Sufyan Masih (L) with parents and counsel after court hearing in Punjab Province, Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star New)

Denial of Christian’s Effort to Correct ID Overturned in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan has overturned a verdict that denied a Christian’s effort to correct his name and religion on his national identity card as he was a victim of fake conversion to Islam, his attorney said. Ahmad Saeed, additional district judge of Pattoki Tehsil, Kasur District, Punjab […]

Sheikhupura Fort in Sheikhupura city, Pakistan, built in 1607. (Bhaur, Creative Commons)

Rape, Attempted Kidnapping Drive Christian Family into Hiding

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A pastor and his family have gone into hiding after a Muslim neighbor who raped his 14-year-old daughter tried to kidnap her and force her to convert to Islam and marry him, he said. The daughter of Pastor Aslam Masih of Muridke, Sheikhupura District, Punjab Province, was on […]

Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the HRNK, addresses USCIRF hearing on North Korea on Sept. 26, 2024 by video link. (Christian Daily International screenshot of USCIRF video))

China and North Korea Partner to Persecute Christians, Experts Say

(Christian Daily International) – China has subjected hundreds of North Koreans to atrocities since last year by forcibly returning them to a country whose leaders hold that religion, especially Christianity, is the greatest threat to its power, experts said at a recent U.S. hearing. Torture, sexual violence, enslavement and murder await those repatriated from China […]

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Authorities Allow Garbage to Pile Up near Church in Indonesia

SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Indonesia are allowing two years of uncollected garbage to pile up next to a church building and a Catholic university, sources said. The unhygienic and foul-smelling garbage – bagged, spilling out of broken bags or unbagged – in Yogyakarta city, capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Central Java […]

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Muslim Family Members Kill Recent Convert to Christianity

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Young Christian Woman Rescued from Forced Conversion/Marriage

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Young Christian Woman Seeks Justice after Rape in Pakistan

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Commentary & Analysis

China and North Korea Partner to Persecute Christians, Experts Say

(Christian Daily International) – China has subjected hundreds of North Koreans to atrocities since last year by forcibly returning them to a country whose leaders hold that religion, especially Christianity, is the greatest threat to its power, experts said at a recent U.S. hearing. Torture, sexual violence, enslavement and murder await those repatriated from China […]