Muslims Protest Presence of Church in Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Islamists in June demonstrated against the presence of a church in one city in West Java Province, Indonesia and prevented a funeral Mass in another, local sources reported. Dozens of Muslims demonstrated against the church in the Hegarmanah Indah housing complex, Cikancung District, Bandung Regency, on June 24, video appearing […]
Christian Accused of Blasphemy Dies in Jail in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 61-year-old Catholic in Pakistan suffering from advanced dementia died on Wednesday (July 1) after nearly a year in jail awaiting trial on a false blasphemy charge, sources said. Amir Peter died due to poor medical care days before a court was scheduled to hear medical testimony supporting […]
Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Redesignation for Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. The independent U.S. federal watchdog in its 2026 Annual Report asserted that religious freedom in […]
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Pastor in India Faces False Charge, Burned Church Building
NEW DELHI (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The wife of a pastor falsely named in a criminal case in India this week sought the arrest of a Sikh man suspected of setting their church building and residence ablaze on June 14, sources said. Pastor Prakash Singh, 46, fled his home in Amritsar District, in northwestern […]
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Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Redesignation for Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. The independent U.S. federal watchdog in its 2026 Annual Report asserted that religious freedom in […]