NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – In a remote corner of Nepal, a church elder was summoned three times after midnight last month to pray for the head of a devout Hindu family. The first time the wife and mother of Kumar Sardar summoned church elder Debalal Sardar (no relation) to their village home in southeastern […]
Killing of Christian Leader in Nepal Appears Religiously Motivated
Suspect allegedly told wife he would kill other Christians.
November 12, 2013 By -
Head of Town in Mexico Sends Mob to Beat, Abduct Christians
Traditionalist Catholics in Oaxaca demolish church building under construction.
November 11, 2013 By -
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – Traditionalist Catholics abducted, jailed and beat a group of evangelical Christians with rods and stones in Oaxaca, Mexico last week on orders from the head of a municipality, according to human rights officials. A mob sent by San Juan Ozolotepec President Pedro Cruz Gonzalez on Nov. 4 attacked the […]
Fearing Assassination, Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan Turns Himself In
Adnan Masih will likely be held in prison for security reasons.
November 7, 2013 By -
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – A young evangelist in Pakistan, in hiding after being accused of blaspheming Islam’s prophet, has surrendered to police due to serious threats to his life from Islamic extremists, his lawyer said. Attorney Aneeqa Maria, head of The Voice Society, told Morning Star News that Adnan Masih agreed to surrender to police […]
Boko Haram Violence Cripples Christianity in Areas of Nigeria’s Borno State
Thousands flee attacks; public worship impossible for some who remain.
November 6, 2013 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist Boko Haram insurgents have driven thousands of Christians from areas of Borno state, with some of those remaining unable to hold worship services, church leaders said. Boko Haram attacks that killed at least 150 members of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria, or […]
Iran Flogs Christians for Taking Communion Wine
Converts get 80 lashes, though drinking alcohol is legal for Christians.
October 31, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – An Iranian Christian was flogged on Wednesday (Oct. 30), according to rights groups, after a court in Rasht, Iran sentenced him and three other Christians to 80 lashes for drinking wine as part of a Holy Communion service. Behzad Taalipasand, a convert from Islam, received the 80 lashes after being […]
Sudan Accused of Helping Muslim Businessman Seize Property from Church
Police, security personnel aid investor's claim.
October 30, 2013 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – After months of bulldozing or taking over church buildings on the pretext that they belong to South Sudanese who are no longer citizens of the country, authorities are aiding a Muslim businessman’s effort to take over church property in Khartoum North, sources said. Sudan’s police and security forces broke […]
Police, Islamic Extremists in Pakistan Hunt for Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’
Young evangelist in hiding denies charges, sources say.
October 25, 2013 By -
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – Police and a banned Islamic extremist group in Lahore, Pakistan are searching for a young Christian accused of blasphemy – with the extremist group calling for his death – after he sought to correct misconceptions about Christianity in a Muslim book, sources said. Sources close to Adnan Masih, 26, said he […]
Muslims in Pakistan Arrested on Forcible Conversion Charges
Assailants in Islamabad beat three Christians, shoot at house, police say.
October 24, 2013 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News ) – Police in Islamabad have arrested three Muslims for pistol-whipping a Christian and his teenage nephews after they refused to convert to Islam, sources said. The assailants in an Islamabad suburb allegedly have links to a banned Islamic extremist group. The primary suspect, Muhammad Nadeem, and others approached a […]
Two Pastors Killed in Kenya’s Coastal Area
Christian leaders, already on edge, grow more fearful.
October 22, 2013 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Christians at Vikwantani Redeemed Gospel Church in Mombasa, Kenya arrived for worship Sunday morning (Oct. 20) only to learn that their pastor had been shot to death in their building the night before. Those attending the service began to weep as a church member described what he and others found […]
Gunmen Open Fire on Church Wedding in Cairo, Egypt
At least four Christians slain.
October 21, 2013 By -
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – A funeral took place today at the same Coptic Orthodox church in suburban Cairo, Egypt where four Christians were gunned down at the end of a wedding on Sunday (Oct. 20). Two girls, ages 8 and 13, were among those killed when gunmen drove by the Virgin Mary Church […]