Officials in Indonesia Seal Christian Worship Site before Easter
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Officials in Indonesia sealed a prayer hall on Saturday (April 19), prohibiting the congregation from celebrating Easter, according to local sources. Citing a lack of permit – though officials have failed to respond to a church application filed since 2023 – six Tangerang Regency staff members sealed shut the doors […]
Radical Muslims in Indonesia Disrupt Maundy Thursday Mass
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A group of Muslims disrupted the Maundy Thursday Mass of a church in Indonesia last week, the latest in a series of protests at the site, sources reported. In the village of Sukamiskin, Arcamanik Subdistrict, Bandung, capital of West Java Province, radical Muslims of the Arcamanik Diversity in Unity Citizens Communication […]
Report Shows Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC). The 640 incidents compared with 601 cases documented in 2023 and marked nearly a quadrupling of incidents […]
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Killer of Staines and Sons Released as Hero in India
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – One of the Hindu extremists sentenced to life in prison for burning Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons to death in India 25 years ago was given a hero’s welcome after he was released on April 16. Mahendra Hembram walked out of Keonjhar jail last week, freed […]
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Christian Sentenced to Death under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
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Pastor’s Son Fighting India’s Failure to Create Christian Cemeteries
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Dozens of Christians Slain and Kidnapped in Benue State, Nigeria
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Report Shows Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC). The 640 incidents compared with 601 cases documented in 2023 and marked nearly a quadrupling of incidents […]