NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Police in eastern Uganda on Sunday (Feb. 26) arrested an evangelist after a Muslim accused him of kidnapping his adult daughter, who had taken refuge with the Christian after leaving Islam, sources said. In an effort to defame Hassan Muwanguzi and stir up Islamist sentiment against him, Nghangha Mubakali accused […]
Evangelist in Uganda Arrested on False Kidnapping, ‘Human Sacrifice’ Claims, He Says
Muslim father of woman who left Islam accuses noted lay leader.
March 1, 2017 By -
Christians in Al-Arish, Egypt Flee after Killings in Northern Sinai
Seven Copts on peninsula slain in one month.
February 28, 2017 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Hundreds of Christians continue to flood out of the Egyptian town of Al-Arish in northern Sinai after the third Copt in a week was gunned down on Thursday (Feb. 23), reportedly by Islamic State-linked militants. The mass exodus comes after three Coptic Christians were killed in what appears to be […]
Sudan Releases Czech Aid Worker Imprisoned for ‘Espionage’
Two Sudanese Christians remain behind bars.
February 27, 2017 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Sudan released Czech aid worker Petr Jasek on Saturday (Feb. 25), nearly one month after a court in Khartoum sentenced him to life in prison for espionage and other charges, according to reports. Jasek returned to the Czech Republic on Sunday with Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralekj, who had […]
Christians in Sudan Arrested in Tussle over Evangelical School in Omdurman
Muslim trying to take over another property from beleaguered SPEC.
February 24, 2017 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Police in Omdurman, Sudan arrested four Christians this week and accused them of destroying the sign board of a Muslim interest trying to take over their Christian school, sources said. Police arrived at the Evangelical School of Sudan in Omdurman, across the Nile from Khartoum, on Monday (Feb. 20) […]
Christian Teenager Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan Waits in Jail
Image posted on Facebook without his consent, attorney says.
February 22, 2017 By -
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 […]
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 […]