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Christian Persecution – Worthy Christian News
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There was concern Thursday that Christians publicly expressing their faith in Britain could face a ‘thought police’ after a Christian woman was forced to leave an area near an abortion clinic for silently praying there.
The post Britain’s Police Targeting Silent Prayers Near Abortion Clinic (Worthy News In-Depth) appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
A prominent evangelical leader has been killed in northeastern Nigeria, a friend confirmed to Worthy News on Tuesday.
The post Evangelical Leader Killed In Nigeria appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
The main suspect in the killing of a young Christian man in Pakistan that shocked the Christian community has been detained at the international airport of Lahore, the country’s second-largest city, sources involved in the case told Worthy News on Tuesday.
The post Mastermind Of Killing Pakistan Christian Detained At Lahore Airport appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Over a dozen U.S. citizens and an Indian national were detained last week in southeastern Nepal for alleged evangelistic activities, as reported by Nepalese media. Civil society sources and religious leaders said that this act by the Nepalese government was meant to intimidate the Christian community, according to International Christian Concern (ICC).
The post Nepal Detains 17 U.S. Citizens on Charges of Proselytization appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Christians in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, expressed concern Tuesday over the whereabouts of a 12-year-old Christian girl who was reportedly kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam, and married against her will.
The post Pakistan Christian Girl ‘Abducted And Forcibly Converted’ appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Boko Haram terrorists raided communities in northeastern Nigeria last week, displacing over 1,500 Christians. Since 2009, Islamic terror groups—including Boko Haram, Islamic State, and Fulani jihadists—have killed or abducted tens of thousands of Christians and displaced millions in their push for an Islamic Caliphate.
The post Terrorists Continue To Wreak Havoc in Nigeria as 1,500 Christians Displaced appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
As entrenched Islamic jihadism expands from northern Nigeria down the country, 16 Pentecostal Christians were murdered and homes set on fire during an attack by suspected Fulani militant herdsmen in southern Nigeria’s Ebonyi state on Sunday, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
The post 16 Christians Slaughtered in Southern Nigeria appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Christians as well as rights groups and journalists in Pakistan have condemned a newly passed digital crimes law which they say may be used to persecute people who dissent from or criticize the government, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.
The post Pakistan: Christians Concerned New Electronic Crimes Law May Be Used Against Them appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
A 12-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan’s Punjab Province was abducted from her home last month by three Islamists who threatened to sell her into slavery, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
The post Pakistan: 12-Year-Old Christian Girl Abducted From Her Home appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Despite reported protests from radical Muslims, thousands have heard the Gospel during Palu’s Friendship Festival and related evangelistic events in Indonesia, Worthy News learned Thursday.
The post Thousands Hear Gospel In Indonesia Despite Protests (Worthy News Focus) appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Indonesian authorities in Palu felt compelled to cancel a planned interfaith festival and reorganize it into a Christian-only event after hundreds of Muslims protested the announcement that two evangelists would speak at the festival last month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
The post Indonesia: Authorities Reorganize Interfaith Festival After Muslims Protest Christian Evangelists appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Christians in Syria have reported they are worried for their futures as the country gets used to a new Islamic government following the ousting of dictator Bashar al-Assad on December 8 last year.
The post Christians in Syria Concerned for Their Future appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
A respected elder of the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish, in Ogun state, Nigeria, was shot dead when three gunmen invaded the Sunday service on January 19, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
The post Nigeria: Church Elder Shot Dead During Sunday Service appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
A house-church preacher in Guandong, China, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for conducting “illegal business operations” by distributing his church’s Christian literature, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
The post China: Preacher Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment for Distributing Gospel Literature appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
A Christian refugee who was imprisoned in Egypt for belonging to a Facebook group about leaving Islam for Christ has been released after three years of incarceration, ADF International reports. Egypt ranks 40 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2025 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.
The post Egypt: Christian Refugee Released After 3 Years in Prison, “I Thank Everyone Who Prayed for Me” appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Tensions remained high Friday in Pakistan’s Punjab Province after local police detained a mentally challenged Christian on charges of blasphemy against Islam, Christians told Worthy News.
The post Pakistan Christians Fear Mob Violence After Arrest Mentally Challenged Believer appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
A new study shows there has been a surge in attacks on Christians in Nicaragua over the last two years, with Nicaraguan dictator President Daniel Ortega now specifically targeting evangelical bodies as well as Catholic communities, Christian Daily International (CDI) reports.
The post Nicaragua: Evangelicals Increasingly Targeted by Ortega Regime appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Missionaries and local Christians in Mozambique are being targeted by Islamic terror groups amid ongoing political protests and upheaval over October’s highly disputed general election results, Mission Network News (MNN) reports.
The post Mozambique: Christians Targeted by Islamic Terrorists Amid Political Unrest appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Christian couple in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has been sentenced to five years in prison for 'attempting to convert' Hindus to Christ in violation of the state’s anti-conversion law, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.
The post India: Christian Couple Sentenced to Five Years in Jail Under Anti-Conversion Law appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
Chinese authorities have detained 10 Christians from the house church "All Ranges Church" in Tibet as part of a broader anti-Christian campaign, Christian investigators said Tuesday.
The post China Detains Tibet House Church Members appeared first on Worthy Christian News.
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