Uganda Police Detain Muslims For Killing Evangelist
Two men in eastern Uganda have been detained and charged in the September 12 killing of a Christian evangelist, Christian sources confirmed Friday.
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Canada Court Sentences COVID Sceptic Pastor
A Canadian court has sentenced an outspoken pastor, his brother, and an anti-mask cafe owner in the western Canadian province of Alberta for rallying against COVID-19 restrictions.
...continue reading this storyDozens Killed As Nigeria Gunmen Raid Church, Villages
Christians have appealed for prayers after suspected Islamic militants raided a church and villages in northern Nigeria, killing dozens of people.
...continue reading this storyIndia persecution: Pastor and wife imprisoned on false charges of forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity
As India’s Uttar Pradesh state crackdowns on Christians through harsh anti-conversion laws, on October 3 a local pastor and his wife were arrested and imprisoned on false charges of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyIndia: 200 Hindu nationalists attack church
A mob of 200 Hindu nationalists attacked a church in India's Uttarakhand state last week, damaging the church and seriously injuring three Christian women, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata came to power in 2014, India has progressed from ranking 31 on the US Open Doors annual Watch List of countries that persecute Christians to ranking 10 in 2021.
...continue reading this storyChristianity grows by nearly 1% in Muslim-majority Indonesia
The latest data released by the government of Indonesia suggest that the number of Christians in the Muslim-majority archipelago has slightly increased, a U.S.-based group has noted.
...continue reading this storyChristian Teenager Burned To Death In India
A devoted Christian teenager who suffered burns of up to 70 percent of his body after an acid attack in eastern India has died, Christian aid workers told Worthy News Thursday.
...continue reading this storyNigeria: Six more Christians murdered by Fulani jihadists
Fulani jihadist herdsmen are continuing their slaughter of believers in Nigeria, killing six more Christians in Plateau state between October 1-5, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Rights group Open Doors recently reported Nigeria as having the highest numbers of Christians murdered on account of their faith; the international community has largely remained silent.
...continue reading this storyIranian Christian Found, Released After Month Detention
An Iranian Christian who went missing for nearly a month after his detention by Iranian authorities has been released and found, Worthy News learned Wednesday.
...continue reading this storyMozambique: ISIS-affiliate is kidnapping children to use as fighters, Christians persecuted
Major rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday that an ISIS-affiliated terror group in northern Mozambique has been kidnapping children to use as soldiers, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
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