have called Emil and demanded an exorbitant ransom for her return. "I don't have any solution, so I cry out to the Lord for help in this situation.

YeanFin is persevering in faith despite total rejection from her family and community. In 2015, YeanFin became a Christian and led her four children to Christ. Already a widow at that time, she was dependent on her extended family as she raised her children alone. Her relatives and the officials of her Laotian village were at first curious about her decision but then threatened her to return to the worship of their ancestral spirits. They said they would not help her if she persisted in following what they saw as a foreign religion: "You should choose us, not choose God!"

Front-line workers in Pakistan report that the level of brutality against Christians in the country has been increasing in recent months. "In my 65 years, I have never seen these kinds of things in Pakistan," said one worker. On March 24, 2025, a Muslim in the Punjab province attacked a Christian coworker with a paper cutter, slashing his throat. The Christian barely survived and is currently unable to speak. On March 27, 2025, a Christian couple was stopped in the Faisalabad district and robbed at gunpoint by two masked men.

On Saturday, March 8, eight young Christians were baptized. The ceremony took place in a village in the southwestern part of the country where Muslim terrorists from neighboring Mali sometimes attack and kill followers of Christ. "These baptisms are different than most I have attended as they are quite solemn," said a front-line worker. "Once these individuals are baptized, they are targeted and are likely to be beaten or even killed for their faith in Jesus Christ."

Front-line workers and students in a discipleship training program for North Korean defectors are continually adapting their ministry to encourage the participation of more students in different regions of South Korea. At the beginning of 2025, 42 North Koreans enrolled in a new regionally based program. Pray that, during recruitment trips, the Lord will send new North Korean defectors who have a heart for gospel ministry to be trained in discipleship techniques that have been effective.

Iranian pastors Nasser Navard Gol-Tapath, age 63, and Joseph Shahbazian, age 61, were rearrested in their homes on Feb. 6, 2025, and taken to Evin Prison. No reason for their arrests was given. Pastor Nasser immediately began a hunger strike in protest but suffered a debilitating stroke on March 17. While he reportedly has received some medical treatment, he remains behind bars. Pastor Nasser had previously served nearly 5 years in the same prison on a 10-year sentence on charges of "action against national security" for leading house churches.

Fenny's life was forever changed after a May 2018 church bombing in Surabaya, Indonesia, but she continues to heal spiritually and physically. She shared how, through the recovery process, the Lord gave her purpose and helped her understand her worth in God's eyes. She has undergone years of medical treatment and is making much progress.

Even though Ibrahim came to faith in Christ more than 50 years ago, he has lost none of his zeal for ministry. He has been a passionate evangelist, sharing the gospel among ethnic Somalis and planting more than 20 churches. His ministry work has come at great cost, however, as most Somalis believe that to be Somali is to be Muslim. Therefore, those who faithfully serve Christ or convert from Islam in Somali communities face severe persecution. Still, Ibrahim has been a bold witness for Christ among Somalis despite risks.

The Algerian Christian community has struggled in multiple ways since the government forced numerous churches across the country to close in 2017. While some Algerian followers of Christ have faced governmental pressures, others, especially those who have left Islam to follow Christ, are dealing with opposition from their own families. Malak is an Algerian Christian who is currently facing both pressures.

Several pastors in the north of Togo have been persecuted by Islamists, who sometimes cross over from neighboring countries to attack Christians. In April 2024, Islamists attacked a village where Pastor Gbendja Félidja was serving, killing five people. He fled at that time, but he returned during the summer. On Feb. 7, 2025, armed militants came to his house and shot and stabbed him to death. He left behind seven married adult children. In the same region of Togo, Pastor Patrice Kokouvi continues to minister despite ongoing threats for sharing the gospel with Muslims.

Pastor Sun Chenghao Faces Trial After Arrest for Trip to Jeju Island (Zhangye, Gansu Province, China – April 21, 2025) Pastor Sun Chenghao of a house church in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, was arrested by Zhangye police in December 2023 after returning from a trip to Jeju Island, South Korea with other Christians in August […]

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(Shanxi, China – April 19, 2025) Wang Yunxiang, the son of Linfen’s Golden Lampstand Church pastors Yang Rongli and Wang Xiaoguang, recently disclosed a summary of his parents’ trial. He expressed admiration for his parents’ steadfast faith and revealed irregularities during the proceedings, along with concerns about his mother Yang Rongli’s current condition.  Linfen’s Golden […]

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Church Fraud Case in Inner Mongolia Concludes with Release of Detained Preachers and Christians (Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China – April 19, 2025) The “fraud” case involving a church in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, has seen a significant development. On April 19, the legal team led by lawyer Zhang Kai announced that, following the earlier release on […]

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(Shanxi – April 19, 2025) On March 23, a shocking incident occurred in the Catholic Diocese of Lüliang, Shanxi Province. Local special police forcefully raided a prayer site spontaneously established by local Catholics, clashing with parishioners during the operation. Francis Zuo Shangwang, a middle-aged Catholic, suffered a severe head injury and remains unconscious in the […]

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Urgent Bulletin Reveals Alarming Developments in Yang Rongli’s Trial (Linfen, Shanxi, China – April 18, 2025) The son of Yang Rongli, pastor of the Golden Lampstand Church in Linfen, Shanxi, issued an urgent bulletin detailing the latest developments in the April 17, 2025 trial of his mother and eleven other church co-workers. The bulletin reveals […]

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House Church Preacher Released After Nine-Month Imprisonment (Ningxia – April 18, 2025) Ma Yan, a house church preacher in Jinfeng District, Yinchuan City, was released on the 18th, ending his nine-month imprisonment. This case highlights the ongoing challenges faced by house churches in China and the latent erosion of citizens’ religious freedom and rights. Bible […]

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Defense Lawyers Blocked from Entering Courtroom (Linfen, Shanxi Province, China – April 17, 2025) April 17, 2025, was the trial date for Pastor Wang Xiaoguang and his wife, Pastor Yang Rongli, of the Linfen Golden Lampstand Church case, who were charged with “fraud.” The court did not allow defense lawyers including Zhang Kai to bring […]

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Initial Verdict and Appeal (Aksu, Xinjiang, China – April 16, 2025) Reporters recently learned that two Christians from Xinjiang’s Aksu Prefecture, Xu Lanchun and Liu Hong, who were charged with “using cult organizations to undermine law enforcement,” received their first-instance verdict from the Aksu City People’s Court on December 2, 2024. Both Christians were found […]

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(Linfen, Shanxi Province – April 17, 2025) On April 17, 2025, just before Good Friday, Pastor Wang Xiaoguang and his wife Preacher Yang Rongli of the Jin Deng Tang underground church (editor: aka Golden Lampstand Church) in Linfen, Shanxi, were once again nailed to the cross of authoritarian “justice.” On this day, the Yaodu District […]

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(Gansu – April 16, 2025)  An absurd accusation is looming over the church in Zhangye, Gansu. Pastor Sun Chenghao, a well-respected pastor, has been arrested by authorities on the bizarre charge of “organizing illegal border crossing” simply due to what was a typical trip to Jeju Island, South Korea. A crucial pre-trial conference is scheduled […]

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