NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim militants still controlling part of the Lower Shebelle Region of Somalia have jailed and tortured a Christian for converting from Islam, sources said. Al Shabaab rebels seized Hassan Gulled, 25, on March 23 in Bulo Marer near Qoryoley District, they said. Gulled, who had fled to Kenya in 2007 […]
Muslim Extremists in Somalia Seize, Torture Convert from Islam
Al Shabaab rebels monitor movement of Somali Christian returning from Kenya for visit.
April 16, 2013 By -
Church Closures, Demolition Spark Protest in Indonesia
Pressured by Islamists, officials crack down on Christians in West Java.
April 12, 2013 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hundreds of Christians hit the streets of Indonesia’s capital this week to urge government action after local officials demolished a church building and threatened to close others at the behest of Islamist forces. Christian protestors, joined by minority Ahmadiyya and Shia Muslims, held a shared prayer service and sang the […]
Officials in Vietnam Claim Christian Who Died in Police Custody Committed Suicide
Stunned family refutes declaration, citing signs of savage beating.
April 9, 2013 By -
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – Vietnamese officials are calling the death of a Christian in police custody a suicide – a claim family members of the severely beaten Christian strongly refute. Hoang Van Ngai, previously identified by his Hmong name of Vam Ngaij Vaj, died on March 17 in custody in Gia Nghia, Dak Nong […]
Islamic Horde Attacks Christian Area of Gujranwala, Pakistan
At least five Christians injured, two seriously, in Muslim aggression following dispute among youths.
April 3, 2013 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Incited by calls from mosque loudspeakers after a dispute between Muslim and Christian youths, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighborhood in Gujranwala today, injuring at least five Christians and damaging a church and dozens of shops and vehicles. Only a few hours after Pakistan’s Supreme Court rebuked Punjab Police […]
Pakistani Court Overturns Younis Masih’s ‘Blasphemy’ Conviction, Death Sentence
Beaten, tortured Christian spent 7.5 years in jail.
April 3, 2013 By -
LOS ANGELES (Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan today overturned the death sentence of a Christian convicted under Pakistan’s “blasphemy” laws and ordered him released, according to an advocacy group. Younis Masih, who has languished in jail since his arrest on Sept. 10, 2005, was declared innocent by Lahore High Court justices Khaja Amtiaz […]
Massive Bail Required of Christian Prisoners in Iran
Medical personnel refuse to treat Pastor Abedini, saying he is ‘unclean,’ according to letter.
March 30, 2013 By -
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – Four Christian converts from Islam arrested last year for alleged evangelistic activities had to post enormous bail amounts in order to be released from an Iranian prison. Soroush Saraei, Mohammad Roghangir, and Massoud Rezaei were released at midnight March 19 after each posted $80,000 in bail, according to the Iranian media […]
Bombings in Sudan Kill Christians, Destroy Church Building
Sudanese government continues terrorizing its own citizens.
March 27, 2013 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The Sudanese government’s bombing of predominantly Christian, ethnic Nuba civilians in South Kordofan state has taken more lives the first three months of this year – possibly including Muslims, sources said. Two civilians were killed and 12 seriously wounded on March 19 when a Sudan government Antonov airplane dropped […]
Christian Victims of Riot Damage in Pakistan Disillusioned, Fearful
Government promises leave residents of Joseph Colony empty.
March 22, 2013 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Christians living in tents here after Muslims destroyed more than 175 homes following a blasphemy accusation are disillusioned that authorities have not compensated them, but for some the greatest pain is what cannot be replaced. “I am still unable to recover from the trauma after seeing my house burnt […]
Christians in India Wounded, Jailed, Expelled
Extremists in three states put Hindu nationalism, tribal custom over religious freedom.
March 21, 2013 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians suffered serious head injuries, expulsion from home and incarceration based on false witness as Hindu extremists continued their reign of terror in India this month, sources said. In the southern state of Kerala, some 100 Hindu extremists on March 10 attacked a Brethren Assembly church service in Chirayinkeezzh […]
Five Iranian Christians on Trial for Practicing Faith
Judge sets massive bail terms for converts accused of ‘threatening national security.’
March 12, 2013 By -
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – Five Christian converts arrested last year in Iran went on trial on Sunday (March 10) for leaving Islam and were handed enormous bail terms. A judge in Shiraz set bail at $200,000 for Mohammed Roghangir and $80,000 for the other four. The next date for the trial has not been […]