Pastors and Congregants Arrested in India
Two Christian pastors and some of their congregation were arrested last week for preaching the gospel in India, Worthy News has learned.
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Church Forced to Close in Indonesia
Police and local officials backed by a Muslim mob closed down a church in North Sumatra Province July 30.
...continue reading this storyProtestants Protest Against Persecution in Jakarta
Thousands of people took part in a Protestant protest at the National Monument in front of the State Palace, residence of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this week.
...continue reading this storyPakistani Christians Take to the Streets on 'Black Day' to Protest Persecution
Pakistani Christians observed August 11, 2010, as 'Black Day,' meant as a protest of the persecution and suffering they go through, Worthy News has learned.
...continue reading this storyPakistani Court Acquits Christian Woman of 'Blasphemy'
A local court exonerated a Christian woman of blasphemy charges after authorities previously pressured her into making a false confession.
...continue reading this storyNorth Korea Executes 3 Christians, Detains 20 Others
North Korea arrested twenty-three Christians who were meeting in an underground church. Three of which immediately tried and given the death penalty, which was swiftly executed. The others were sent to labor camps, Worthy News has learned.
...continue reading this storyTwo Muslims Sentenced for Church Arson in Malaysia
Two Muslims have been sentenced to five years imprisonment by a Malaysian court for torching a Protestant church, Worthy News has learned on August 13.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Cleric Pledges To Withdraw Blasphemy Case
An impoverished Christian family in Pakistan faced uncertainty Thursday, August 12, after a Muslim cleric pledged to withdraw a case of blasphemy against them, officials familiar with the procedures said.
...continue reading this storyMob Surrounds Church in Indonesia, Christians Attacked
Hundreds of Muslim militants surrounded and attacked a Protestant church in Indonesia’s province of West Java, injuring at least a dozen Christians including a pastor on Sunday, August 8.
...continue reading this storyHumanitarian Aid Workers Massacred by Taliban
Six American and two European aid workers were murdered in northern Afghanistan along with two Afghan colleagues as they were returning to Kabul from a medical mission in a remote mountainous area, Worthy News learned on Sunday, August 8.
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