03.29.2025

Please pray for Burma/Myanmar

It’s been more than four years since Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, and attacks on Christians are escalating.

India: Report: Persecution of Christians surging – but not at the hands of Muslims

Instances of violence in India measured at 834 last year, up from 150 a decade back

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Hope in the midst of harsh realities for women in Iran

The lives of women and girls continue to be systemically devalued in Iran today. 

Sudan Detains Dozens Of Christians

Church leaders have urged the release of dozens of Sudanese Christians who were detained by security forces linked to Sudan’s official military.

Uganda: Christian Couple, Woman They Led to Christ Poisoned to Death

Muslim mother in Uganda confesses to accidentally killing her daughter.

Mother of Three in Somalia Loses All Relatives for Receiving Christ

Husband drives her from one home, parents from another.

USCIRF Releases Annual Report on International Religious Freedom

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report on Tuesday, providing an update on the status of religious freedom worldwide.

You Can Help Persecuted Christians in India

Chhatar Singh, a schoolteacher in India, left Hinduism and placed his faith in Christ in 2002.

USCIRF flags four nations for ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ list

Four more countries may begin feeling the heat from the United States over religious freedom violations.

Iran navigating sanctions and geopolitical shifts

Pressure on Iran from without and within may lead to a new balance of powers between nations. 

Christian Jailed For Blasphemy In Honey Trap Scheme Impacting Many (Worthy News Investigation)

A Christian man has become the latest victim of a “honey trap” in which women try to tempt young men into making critical remarks on social media about Islam that are considered blasphemy in Pakistan.

“There is no justice, just order”: Ongoing protests in Türkiye see over 1,100 arrests

When the law is silent, people shout!

Gospel work continues amid South Sudan hostility

South Sudan is again on the brink of civil war. 

‘Protected By Christ’ Says Pakistan Lawyer After Surviving Assassination Attempt (Worthy News Exclusive)

A prominent Pakistani Christian lawyer who survived an assassination attempt in Pakistan’s Punjab province told Worthy News on Tuesday that Christ protected him.

USCIRF Releases Its 2025 Annual Report

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released its 2025 Annual Report. 

Nigerian Court Delays Release of Illegally Detained Children 

Sudan: Army advances in Khartoum; RSF uses church as barracks

Sudan’s army captures more territory in the capital after seizing the presidential palace on Friday. 

Mercy in the midst of Syria’s devastation: “They entered all the houses except ours”

It’s been nearly three weeks since an outbreak of sectarian violence in northwest Syria. 

Pakistan Christian Recovering Of Throat Slitting For ‘Blasphemy’

A young Christian worker is in critical condition after he was reportedly attacked at his factory in Pakistan’s Punjab province for alleged “blasphemy against Islam.”

Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy for Facebook Post

Impoverished sweeper says he has no knowledge of alleged material.

Nigerian Court Delays Release of Illegally Detained Children 

As last Wednesday approached, Professor Solomon Tarfa eagerly anticipated the release of 16 children taken five years ago from Du Merci orphanage, which he and his wife run. Nigerian authorities have illegally detained the children since they were removed from the orphanage.

ICC Global Digest: U.S. Church Vandalized

Sudan Jails 19 Christians on Unfounded Allegations

SAF accuses them of supporting rival RSF.

Muslim Slashes Throat of Christian Co-Worker in Pakistan

Suspect accused Waqas Masih of blasphemy.

TWR offers hope as M23 rebels gain ground in DR Congo

M23 rebels recently seized a strategic mining hub in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, defying calls for an immediate ceasefire.

The impact of anti-conversion laws in India

While many Christians may express concerns about the world becoming more secular, in a recent conversation with Voice of the Martyrs Canada Director of HITHA (Hyderabad Institute of Theology and Apologetics) Reverend Sudhakar Mondithoka is praying for India to embrace secularism in the face of anti-conversion laws.

Christian Lawyer Tahir Bashir Survives Assassination Attempt In Pakistan

A Christian human rights lawyer who successfully defended several Christians detained for “blasphemy” against Islam says he survived an assassination attempt Sunday in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Worthy News learned.

China Detains Bishop Amid Crackdown On Unregistered Groups

China’s communist authorities have rearrested a Catholic bishop over his refusal to join the state-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association overseeing churches, Christians told Worthy News Thursday.