07.05.2025

After ceasefire, Iranian government targets its own people

Ceasefires are meant to bring peace; instead, the Iranian nation is facing the enraged regime’s payback.

Taliban raids production facility housing Christian works

During a recent hearing, US Congressman Bill Huizenga said Afghanistan has once again become a sanctuary for terrorists. 

Church Members in India Fear Attending Worship after Assault

Already decimated congregation further shrinks.

Reminder - Virtual Hearing on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Russia

Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a virtual hearing on Russia.

Mob Attack on Christians in Odisha Sparks Outcry Amid Rising Religious Tensions in India

More than 30 Christians were injured in a brutal mob attack during a peaceful prayer gathering in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, with no arrests made nearly two weeks after the incident, according to multiple rights groups and local sources.

Six Americans detained for attempting to send Bibles to North Korea – why the story matters

Six Americans were detained after attempting to send bottles filled with Bibles, USBs, money, and rice by sea to North Korea.

Fate of Christian Refugees India Cast into Sea Still Unknown

Relatives of Rohingya cast-offs devastated.

USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom and U.S. Policy in Post-Assad Syria

At the end of 2024, over 13 years since the onset of Syria’s protracted civil war, the country’s political landscape dramatically shifted when a coalition of Islamist rebels toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

Nigeria: a divided nation

Last month, militant Fulani herdsmen killed up to 200 Nigerians in the predominantly Christian village of Yelwata. Since then, fear has risen that another large-scale attack could be coming. 

Hundreds Storm Indonesia House Church

Dozens of residents, including Christians, have been rescued from a halfway house in Indonesia’s West Java province after local Muslims stormed the building because it had been used for church services, Christians told Worthy News.

USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Russia

The Russian government perpetrates particularly severe violations of religious freedom against a range of religious groups and freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) actors, in blatant violation of international law. 

Muslim Mob Disrupts Christian Retreat in Indonesia

House damaged, participants driven out.

Cuban Pastors Face Prison For Mentioning God

 Two Assemblies of God pastors in Cuba, Luis Guillermo Borjas and his wife, Roxana Rojas, faced a tense Sunday after their reported detention for mentioning God at their son’s military trial.

Eight Christians Killed, Farmland Destroyed in Fresh Fulani Attacks in Nigeria

Fulani militias launched coordinated attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria’s Plateau State on May 14, killing eight people–mostly children and the elderly–and destroying over 740 acres of farmland.

Herdsmen Slaughter 42 Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria

Three communities were attacked on Saturday.

Muslim in Pakistan Gets Custody of Kidnapped Christian Girl

Judge ignores evident coercion behind victim’s statement of conversion.