JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Sudanese authorities arrested a pastor in Omdurman as he was preaching on Sunday (Feb. 23) and threatened that he would “face justice” unless he resigned his position, sources said. Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department entered the compound of Omdurman Evangelical Church and arrested the Rev. Yahya Abdelrahim Nalu […]
Sudan Arrests Pastor During Sermon, Threatens Him
Authorities try to intimidate preacher into resigning.
February 28, 2014 By -
Sudanese Authorities Demolish Church Building in Anti-Christian Campaign
Local officials order destruction, confiscate land, without warning.
February 20, 2014 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Sudanese authorities on Monday (Feb. 17) demolished a church building in Omdurman without prior notice, area sources said. In what Sudanese Christians believe is part of a campaign by Islamist President Omar al-Bashir to rid the country of Christianity, bulldozers accompanied by local police and personnel from the National […]
Boko Haram Islamists Massacre Christian Villagers in Borno State, Nigeria
Islamic extremists shoot some, slit throats of others.
February 17, 2014 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A large contingent of Islamic extremist rebels from Boko Haram invaded a predominantly Christian village in northeastern Nigeria Saturday night (Feb. 15) and reportedly slaughtered at least 121 people. Dressed in military fatigues, the Boko Haram rebels, who seek to impose sharia (Islamic law) throughout Nigeria, reportedly shot some people […]
Christians Killed in Sudan Bombings
Government ramps up bombardment of civilians in rebel-supported areas.
February 13, 2014 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The Sudanese Air Force bombed more civilians in South Kordofan state this week, killing a Christian man and injuring a 13-year-old girl, an area source said. As part of what area Christians believe is President Omar al-Bashir’s campaign to rid the country of Christianity and the ethnic Nuba people, […]
Anti-Christian Violence Detailed in Hearing Calling for Filling of Religious Freedom Post
Author calls Orissa violence worst pogrom against Christians of 21st century.
February 11, 2014 By -
LOS ANGELES, February 11, 2014 (Morning Star News) – The worst anti-Christian pogrom of the 21st century has come not from Islamic extremists but from Hindu nationalists in India, an expert told a hearing in which U.S. President Barack Obama was challenged to quickly fill a key religious freedom post. John L. Allen, Jr., author […]
Islamic Extremists Likely Killed Pastor in Mombasa, Kenya for Christian Activities
Alleged comment from unidentified suspect indicates link to radical mosque.
February 10, 2014 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Suspected Islamic extremists likely killed a church leader in Mombasa last week for sharing his faith near a mosque and alerting authorities to security threats, sources said. In the Majengo area of the coastal city where leaders at the Masjid Musa Mosque were suspected of training violent jihadists, the suspects […]
‘Proselytism’ Conviction of Convert from Islam in Morocco Overturned
Judge dismisses case, nullifying hasty 30-month sentence, fine.
February 6, 2014 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – An appeals court judge in Morocco today overturned a conviction against a Christian convert from Islam who had been sentenced to 30 months in prison for alleged proselytizing. The judge in the Court of Appeal in Fez dismissed the case against Mohamed El Baladi, 31, because of lack of evidence, […]
Iran’s Mix of ‘Token Gestures’ and Arrests May Indicate Internal Disputes
Crackdown continues even as other Christian prisoners are released.
February 3, 2014 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Iran’s goodwill gestures and the release from prison of some Christians even as authorities make new arrests could indicate infighting between the new president and Islamist hard-liners, analysts said. Hassan Rouhani began duties as president of Iran last August on a platform of pragmatic moderation. At Christmas, frequently a season […]
Hindu Extremists Accused of Killing Pastor in Andhra Pradesh, India
Seven of eight suspects arrested after Christians protest.
January 30, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – The gang that knocked on the door of a pastor’s home in Andhra Pradesh state and stabbed him to death earlier this month consisted of Hindu extremists, authorities said. State police have arrested seven of the eight members of the Hindu Vahini group accused of attacking pastor Orucanti Sanjeevi on […]
Muslim Extremists Attack Visiting Preacher on Tanzania’s Zanzibar Island
Members of nearby mosque threaten to burn down church building.
January 24, 2014 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – More than 100 Muslim extremists on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar stormed a church following an evening worship service on Jan. 11 and beat a visiting preacher, sources said. The mob, including suspected members of Islamic extremist groups, meant to attack the Pentecostal Evangelism Fellowship of Africa (PEFA) congregation’s senior […]