LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A 16-year-old Christian in Pakistan is languishing in jail under a baseless blasphemy charge after a judge declined to grant him bail this month, his attorney said. The judge in Punjab Province’s Kasur District on Feb. 7 denied bail to Nabeel Masih, who has been jailed since Sept. 18, 2016 […]
Christian Teenager Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan Waits in Jail
Image posted on Facebook without his consent, attorney says.
February 22, 2017 By -
Sudan Orders Demolition of at Least 25 Church Buildings, Christian Leaders Say
Wider crack-down by Islamist government cited.
February 20, 2017 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – State officials in Sudan plan to demolish at least 25 church buildings in the Khartoum area, according to Christian leaders. A June 13, 2016 letter from the Executive Corporation for the Protection of Government Lands, Environment, Roads and Demolition of Irregularities of Khartoum State reveals the names and locations […]
Church Leader in Eastern Uganda Refutes News Story on Church Attack
Report sows confusion over Muslim mob’s attack on prayer meeting, he says.
February 16, 2017 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A regional church leader convened an emergency meeting of pastors in eastern Uganda on Friday (Feb. 10) to refute what he called a false news story aimed at covering up a Muslim assault on a prayer meeting. The Rev. Moses Mukenye, who oversees nine churches in the Bukedi diocese in […]
Christian in India Dies after Tribal Villagers Immerse Him, Wife in Cold Pond, Son Says
Head of family refused to deny Christ.
February 10, 2017 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian in Jharkhand state, India last month succumbed to illnesses incurred when villagers immersed him and his wife in frigid water because they refused to deny Christ, relatives said. Upset that his family had left their indigenous religion, tribal residents of Kubuaa village, Palamu District immersed Bartu Urawn and […]
Christian, 70, Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan as 106 Muslims Are Acquitted
Separately, Christian on death row freed on bail.
February 6, 2017 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A 70-year-old Christian in Pakistan was jailed on blasphemy charges on the same day 106 Muslims accused in a 2013 attack on a Christian colony were acquitted. A mosque leader in the Lambanwali area north of Gujranwala, Punjab Province, on Jan. 28 accused Mukhtar Masih of writing two letters containing […]
Pastor in India Assaulted by Hindu Extremists
Police remove reference to Hindu nationalist group from his statement.
February 3, 2017 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A week after a Christian fell into a coma following harassment by hard-line Hindus in southern India, a gang of Hindu extremists in the same state beat a pastor after he prayed for healing at the home of an elderly church member, family members said. Police altered the statement of […]
Christian Jailed in Chiapas, Mexico Told to Leave Area in Exchange for Freedom
Temporarily released due to illness, his wife serves time in his place.
February 1, 2017 By -
(Morning Star News) – A Christian in Chiapas state, Mexico was summarily jailed for three days the evening of Jan. 7 for refusing to deny his faith and contribute to Traditionalist Catholic festivals, according to an advocacy group. Local authorities who practice the Traditionalist Catholic blend of indigenous pagan and Roman Catholic rituals also threatened […]
Czech Aid Worker, Sudanese Pastor and Darfur Christian Sentenced to Prison in Sudan
Court convicts Christians on charges related to ‘espionage.’
January 30, 2017 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A judge in Sudan on Sunday (Jan. 29) sentenced Czech aid worker Petr Jasek to life in prison and two other Christians to prison terms of 12 years on charges related to “espionage,” a defense attorney said. “Petr Jasek was imprisoned for life,” attorney Muhanad Nur told Morning Star […]
Pastor, Eight Others Missing in Uganda after Muslims Beat, Rape Congregation
Throng of about 90 attacks prayer meeting of 80.
January 29, 2017 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A pastor in eastern Uganda and eight other Christians are missing two weeks after a Muslim mob attacked a church prayer meeting, locked the congregation in, beat several members and raped 15 women, sources said. The approximately 90 Muslims broke into the evening prayer meeting of Katira Church of Uganda, […]
Two Assistant Pastors in Burma Charged with Unlawful Association
Kachin Baptist Convention church leaders deny charges.
January 27, 2017 By -
MAE SOT, Thailand (Morning Star News) – The Burma (Myanmar) military on Wednesday (Jan. 25) charged two assistant pastors (not Catholic priests as previously reported) with unlawful association with an armed ethnic group, an accusation the Kachin Baptist Convention church leaders deny. Pastors Dom Dawng Nawng Latt, 65, and 35-year-old La Jaw Gam Hseng could face […]