LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – The Pakistani government on Friday (Nov. 2) capitulated to demands of Islamist groups protesting the acquittal of Christian mother Aasiya Noreen, better known as Asia Bibi, by agreeing to allow the possibility of a Supreme Court review of the verdict. In the agreement between administration officials and leaders of an […]
Government in Pakistan under Pressure from Islamists Protesting Asia Bibi Acquittal
Officials facilitate filing of review petition against verdict.
November 5, 2018 By -
Outbreak of Violence against Christians in Assam, India Sparks Concern
Hindu extremist attacks reach northeastern state.
November 2, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Three acts of aggression against Christians in Assam state, India in one month have raised concerns among Christian leaders. “We have seen sporadic incidents happen in Assam in the past – but three incidents of violence within a month against the Christian community has built a sense of insecurity among […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan Acquits Christian Mother Facing Execution on False Charge
Islamists issue fatwa of death for high court justices.
October 31, 2018 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court today acquitted Aasiya Noreen, better known as Asia Bibi, a Christian mother condemned to death for alleged blasphemy, triggering violent protests and clashes in several cities across the country. After accepting her 2015 appeal in the high-profile case, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan […]
Christian Boy in Uganda Strangled, Threatened with Death for Refusing to Convert to Islam
Muslim extremists ambush him, leave him unconscious.
October 31, 2018 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Radical Muslims in eastern Uganda left a 12-year-old Christian boy unconscious on Thursday (Oct. 25) after threatening to strangle him to death unless he converted to Islam, sources said. Emmanuel Nyaiti was on his way to pick up some plates from his grandmother’s house 200 meters from his home in […]
Policeman Punished for Talking about Christ at Public Religious Meeting in Nepal
New law reinforces stepped-up legal targeting of Christians.
October 30, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A policeman in Nepal was reprimanded and punished for talking about his faith in Christ at a public, multi-faith religious gathering earlier this month, sources said. Dilip Bhadur Gurung, a constable with the Nepal Armed Force Police (NAFP), was on three-month leave when on Oct. 2 he spoke at the […]
Killing of Ethnic Leader Part of Violence against Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Sources Say
Kidnapped traditional ruler executed after ransom was paid.
October 29, 2018 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The execution last week of a revered tribal leader of a majority-Christian area in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria – after a large ransom was paid to his kidnappers – was an extension of Islamic extremist violence earlier this month, sources said. The body of Raphael Maiwada Galadima, a Catholic who […]
Acid Attack Survivor Umar Mulinde Targeted again in Uganda
Government has allowed Islamic extremism to grow, he says.
October 25, 2018 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 25, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Pastor Umar Mulinde, a highly effective evangelist in Uganda who survived a horrific acid attack in 2011, said he recently escaped another attempted assault by Islamic extremists. Following a one-week evangelistic event in Mubende, Pastor Mulinde on Sept. 25 was driving the 90 miles back to […]
Sudan Releases 13 Christians Arrested in Darfur after Torture, Threats
One church member said to be in critical condition.
October 23, 2018 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – After torturing them and threatening to charge them with serious crimes, authorities in Sudan have released 13 Christians arrested in the Darfur Region, sources said. Personnel from Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) released 12 of the Christians by Sunday (Oct. 21) and freed church leader Tajaldin Idriss […]
Dozens of Christians Killed in Muslim Attack on Market in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Church building set on fire in assault that escalated, residents say.
October 22, 2018 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslims attacked a market in Kaduna state, in north-central Nigeria, on Thursday (Oct. 18), killing dozens of Christians and burning a church building, sources said. Area residents said a Muslim at the market in Kasuwan Magani, 36 kilometers (22 miles) south of the city of Kaduna, began yelling “Thief!” in […]
Beaten, Kidnapped, Arrested – and Forced to Stop Evangelizing
In Rajasthan, India, pastor faces one injustice after another.
October 21, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – When Pastor Mathai Varghese was beaten and abducted by Hindu extremists in Rajasthan state, India, police gave chase and arrested the kidnappers – as well as the pastor. His car ruined and his body bloodied, he spent a night and the next day in jail with serious injuries unattended before […]