NEWS ALERT: Morocco Expels 100 Christian Foreigners

Morocco has expelled 100 foreign Christians since March because they allegedly tried to convert Muslims, the harshest crackdown in decades, Worthy News learned Saturday, May 22.

NEWS ALERT: Voice Of The Martyrs’ Glenn Penner Dies At 48

Glenn Penner, who became a key voice for persecuted Christians as leader of advocacy group The Voice of the Martyrs Canada (VOMC) has died after losing his battle with cancer, officials said. He was 48.

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.

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.

Arabs Protest Israeli Offensive Worldwide

As Israel’s offensive against militants of the Hamas group in the Gaza Strip continued Tuesday, January 6, around the world Arabic leaders, Palestinians and their supporters continued to pressure the Jewish state to end the operation.

Colombia: Church Leaders Under Fire

Christians in Colombia are anxious to learn the fate of pastor William Reyes, missing since Sept. 25, even as three other pastors have gone missing.

Eritrean Officials Imprison 20 Members of Underground Church

The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that Eritrean officials imprisoned about 20 Christians belonging to the underground Faith Missions Church on October 12, 2008 in Deki-Zeru, a town 30km away from Asmara, the capital.

India Pastors Released Amid Hindu Crackdown On “Forced Conversions”

Two Indian evangelical pastors were free on bail Tuesday, November 27, after being detained over the weekend for allegedly “forcing” Hindus to accept Christianity, amid reports that India’s most influential Hindu organization has stepped up efforts to crackdown on devoted Christians.

Azerbaijan Prison Forces Pastor To Pay For Food

A Baptist pastor serving two years imprisonment in Azerbaijan for “illegal religious services” is forced by officials to provide “high payments” for food, other basic needs and to meet relatives, BosNewsLife learned from investigators and family Thursday, November 22.

Ethiopia Christian Killed, Houses Burned, Investigators Say

Groups of Ethiopian Christians were reportedly still hiding in churches Thursday, January 18, after one believer was killed, Christian homes burned and several believers were threatened with execution for converting from Islam.

Indonesian Christians to be Executed Thursday

The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has just become informed that the execution date has been re-scheduled for three Christians involved in the Poso conflict. The men are to be executed on Thursday, September 21, 2006. They were the only ones charged in a conflict in which massive numbers of Muslims participated.

Indonesia Muslim Mob Burns Down Mission Church in Aceh, Christians Say

Christians in Indonesia’s volatile province of Aceh on Saturday, September 9, were without their Indonesia Evangelical Mission Church Saturday, after an angry Muslim mob set fire to the complex because evangelicals planned, ‘revival’ meetings there, several sources said.

Canada Evangelist Arrested For Preaching Near Festival

A Canadian evangelist in Canada’s province of Alberta was due in court Thursday, September 7, on charges of “obstruction of justice, trespassing and disturbing the peace” during a theater festival where he preached and spoke with tarot card readers and other occult practitioners.

Beirut Militia Fighter Killed 223 Before Christ Changed His Life

As a teenager, they trained him to kill Christians and Jews as Beirut dissolved into the chaos of civil war. Before his 17th birthday, his fellow street warriors credited him with 223 kills — mostly against rival militias. Then a missionary witnessed to him in the streets about one who could remove the bloodguilt that drenched his hands. He listened long enough to lay his guns down forever.

More Christians Arrested in Wake of ‘Apostasy’

An avalanche of media coverage of an Afghan man facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity has apparently sparked the arrest and deepening harassment of other Afghan Christians in the ultra-conservative Muslim country.

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