JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Members of a break-away group from the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) abducted a pastor and others in South Kordofan state, Sudan on July 23, his brother said. The Rev. Yaqob Ibrahim Tia of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) was abducted from his home in Heiban town along […]
Rebel Militia Abduct Pastor and Family Members in Sudan
Church leaders targeted amid armed conflict.
July 30, 2026 By - 1 Comment
Alleged Kidnapper Given Custody of Christian Girl in Pakistan
Judge ignores court-ordered medical exam to confirm age of 13-year-old.
July 29, 2026 By - 1 Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Saturday (July 25) handed custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to the Muslim accused of abducting her, forcibly converting her to Islam and coercing her into marriage, a rights advocate said. The ruling came despite a pending court-ordered medical examination to determine her […]
Rebel Militants in Sudan Kill Pastor, Abduct Others
Rash of violence against church leaders hits Nuba Mountains.
July 28, 2026 By - 1 Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A rebel militant faction backed by Islamic extremist groups in Sudan on Friday (July 24) killed a pastor in South Kordofan state’s Nuba Mountains, area church sources said. Members of a break-away group from the rebel Sudan’s People Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) stormed the Dabbi area of Hiban County, also […]
Constitutional Court in Pakistan to Revisit Ruling on Married Girl
Forced marriage of kidnapped 13-year-old to be reviewed.
July 27, 2026 By - 1 Comment
ISLAMABAD (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Friday (July 24) agreed to revisit its controversial ruling that upheld the marriage of a Muslim to a 13-year-old Christian girl allegedly abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married against her will. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Justice […]
Young Pastor Killed after Religious Debate in Uganda
Suspects include imam who said he deserved to die, sources say.
July 24, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – An imam who debated a pastor at an interfaith dialogue in Uganda is a suspect in the killing of the church leader after the event on Saturday (July 18), sources said. Bernard Mulongo, a 25-year-old pastor at New Restoration Church of Christ in Butebo District, was killed nine miles from […]
Muslim Woman Gains Custody of Christian Girl in Pakistan
Suspect accused of abducting and forcibly converting/marrying 16-year-old.
July 24, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan has handed custody of a 16-year-old Christian girl to an unrelated Muslim woman after the minor was recovered from a Muslim accused of abducting, forcibly converting and marrying her, her family’s attorney said. The ruling came despite an earlier judicial finding that the minor […]
Christians Imprisoned under India’s ‘Anti-Conversion’ Law
Six pastors among those accused at child’s birthday party.
July 23, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Six pastors and another Christian in India have begun serving their five-year prison sentences under an “anti-conversion” law, two years after they were falsely accused at a child’s birthday party, sources said. The Christians were convicted on June 12 of “promoting enmity, hatred, or disharmony between different religious groups,” “deliberate […]
Muslims Protest Construction of Church Building in Indonesia
Christian leaders acquired all permits.
July 22, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Indonesia on July 7 protested construction of a church building in South Sulawesi Province, falsely claiming it had not fulfilled legal requirements, sources said. The Muslims also baselessly accused the church of manipulating supporting documents, excluding locals from the permit process, failing to conduct outreach, and asserted the […]
Court in Pakistan to Consider Hearing Case of Abducted Christian Girl
Family hopes to regain custody from alleged kidnapper.
July 21, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – After multiple legal setbacks, relatives of a Christian girl who was forcibly converted to Islam and married to her Muslim kidnapper are hoping Pakistan’s highest constitutional court will revisit a controversial ruling that upheld the marriage, her family’s lawyer said. Supreme Court Advocate Muhammad Saqib Jillani said that […]
Christian in Somaliland Poisoned to Death after Secret Conversion
Father survived by five children ages 17 to 4.
July 20, 2026 By - 1 Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a father of five in Somaliland who recently became a Christian poisoned him to death this month for converting, sources said. Sharif Ali came to faith in Christ in April in an undisclosed town in Somaliland, a partially recognized state bordered by Somalia on the east, Djibouti […]