LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In a rare show of Christian solidarity in Pakistan, victims of August 2023 Islamist attacks on Christians ended an unprecedented 17-day sit-in on Tuesday (Sept. 2) after government assurances of justice. Addressing the demonstrators, the convener of the Victims Committee of Jaranwala, Lala Robin Daniel, said the sit-in […]
Christians Stage 17-Day Protest against Injustice in Pakistan
Sit-in could resume if promises are not kept.
September 4, 2025 By -
Christian Father in Pakistan Fights to Recover Daughter
Another kidnapped girl is forcibly converted and married to a Muslim.
September 3, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The Christian father of a 13-year-old girl has fought to recover his daughter since July 31, when a court in Pakistan handed custody of her to a Muslim who abducted her and forcibly converted and married her, sources said. Shahbaz Masih of Sattukatla locality in Lahore, Punjab Province, […]
Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians in Central Nigeria
Victims slain in previously devastated Guma County, Benue state.
September 3, 2025 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 24 killed two Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, following the slaughter of five others earlier in the month, sources said. All seven Christians were killed in Guma County, the same area where as many as 200 Christians were slain in attacks on June 13-14 in Yelwata […]
Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Eight Christians in Northeast Nigeria
Two separate attacks in Borno state over the weekend.
September 2, 2025 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Members of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram on Saturday (Aug. 30) killed five Christians in Borno state, Nigeria, and three others in another area of the state on Sunday, sources said. The terrorists killed five Christians working on their farms in Ngoshe village, Gwoza County, and on Sunday (Aug. […]
Recent Christian Convert Lured to His Death
Former Muslim found dead after seeking job.
August 29, 2025 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A former Muslim in eastern Uganda who put his faith in Christ in March was lured to his death on Aug. 19, sources said. Mohammed Nagi of Nyanza South village, Nyanza parish, Mugiti Sub-County, Budaka District, was killed in Kamonkoli village after a Muslim friend lured him there with a […]
Five South Sudanese Christians Arrested in Sudan
Authorities targeting foreigners for deportation or forced relocation.
August 28, 2025 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Police in North Khartoum, Sudan on Aug. 16 disrupted a funeral prayer meeting to arrest five South Sudanese Christians, church leaders said. Pastor Peter Perpeny of the Presbyterian Church of Sudan and the four other Christians were arrested from the El-Haj Yousif area of East Nile District in North […]
India’s Harshest Anti-Conversion Law Approved in Uttarakhand
Life imprisonment prescribed for ‘forced conversion.’
August 26, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Uttarakhand state, India last week passed an amendment to its controversial anti-conversion law expanding punishment to life imprisonment. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government managed to introduce the Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2025 during an assembly session that turned chaotic over alleged Panchayat (local council) rigging. The […]
Kidnapping, Abuse Traumatize Christian Girl in Pakistan
16-year-old rescued from forced conversion, sex slavery.
August 25, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian girl rescued from a Muslim in Pakistan who abducted her said he forcibly converted her, sexually assaulted her as part of a sham Islamic marriage and forced her into prostitution. The forced prostitution resulted in serious health issues for the 16-year-old girl, whose name is withheld […]
Islamist Influence Growing in Pakistan, Report Says
Muslim extremists pressure judiciary and public officials.
August 22, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Religious freedom in Pakistan is facing unprecedented threats as Muslim extremist groups increase their hold on public officials, according to a report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The report, “Streets of Fear: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2024/25,” which documents violations of such freedoms […]
Prayer House Closed, Evangelist Expelled in Indonesia
Officials and Muslim clerics indefinitely halt church’s activities.
August 20, 2025 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Officials and Muslim clerics in a village in West Java Province, Indonesia have closed a prayer house, expelled an evangelist and indefinitely halted all Christian activities there, media outlets reported. Citing lack of a worship building permit, state officials and Muslim clerics from the local chapter of the Indonesia Ulema […]