SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – As police looked on, Muslims in West Java Province, Indonesia on Dec. 14 formed a human wall to block Christians from attending a Christmas service, according to local media. Muslims from outside Jayasampurna village, Serang Baru Sub-District, Bekasi Regency near Jakarta blocked the congregation of the Huria Kristen Batak Protestant […]
Christian in Hiding Acquitted of Blasphemy in Pakistan
Widely condemned statutes wreck another life with false allegation.
December 18, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan in September acquitted a Christian charged with blasphemy, but his supporters did not reveal it until this month due to security concerns, his lawyer said. Sargodha Magistrate Syed Faizan-e-Rasool on Sept. 27 acquitted 47-year-old Haroon Shahzad of the false blasphemy charge by Muhammad Imran […]
Christian Family of Girl Raped in Pakistan Seeks Justice
Muslims use threats to pressure neighbors to drop charges.
December 17, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan last week sexually assaulted a 6-year-old Christian neighbor girl, and his family is pressuring her family to withdraw their police complaint and reach a settlement, her father said. Saleem Masih, an impoverished mason and Salvation Army church member, said his daughter was being tutored […]
Muslims Demand Closure of Church in Indonesia
Catholics trying to renovate for Christmas.
December 16, 2025 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in West Java Province, Indonesia are demanding closure of a Catholic church, claiming that its renovations for Christmas lack permission, sources said. A group of 20 Muslims called the Islamic Empowerment and Development Agency (BP2UI), on Dec. 6 called for demolition of the building of St. Vincentius A. Paulo […]
Stoning of Church Building in Indonesia Leads to Melee
Christian militias summoned.
December 12, 2025 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – An attack by young Islamists on a church building in Indonesia led to a melee that threatened to involve Christian militias in defense, sources said. In North Sulawesi Province, young Muslims from Molompar village, along with Islamists from outside the area, threw stones at the worship site of Silo Watuliney […]
Sudan Detains Christian Physician for His Faith
Doctor jailed for three days.
December 11, 2025 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A medical doctor in Sudan was jailed from Sunday to Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) after officials learned he was a Christian, sources said. In Ad-Damazin, capital of Blue Nile state in southeastern Sudan, Yagoub Jibril Glademea on Sunday (Dec. 7) went to the state Civil Registration office to obtain […]
Landmark Rulings in Pakistan Aid Christian Workers
Federal high court bans discrimination, calls for safety measures.
December 10, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In two landmark rulings, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday (Dec. 9) banned employers from seeking only Christians for sanitation jobs and called for safety measures for sewage cleaners, most of whom are Christian. The IHC, Pakistan’s federal high court, imposed a strict ban on the use […]
Two Slain in Church Shooting in Southeast Nigeria
Some of kidnapped children in Niger state are released.
December 9, 2025 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Gunmen on Sunday (Dec. 7) attacked Christians in southeast Nigeria as they were gathering for worship, killing an Anglican priest’s wife and another church member and abducting another priest, sources said. In the early morning assault on St. Andrews Anglican Church in Isiokwe, a Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) […]
Unknown Assailant Shoots Pastor Dead in Pakistan
Motive for attack on effective evangelist unclear.
December 9, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Presbyterian pastor who survived an attack in September was gunned down by an unidentified assailant outside his home in front of his daughter last week in Pakistan, his family said. The Rev. Kamran Salamat of Gujranwala was about to take his 16-year-old daughter to college on Friday […]
Christian Woman Jailed in India Treated for Cancer
Hindu extremists file false charge against her and others.
December 2, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in India jailed for 86 days on false accusations of fraudulent conversion was diagnosed with cancer in October, sources said. Sheela Devi, 45, of Dubey ka Purva village, Uttar Pradesh state, was released on bail on Oct. 14 and has been hospitalized at Kachhwa Christian Hospital since […]