BAKIN KOGI FORON, Nigeria, October 17, 2013 (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 10 Christians in three villages in this area in Plateau state last week in what authorities called a cattle-rustling attempt, but a visit to the home where eight members of one family were killed revealed the presence of no cows. […]
Officials in Nigeria Portray Slaughter of Christian Family as Result of ‘Cattle Theft’
Muslim Fulani herdsmen kill three generations in their home.
October 17, 2013 By -
Conviction of Christians for Murder of Hindu Leader in India Biased, Unfounded: Attorneys
Evidence insufficient for conviction of seven sentenced to life in prison.
October 17, 2013 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – The sentencing of seven Christians this month to life in prison for the murder that triggered anti-Christian riots in India’s Orissa state resulted from a biased and unfounded conviction, Christian attorneys and leaders said. Maoists have twice claimed responsibility for the Aug. 23, 2008 murder of Hindu leader Laxmanananda Saraswati […]
Appeal Postponed for Moroccan Convert from Islam Sentenced for ‘Proselytizing’
Court hoping publicity over Christian convicted without due process will subside, sources say.
October 11, 2013 By -
TIZI OZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A Moroccan court yesterday postponed until Dec. 31 an appeals hearing for a convert hastily sentenced to prison for alleged “proselytizing,” in hopes that international publicity over his conviction will subside by then, Christian sources said. Mohamed El Baladi was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Sept. 3, […]
Links with Jihadists from Somalia Increasingly Bring Battle to Kenyan Soil
Religious tensions mount in Kenya as church building is burned
October 7, 2013 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya, (Morning Star News) – Two weeks after Somalia-based Islamic extremists attacked a Nairobi shopping mall, Kenya saw another pocket of its territory turned into a battle zone on Friday (Oct. 4). Responding to the shooting death on Thursday night (Oct. 3) of hard-line sheikh Ibrahim Omar and three others, Muslim youths from the […]
Persecution of Christians Rockets in Karnataka, India
Hindu extremists drag woman to temple in effort to ‘reconvert’ her.
September 30, 2013 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Incidents of violence against Christians in India’s Karnataka state have spiked since June, including hospitalization of a school helper this month after Hindu extremists beat her and marched her through the streets. Hindu extremists kicked and punched the 50-year-old Christian woman, who goes by the single name of Sannamma, after […]
Muslim Herdsmen, Islamic Extremists Kill More Christians in Nigeria
Ethnic Fulanis murder 15 in Kaduna state; Boko Haram suspected in slaying of Anglican priest in Yobe state.
September 29, 2013 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim herdsmen killed 15 Christians in Nigeria’s Kaduna state Saturday morning (Sept. 28), two days after suspected Islamic extremists in Yobe state killed an Anglican pastor and his son, sources said. The ethnic Fulani Muslims in Kaduna state in central Nigeria, where attacks against Christians have increased markedly in the […]
Iranian President’s Words Require Action, Religious Rights Advocates Say
Wife of imprisoned U.S.-Iranian pastor gives letter to new president’s entourage.
September 27, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt, Sept. 27, 2013 (Morning Star News) – After a week in which the new president of Iran skirted religious rights issues even as he received a letter from an imprisoned pastor, religious rights advocates hoped action would accompany the “moderate” face he presented. The day before Hassan Rouhani addressed the U.N. General Assembly, […]
Buddhist Nationalism Fuels Attacks on Christians in Sri Lanka
Seeking approval from majority, government winks at aggression against minorities.
September 26, 2013 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Persecution of Christians is rising in Sri Lanka, where at least three attacks took place this month as the government promoted Buddhist nationalism to maintain its hold on power. The Buddhist-majority South Asian country has seen a surge of violence against religious minorities, including Christians and Muslims, while the government […]
Lao Officials Threaten Christians in Three Villages with Expulsion
Villagers call them ‘pigs and dogs’ at public meeting.
September 25, 2013 By -
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – Local authorities in Laos are threatening Christians in three villages with expulsion unless they renounce their faith, with residents in one village calling the converts “pigs and dogs,” according to an advocacy organization. In a public meeting of Christians and others in Huay village of Atsaphangthong District, Savannakhet Province, local […]
Pakistani Muslim Cites ‘Blasphemy’ in Slaughter of Christian Rival in Business
Witnesses decline to come forward, fearing retribution.
September 19, 2013 By -
KARACHI, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Shouting that he was killing “an infidel who blasphemed against Muhammad,” a Muslim in Karachi on Saturday (Sept. 14) slit a Christian’s throat as police and others looked on, according to the slain man’s son. George Masih told Morning Star News that his father, 58-year-old Boota Masih, worked as a […]