JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The father of a high school girl kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria is pleased by Christians’ support but said he has yet to hear from government officials. Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, told Morning Star News by phone that no one from the government has called the […]
Parents of Kidnapped Leah Sharibu Awaiting Government Action amid Groundswell of Support
Father thankful for Christians’ prayer, advocacy.
September 13, 2018 By -
Hindu Extremists, Media Attack Large Church in Uttar Pradesh, India
‘To me, to live is Christ and to die is gain,’ says pastor.
September 8, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Dismissing an initial investigation that cleared Christians of wrongdoing, police under pressure from Hindu extremists are pursuing false charges against a pastor and 270 others, sources said. After appearing to halt Hindu nationalists’ efforts to shut down a large church in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, police who had told […]
Christians in Egypt Jailed for Worshipping in Unlicensed House
Muslim mobs give police ‘security’ pretext for closing church.
September 6, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – Authorities yesterday ordered 15 more days of jail for Christians arrested on Aug. 22 in Egypt for worshipping in a house without a permit, rights activists said. After Muslim mobs demonstrated against the Virgin Mary and St. Mahrael church in Luxor Governorate, 435 miles south of Cairo, police accused five Coptic […]
Hindu Extremists Suspected in False Charges against Pastor in India, Sources Say
Christians face various kinds of persecution in Jharkhand state.
August 30, 2018 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News)– A pastor could face life in prison after police in eastern India falsely charged him with leading a tribal rebel movement, sources said. Christian leaders in Khunti District, Jharkhand state suspect Hindu extremists are behind the sudden, baseless accusations against pastor Jidan Herenz in March, when he was charged with sedition […]
Christian Loses Sight in One Eye in Attack by Muslim Neighbors
Pakistani Islamists try to drive out only Christian family on the block.
August 28, 2018 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A young Christian man in Karachi, Pakistan lost sight in one eye when armed, Muslim neighbors attacked his family, his father said. Vikram John, 25, lost sight in his left eye after Muslim neighbors who had pressured his family to leave the neighborhood with months of harassment beat him and […]
Kidnapped Schoolgirl Leah Sharibu Appeals for Rescue in Audio Recording, Reports Say
Government analyzing voice that father says is that of his daughter.
August 28, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – In an audio recording revealed yesterday, kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu appeals to the government of Nigeria to win her release from Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, according to several published sources. Boko Haram released more than 100 schoolgirls about four weeks after kidnapping them on Feb. 19 but held Leah, […]
Church Near Kampala, Uganda Closes after Months of Islamist Attacks
Pastor knocked unconscious by stone.
August 22, 2018 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A church outside Kampala, capital of Uganda, has closed after months of area Muslims pelting its gatherings with rocks, sources said. The final blow came on Aug. 4, when a stone thrown through a window struck Pastor Moreen Sanyu of Greater Love Church in Namasuba Para Zone, Wakiso District, and […]
Hindu Extremists in India Create Nightmare for Pastor’s Family
‘Somehow we have adjusted to this abnormal normal.’
August 20, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – When a Hindu in northern India got rid of the idols in his house after several visits to a church, Hindu nationalists found the perfect opportunity to make life a nightmare for a pastor’s family, sources said. Since the Hindu nationalists accused pastor Avianshu Kalra of desecration of Hindu idols […]
House-Church Members in Iran Reportedly Sentenced to Year in Prison
Authorities continue to lash out at Christians.
August 17, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – A convert from Islam in Iran said he and 11 other Christians were sentenced to a year in prison for “inclination to the land of Christianity” among other charges, according to Mohabat News. “Interrogations were obviously indicating that they were looking for confession to communications with [those] abroad, especially America, Britain […]
Police in India Demand Money to Release Falsely Accused Christians, Sources Say
Christians arrested for praying in their home.
August 13, 2018 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – About an hour before midnight on July 31, three policemen and a Hindu neighbor barged into a Christian woman’s house in northern India and ordered her and her husband to either give them money or go to jail. The couple was immersed in prayer with their children and two other […]