02.21.2026

Join the Ramadan prayer challenge and intercede for the Muslim world

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan began this week.

KAZAKHSTAN: Independent Orthodox priest's 10-day jailing, criminal case underway

Fr Yakov Vorontsov – an independent Orthodox priest in the southern city
of Almaty – is due to complete a 10-day jail term on 23 February on drugs
charges that he and his supporters reject.

Three Christians, including 15-Year-Old Girl, Slain in India

Tribal relatives killed three members of a Christian family in India’s Odisha state last month, leaving three children, including a preteen and a teenager, orphaned and forcing them into hiding, sources said.

Police Said to Enable Abuse of Christian Girl in Pakistan

Officers, courts ignore evidence of forced conversion/marriage.

North Korean Christians send new messages

New messages from North Korean underground Christians

Walking with the Persecuted Faithful: ChinaAid’s Latest Updates - 02.19.2026

This week, we spotlight the arrests of four more Early Rain Church leaders on fabricated "subversion" charges, a shocking verdict labeling church offerings as fraud, and the U.S. nomination of imprisoned Chinese pastors for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize—plus a heart-wrenching video from the daughter of a disappeared truck driver near the Kazakhstan-Xinjiang border. 

Myanmar: a closer look at the Church surrounded by civil war

Remember the Church in Myanmar. 

Blasphemy Accusations And Mob Violence Threaten Christians In Pakistan And Iran (Worthy News In-Depth)

As Ramadan, deemed a holy month by Muslims, began Wednesday, advocates warned that Christians and other religious minorities in parts of South Asia face potentially deadly consequences from blasphemy accusations amplified by social media and mob violence.

Muslim in Uganda Kills Adult Son for Accepting Christ

Father of four stabbed to death.

USCIRF's 2026 Annual Report Release Event

The 2026 Annual Report, mandated by the U.S. Congress, documents systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief that occurred in 2025. 

Global Day of Action for Iran sees solidarity protests and Pahlavi’s Munich speech

Ahead of February 14, opposition leader Reza Pahlavi called for a Global Day of Action in solidarity with Iran’s Lion-and-Sun Revolution.

Killings, Debt Bondage Allegations Raise Alarm For Christians In Pakistan (Worthy News In-Depth)

A series of alleged attacks and harassment targeting Christian communities in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, including at least one fatal assault, has raised renewed concern about the safety of religious minorities, advocacy group LEAD Ministries said.

Christian's Poverty Used to Force Conversion to Islam in Pakistan

Children stuck with Muslim designation on ID cards.

Iran: 30,000 FEARED DEAD

More than 30,000 Iranians have been gunned down in the streets.

Detainments among Yemen’s Christian community, report says

The Islamic militant group Ansar Allah has a chokehold on Yemen in more ways than one. 

Pentagon to Deploy 200 Troops to Nigeria Amid Escalating Terror Threat

The United States is preparing to deploy roughly 200 American troops to Nigeria in the coming weeks to assist in counterterrorism efforts, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Pakistan’s Punjab Bans Child Marriage Under 18 As Killing Of Christian Shopkeeper Raises Concerns

Christian rights campaigners have welcomed Friday’s landmark decision by Pakistan’s Punjab province to criminalize child marriage by setting 18 as the minimum legal age for marriage. However

Another government transition in Haiti’s quest for stability

On February 7, Haiti began its latest attempt at government stability after almost five years of being without a president. 

Market fire in Haiti consumed businesses and rocked community faith

A raging fire engulfed the Cap-Haïtien Cluny Market on January 24, tearing through the heart of a community already under strain.

‘Muslim Extremists Beat Two Pastors In Eastern Uganda’

Two pastors in eastern Uganda who were reportedly attacked by a group of Muslim extremists have been discharged from a hospital and are continuing to recover at home, Worthy News learned Sunday.

Blind Christian Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan Denied Bail

Attorney cites discrepancies in false charge.