NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Contrary to the reasons communist guerrillas in India gave for murdering a pastor in July, area church leaders said he was killed for carrying out his Christian calling. Communist Party of India (Maoist) guerrillas known as Naxalites killed Pastor Yohan Marayya in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh state on July […]
Anti-Christian Motives for Pastor’s Death in Andhra Pradesh, India Surface
Killers had long threatened slain Christian’s brother for thriving ministry.
November 2, 2016 By -
Emergency Order Broadens Turkey’s Powers to Deport Foreigners
After deportation of two U.S. Christians, expatriate Christians further unsettled.
October 31, 2016 By -
(Morning Star News) – An emergency order issued over the weekend makes it significantly easier for Turkey to deport expatriates, further unsettling foreign Christians after the government this month ordered the deportation two U.S. Christians. The directive eliminates the need for a court decision before a foreigner can be deported, amending sections of the 2013 […]
Christian School in Sudan Closed Down after Police, Civilians Seize Property
Al Jazirah state to run institution.
October 30, 2016 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The future education of more than 1,000 pupils was unclear after authorities closed down a Christian school in eastern Sudan last week, sources said. Civilians who bused in from Khartoum and elsewhere aided armed police in taking over the Evangelical Basic School in Madani, Al Jazirah state on Oct. […]
Christians in Iran Appeal Sentence of 80 Lashes for Drinking Communion Wine
Pastor Behnam Irani released.
October 29, 2016 By -
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – Three Iranian Christians sentenced to receive 80 lashes for drinking wine during a Communion service filed an appeal Wednesday (Oct. 25) to have their case overturned, a noted advocacy group reported. In a trial that lasted a mere 10 minutes, the three converts from Islam, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb […]
Pastor’s Faith Steadfast as Hindu Extremists Abuse Him in Maharashtra, India
Assailants beat, urinate on and threaten to kill church leader.
October 28, 2016 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists in Maharashtra state had severely beaten a pastor, pointed a gun at his head and were sprinkling gasoline on him to burn him to death when he began praying and praising Jesus. Pastor Prashant Bhatnager, 45, is still recovering from broken hand, arm and leg bones, as well […]
Church Buildings in Khartoum, Sudan at Risk of Demolition
Authorities continue crack-down on minority Christians.
October 28, 2016 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A congregation of mainly ethnic Nuba and South Sudanese nationals are fearful that authorities in Sudan could demolish their building at any time, a church member said. Officials from Khartoum state’s Ministry of Planning and Urban Development on Sept. 29 notified leaders of the Presbyterian Church of Sudan (PCOS), […]
Pastor in Cuba Sentenced to House Arrest for One Year
Penalty for high-volume worship services excessive, house church leader says.
October 27, 2016 By -
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Morning Star News) – A civil court in Cuba sentenced the pastor of a house church to a year of house arrest on Saturday (Oct. 22) for loud worship services, sources said. Juan Carlos Nuñez received the hastily delivered sentence in Cuba’s eastern city of Las Tunas, where he leads a house church of […]
Islamic Extremists Kill 12 More People in Mandera, Kenya
Christians targeted in bomb-and-gun assault.
October 25, 2016 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists targeted Christians in the shooting deaths of 12 non-local Kenyans at a guest-house in Kenya’s northeastern town of Mandera early this morning, sources said. Somali Al Shabaab rebels took responsibility for the pre-dawn attack on the guest-house, where a Kenyan theatre troupe from outside the area was staying, […]
Pastor, Family in Pakistan Evicted from Home with Police Help after Muslims Attack
Islamists threaten to stir up religious tensions in property dispute.
October 22, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Defying a court order, police in Punjab Province forcibly evicted a pastor and his family from their home this week after Muslims attacked them in a bid to seize the property, sources said. Pastor Michael Robert of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Farooqabad, Sheikhupura District, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) […]
Extended Family Expelled from Village in Chiapas, Mexico
In two other states, three more Catholic priests shot dead.
October 21, 2016 By -
(Morning Star News) – A Christian family of six and 10 other relatives are facing hunger and illness in Chiapas, Mexico after local officials drove them from their land for non-compliance with a “traditionalist” mix of indigenous pagan and Catholic rituals, according to a Mexico City-based news outlet. The family patriarch, identified only as Fernando […]