12.13.2025

Please pray for Y Quynh Bdap, Vietnamese Christian

As we continue remembering the unjustly imprisoned this Advent, please pray for Y Quynh Bdap.

Iraqis Face Ongoing Sectarianism, Genocide-Related Religious Freedom Challenges

Since 2014, when the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a genocide against Iraqi and Syrian religious and ethnic minorities, Iraq’s diverse population has continued to suffer ongoing aftereffects. 

In war-torn Sudan, Christian medical teams step in where hospitals can’t

Paramilitary fighters made strategic gains in Sudan this week while slaughtering more than 100 people – two-thirds of them children – at a kindergarten. Drone attacks targeted first responders as they tried to move victims to a nearby hospital.

Sudan Detains Christian Physician for His Faith

A medical doctor in Sudan was jailed from Sunday to Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) after officials learned he was a Christian, sources said.

Critical Uncensored News | ChinaAid Newsletter 12.11.2025

Brave Christian journalist Zhang Zhan has been honored with the 2025 Lin Zhao Freedom Award for the second time.

As planes return immigrants to Iran, many wonder if they’re flying into prison—or worse

The United States deported a second flight of Iranians to Iran this week. 

Why one ministry refuses to leave DR Congo behind

In a corner of the world where most people run for safety, a small team of Christians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is doing the opposite — running into danger, displacement camps, burned-out churches, and villages scarred by decades of conflict.

Syrian Christians Fear Dark Future Under Al-Sharaa Despite Christmas Celebrations And Washington Breakthrough (Worthy News In-Depth)

Despite Christmas approaching, many Christians in Syria aren’t in a celebratory mood one year after the toppling of longtime autocratic President Bashar al-Assad, investigations reveal.

Landmark Rulings in Pakistan Aid Christian Workers

Federal high court bans discrimination, calls for safety measures.

77th International Human Rights Day

On this day 77 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the world's first-ever document outlining the foundational rights of all human beings, including freedom of association, assembly, speech, religion or conscience, movement, property, and more. 

RUSSIA: Buddhist's retrial, Protestant pastor's appeal fails

A Moscow Buddhist is due to stand trial a second time on charges of
distributing "false information" about the Russian Armed Forces, after an
appeal court overturned his conviction and 8-year prison sentence. 

Benin: As coup leaders went live on TV, one church began to pray

On Sunday, December 7, there was an attempted coup in Benin, West Africa. 

Sudan crisis deepens as RSF advances trigger new displacement

The UN reports rising displacement as paramilitary attacks ratchet up in Sudan. 

100 Nigerian Students Rescued, 165 Still Missing After Islamic Attack On Catholic School (Worthy News In-Depth)

Some 100 students have been rescued, and about 50 others escaped following Nigeria’s largest Christian school kidnappings in recent years, several sources confirmed Wednesday.

Vietnam Represses Independent Religious Communities

While Vietnam has made notable strides embracing recognized religious groups, these efforts are done at the expense of adherents of independent religious communities who continue to face repression of their faith. 

RUSSIA: Orthodox journalist to face in absentia criminal trial?

The Investigative Committee in Moscow has opened a criminal case against
Orthodox journalist Kseniya Luchenko for a Telegram post in which she
condemned a Russian missile strike on a Kyiv children's hospital in July
2024, and contrasted this with the Russian state and Moscow Patriarchate's
promotion of so-called "traditional values".

Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict simmers, yet gospel crosses borders with peace

Another round of peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan failed last week. Yet both nations claim they will maintain their shaky ceasefire. 

Pakistani Police Investigate Killing of Pastor

Pakistani police have released security camera footage allegedly showing the main suspect in Friday’s assassination of Pastor Kamran Salamat, also known as Kamran Naaz, whose death at age 45 has shocked Pakistan’s embattled Christian community.

Unknown Assailant Shoots Pastor Dead in Pakistan

A Presbyterian pastor who survived an attack in September was gunned down by an unidentified assailant outside his home in front of his daughter last week in Pakistan, his family said.

Two Slain in Church Shooting in Southeast Nigeria

Some of kidnapped children in Niger state are released.

Catholic Priest Abducted in Northern Nigeria as Christian Kidnappings Surge

A Catholic priest remained missing in northern Nigeria Thursday after being abducted from his residence in Kaduna State, Worthy News learned.

Prominent Pakistani Pastor Shot Dead After Surviving Earlier Assassination Attempt

A funeral was underway in Pakistan on Saturday for a prominent Gospel preacher who was shot and killed in a Friday attack, less than three months after he survived another assassination attempt by suspected Islamic extremists, friends told Worthy News.

A year later, the new Syria is in “the waiting season”

A year ago today, Syrian rebels marched into Damascus, capping a lightning offensive and ending the decades-long Assad regime.

China establishes stricter laws for foreign missionaries

On May 1, China put into effect new religious restrictions on foreign missionaries.