LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A violent protest erupted in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday (July 9) after unidentified persons mailed a desecrated page of the Quran to a Muslim shopkeeper along with photographs of a Christian and his mother, sources said. Asif Bastian, a Karachi-based Christian rights advocate, said the envelope was delivered […]
Protest Erupts in Pakistan after Christian Framed for ‘Blasphemy’
Desecrated page of Quran mailed to incite Muslim mob, sources say.
July 10, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
Tensions Inflamed by Blasphemy Accusation in Pakistan
Relatives of pastor compelled to issue apology.
July 7, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – More than two dozen Christian families were forced to flee their homes in Pakistan last week after allegations of blasphemy against a pastor living in the United States triggered fears of mob violence, sources said. Joseph Nayyar, a human rights advocate in Hafizabad, Gujranwala Division, Punjab Province, said […]
Christian in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy Charge
Catholic inadvertently stepped on papers exiting rickshaw.
July 6, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Monday (July 6) acquitted a Catholic accused of blasphemy, his lawyer said. Attorney Asad Jamal of the Lahore High Court said Lahore Additional Sessions Judge Abdul Ghaffar acquitted 37-year-old Dennis Albert, jailed since April 27, 2024, after a Muslim accused him of desecrating […]
Christian Campus Group Leaders in Nigeria Remain Missing
Scripture Union director and seven others abducted in June.
July 6, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Three weeks after the kidnapping of Scripture Union Nigeria’s national general director in southeast Nigeria, he and seven other fellowship leaders remain missing, according to reports. Gunmen abducted Uwem Cosmos and the seven others on June 14 as they were returning to Scripture Union headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo state […]
Muslims Protest Presence of Church in Indonesia
July 3, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Islamists in June demonstrated against the presence of a church in one city in West Java Province, Indonesia and prevented a funeral Mass in another, local sources reported. Dozens of Muslims demonstrated against the church in the Hegarmanah Indah housing complex, Cikancung District, Bandung Regency, on June 24, video appearing […]
Pastor in India Faces False Charge, Burned Church Building
Sikh retaliates for altercation with church member, sources say.
July 2, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The wife of a pastor falsely named in a criminal case in India this week sought the arrest of a Sikh man suspected of setting their church building and residence ablaze on June 14, sources said. Pastor Prakash Singh, 46, fled his home in Amritsar District, in northwestern […]
Christian Accused of Blasphemy Dies in Jail in Pakistan
Muslim filed charged after store dispute.
July 1, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 61-year-old Catholic in Pakistan suffering from advanced dementia died on Wednesday (July 1) after nearly a year in jail awaiting trial on a false blasphemy charge, sources said. Amir Peter died due to poor medical care days before a court was scheduled to hear medical testimony supporting […]
Exam Ordered for Kidnapped Christian Girl in Pakistan
Child told magistrate suspect’s family coached her to misrepresent age.
June 30, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan has ordered a medical examination to determine the age of a Christian girl abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim, sources said. Amber Nadeem, 13, had told a judicial magistrate that the kidnapping suspect’s family had coached her to falsely claim […]
Two Christians Slain, Seven Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Assailants shout jihadist slogan, ‘Allahu Akbar.’
June 30, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (June 25) raided two Christian villages in the same area of Kaduna state, Nigeria, killing two Christians, kidnapping seven others and injuring dozens of others, residents said. The assailants attacked Umaso village and Unguwa-Ku village, in Kufana Ward of Kajuru County, at night, shooting […]
Christian Families Hospitalized after Severe Assault in India
Assailants wield sticks, axes and sickles.
June 26, 2026 By - 2 Comments
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Nine tribal people in India have been released on bail after they sent 13 Christians to the hospital with severe injuries, sources said. The followers of traditional tribal religion were released on bail on June 15. The Christian families, who had remained away from the village fearing another assault, dared […]