09.27.2025

Please pray for Zhang Zhan in China, who was imprisoned again

Once again, Chinese human rights defender Zhang Zhan has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Hope for change as India’s Supreme Court questions anti-conversion laws

Believers celebrate a small “win” as India’s Supreme Court asks states to reconsider anti-conversion laws.

Inner Mongolian Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Christians Distributing Bibles

A Chinese court in Inner Mongolia has upheld prison sentences against ten Christians convicted of illegally distributing Bibles, a case highlighting Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on unregistered house churches.

Catholic Priest Shot Dead In Nigeria (Worthy News Investigation)

A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in southeastern Nigeria amid ongoing violence against clergy in the country, church officials say.

Attacks follow New Anti-Conversion Bill in Rajasthan, India

Nine incidents reported in September.

Muslims Demand Christians Halt Worship at Site in Indonesia

One objector claims residents were bribed to approve church.

Updated Blasphemy Regulations Set to Take Effect in Indonesia  

China: Walking with the Persecuted: Uncensored News

Join us as we Walk with the Persecuted Faithful. This week, ChinaAid unmasks Beijing's ruthless raids on churches, spotlights imprisoned pastors, and celebrates the Freedom for Gao Zhisheng Act!

Targets on their backs: Iranian Christians under increasing danger

Ever since Iran’s 12-day war with Israel, the regime’s crackdown on its own people has gotten worse daily. Nazanin Baghestani with Heart4Iran says it’s because of fear.

Chinese government labels tithing as fraud for underground churches

Church leaders in China struggle with tithing as the government cracks down on “financial fraud”.

Sudan’s Christians Among Hardest Hit As War, Famine, and Cholera Crisis Deepen

Sudan’s roughly two million Christians are among the hardest hit in the country’s devastating civil war, with some believers forced to eat animal feed and even grass to survive, according to Christian rights investigators.

Christian in Uganda Slain Day after Converting

Muslim brother stabs him to death, sources say.

Christian Woman in India Raped, Mother Beaten Unconscious

Hindu relatives attack women for their faith.

Pentecostal Pastor Survives Assassination Attempt In Pakistan Amid Rising Persecution, Group Says

Police in Pakistan have launched an investigation into a “brutal and cowardly” assassination attempt on a prominent Pentecostal pastor in Islamabad, the capital, at a time of rising persecution of Christians in the Muslim-majority nation, sources told Worthy News on Monday.

Bangladesh: Encouragement to Bengali believers despite persecution

After delays due to the challenging nature of sending short-term missionaries in a country like Bangladesh, Unknown Nations now has a team there working to encourage local believers.

Where will I sleep tonight? Iranian Christians flee persecution in endless survival journey

Iranian believers who lead home churches, evangelize, or are targeted by the Iranian government often have to escape the country.

Promoting religious freedom is an “atrocity prevention tool,” says USCIRF

Do you think of religious freedom as a life-or-death issue?

US: Churches Overflow as Believers Call Charlie Kirk a Christian Martyr After Assassination  

Following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, churches across America reported surging attendance, with congregations overflowing just days after his death.

Documentary Exposes ‘Father’s Day Massacre’ As Nigeria’s Christians Face Genocide

A chilling new documentary has highlighted the growing crisis for Christians in Nigeria, where investigators say more than three million believers face persecution from Islamic militants and other extremist groups.

Nigeria: Praise God with the Tarfa family for returned children

‘We are grateful that some of the children have now been released, and we appreciate the efforts of our lawyer in securing their freedom…’