Tanzania Court Acquits Christian Evangelists Of ''Illegal Preaching''
Two Christian evangelists were free Sunday, August 15, after a court in Tanzania acquitted them of "illegal preaching", trial observers said.
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Three International Aid Groups Banned in Somalia
Al-Shabaab, an Islamic militant organization with close ties to al-Qaeda, recently banned three Christian Aid organizations from Somalia on charges of "actively propagating Christianity", Worthy News has learned.
...continue reading this storyBREAKING NEWS: American Christians Among Victims In Uganda Bomb Blasts, 64 Killed
Bomb attacks killed at least 64 people, including an American aid worker, and injured several American Christians among others at two sites in Uganda's capital, Kampala, where people gathered to watch the World Cup, Worthy News learned early Monday, July 12.
...continue reading this storyEight Christians Killed in Nigerian Muslim Attacks
Christians in two states of Nigeria were mourning Wednesday, July 7, the killings of at least eight Christian believers, after Muslim militants reportedly attacked several villages.
...continue reading this storyNEWS ALERT: Niger Christians Starving, Group Says
Christians in this vast, drought-prone country on the edge of the Sahara desert, were among those facing starvation Tuesday, July 6, after aid groups described the food situation in Niger as "extremely desperate".
...continue reading this storyU.S. Pastors Praise Morocco As Christian Serves Jail Sentence For Evangelism
A Christian is serving 15 years in a Moroccan jail for evangelism, a Christian rights groups said, while American Christian leaders praised Morocco Thursday, June 17, for its "long history of friendship and religious cooperation."
...continue reading this storyBombs Rock Kenya Prayer Rally, 6 Killed
Tensions remained high in Kenya Tuesday, June 15, after two bombs rocked a Christian prayer rally opposing a draft constitution, killing at least six people and injuring 100 others.
...continue reading this storyNEWS ALERT: Somalia Christians Observe Pentecost Amid Gunfire, 14 Killed
Somalia's minority Christians observed Pentecost amid gunfire Sunday, May 23, as witnesses reported that at least 14 people died in clashes between pro-government troops and Muslim militants who have killed Christians and pledged to turn Somalia into a strict Islamic state.
...continue reading this storyMuslims Destroy Churches In Nigeria Kano State
Muslim extremists destroyed several churches and a pastor's house in the latest religious violence to hit Nigeria's northern Kano state, church representatives and rights activists said Friday, May 21.
...continue reading this storyYoung Christian Dies In Eritrea Prison Camp
A young Christian woman has died in one of Eritrea's military prison camps after she was reportedly denied medical treatment for malaria and severe anemia.
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