Christian Dies In Pakistan Days After Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
A Christian man who was released last week after 13 years in a Pakistani prison on false charges of blasphemy against Islam has died, his supporters told Worthy News Monday.
Christian Persecution
Indian Pastor First To Be Acquitted Under Anti-Conversion Law
A Christian pastor has become the first person to be acquitted under the “anti-conversion” law of India’s state of Uttarakhand after a four-year legal battle, Christian sources confirmed Thursday.
Islamist Efforts To Seize Christian School In Sudan Continue Amid War Displacement
Islamists are trying to take over a Christian school in Sudan despite hundreds of people displaced by war seeking refuge there, Christians said Thursday.
Wave of Attacks on Christians in India Follows Passage of Harsh Anti-Conversion Bill
Civil society groups in Rajasthan are raising alarm over a sharp rise in attacks on Christians just weeks after the state assembly passed one of India’s harshest anti-conversion bills.
China Launches Major Crackdown on House Churches, Over 70 Believers Arrested
Authorities in eastern China have carried out one of the largest crackdowns on unregistered Christian churches in recent years, arresting more than 70 people in a sweeping operation targeting Bible study groups and house church gatherings, according to Open Doors.
Devout Christians In China Face New Online Crackdown (Worthy News Focus)
Devout Chinese Christians seeking to spread the Gospel online face new challenges after the Communist government banned such expressions as part of a crackdown on the spread of religion through the internet.
Indonesia To Enforce New Blasphemy Law In 2026, Raising Concerns Among Christians
Christians and rights groups have expressed concern that Indonesia’s updated blasphemy law will favor Islam, the main religion in the world’s largest Muslim nation, at the expense of minority faiths.
Pakistan Police Detain Suspect In Killing Of Christian Man By Muslim Extremist Group (Worthy News Investigation)
Pakistani police have detained one suspected Islamic extremist and are searching for others over their alleged involvement in the killing of a devout Christian man in the country’s Punjab province, sources told Worthy News Friday.
Christians In Pakistan’s Jaranwala Still Await Justice Two Years After Mob Violence
Christians in Pakistan’s city of Jaranwala are still waiting for justice and government assistance more than two years after Muslim mobs rampaged through their community, an advocacy group told Worthy News Thursday.
Inner Mongolian Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Christians Distributing Bibles
A Chinese court in Inner Mongolia has upheld prison sentences against ten Christians convicted of illegally distributing Bibles, a case highlighting Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on unregistered house churches.
Catholic Priest Shot Dead In Nigeria (Worthy News Investigation)
A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in southeastern Nigeria amid ongoing violence against clergy in the country, church officials say.
Sudan’s Christians Among Hardest Hit As War, Famine, and Cholera Crisis Deepen
Sudan’s roughly two million Christians are among the hardest hit in the country’s devastating civil war, with some believers forced to eat animal feed and even grass to survive, according to Christian rights investigators.
Pentecostal Pastor Survives Assassination Attempt In Pakistan Amid Rising Persecution, Group Says
Police in Pakistan have launched an investigation into a “brutal and cowardly” assassination attempt on a prominent Pentecostal pastor in Islamabad, the capital, at a time of rising persecution of Christians in the Muslim-majority nation, sources told Worthy News on Monday.
Documentary Exposes ‘Father’s Day Massacre’ As Nigeria’s Christians Face Genocide
A chilling new documentary has highlighted the growing crisis for Christians in Nigeria, where investigators say more than three million believers face persecution from Islamic militants and other extremist groups.
Authorities Halt Church, Tourism Site Construction In Indonesia
Authorities in Indonesia’s Central Java Province have halted construction of a church and related tourism compound after pressure from local council members and Muslim groups amid rising anti-Christian incidents in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, sources confirmed Thursday.
Altar Boy Hiding In Pakistan As Fake Facebook Post Sparks Blasphemy Case (Worthy News Investigation)
A young Christian man is hiding in Pakistan after being falsely accused of making “blasphemous” comments against Islam, an offence that potentially carries the death penalty under the Islamic nation’s strict blasphemy legislation, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Gunmen Kill 22 At Niger Baptism Ceremony And Nearby, As Christian Farmer Escapes Attack (Worthy News Investigation)
Suspected Islamist gunmen on motorbikes have killed at least 22 people in Niger, including about 15 at a baptism ceremony and seven more nearby, officials and witnesses said. In neighboring Nigeria, a Christian farmer in the Abuja area separately told Worthy News he miraculously escaped armed men raiding his land.
Pakistan Flood Boat Capsize Kills 9 Amid Wider Crisis Impacting Millions, Christians Included
At least nine people have died in Pakistan’s Punjab province when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts, authorities confirmed over the weekend amid massive death and destruction that also impacted the Islamic nation’s tiny Christian minority.
Christians in Pakistan Shaken By Killings and Exploitation
Christians in Pakistan tell Worthy News they are reeling after two shocking incidents — the murder of three believers in Islamabad and the forced removal of a kidney from a Christian laborer in Faisalabad — which advocacy group LEAD Ministries Pakistan says highlight systemic abuse of religious minorities.
Christians Plead For Help As Deadly Floods Devastate Pakistan And Indonesia
Christians in Pakistan’s flood-hit Punjab province were among those struggling to survive Thursday, while in Indonesia, at least 19 people were confirmed dead after flash floods struck the tourist island of Bali and other regions as deadly monsoon waters swept across parts of South Asia.