Turkmenistan: Protestant Pastor's Trial Set for October
Protestant Pastor Ilmurad Nurliev's trial is slated for Oct. 21, nearly two months after his arrest on charges of large-scale swindling.
...continue reading this storyChristians in Turkey Acquitted of 'Insulting Turkishness'
After a lengthy legal battle, a Turkish judge acquitted two Christians of insulting Turkey and its people by spreading Christianity, but not without imposing a heavy fine for another unrelated charge.
...continue reading this storyMuslim Mob Targets Christian's Family in Murder Case
While in jail, a Christian teenager's family was attacked after he claimed a Muslim friend framed him for murder.
...continue reading this storyChinese House Churches Raided, Two Pastors Missing
Worthy News has just learned of two incidents of religious persecution in China, thanks to ChinaAid.
...continue reading this storyPentecostal Pastor Arrested in Karnataka
A Pentecostal pastor in Karnataka was arrested and charged with conducting false religious conversions on Sept. 26.
...continue reading this storyCase against Christians arrested during Ramadan fast thrown out of court
An Algerian court acquitted two Christians of breaking the Ramadan fast despite the prosecution's demand that they be punished for "insulting Islam."
...continue reading this storyIndonesia: Christian Congregation Accepts Government Deal
A West Java church agreed to temporarily move following an Islamist attack on two of its leaders.
...continue reading this storyChinese Christians Attacked
Members of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement Changchunli Church in Ji'nan, Shandong province, were attacked by a mob of over 200 people last week, according to ChinaAid.
...continue reading this storyGroup:'Muslims Ambush, Assault Pakistani Pastor'
Three Muslims beat a pastor and left him for dead in the village of Sanda Chistana, Pakistan, a Washington-based Christian human rights organization said Thursday, September 30.
...continue reading this storyEthiopian Muslims Burn Down Christian Homes, Farms
Twenty-five Muslims burned down ten Christian homes, leaving eighty Christians homeless in Ethiopia, a Washington-based rights' group said Thursday, September 30.
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