GODOGODO, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed more than 40 Christians in an attack in this town in northern Nigeria on Saturday (Oct. 15) and left another eight dead in an assault three weeks earlier, area leaders said. Besides the eight slain on Sept. 24-26 in Godogodo, a predominantly Christian community in Kaduna […]
More than 48 Christians Killed in Kaduna, Nigeria Massacres
Muslim Fulani herdsmen attack over the weekend and in late September.
October 19, 2016 By -
Pakistan Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Asia Bibi Case as Islamist Pressures Mount
Justice recuses himself in appeal of death sentence for Christian mother.
October 13, 2016 By -
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – As Islamist groups warned of reprisals for a possible acquittal in Pakistan’s highest profile blasphemy case, the country’s Supreme Court today delayed ruling on an appeal against the death sentence given to Christian mother of five Aasiya Noreen. The ruling on the death sentence given to Noreen, commonly known as […]
Authorities in Sudan Arrest More Christians in Takeover of School
Two pastors, seven others detained for four days.
October 13, 2016 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Two pastors and seven other Christians in Sudan were detained for four days last week after trying to stop a group of civilians and police from taking over their school, according to one of the arrested pastors. Local police on Oct. 6 arrested the Rev. Samuel Suliman, headmaster of […]
Church in Northern Kenya Fearful after Gruesome Attack on Christians
At least six dead in grenade and gun assault on ‘infidels.’
October 7, 2016 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Church members in a northeastern town in Kenya fear for their lives after Islamic extremists targeted Christians in a grenade and gun attack early Thursday morning (Oct. 6) that killed six people, sources said. Targeting predominantly Christian migrant workers from Kenya’s interior, rebels from Somalia’s Al Shabaab group reportedly took […]
Burning of Pastor’s House in Zanzibar, Tanzania Leaves Family of 11 Homeless
Muslim extremists suspected in attack on church leader’s home.
October 5, 2016 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A pastor, his wife and their nine children have been sleeping on the floor of their small church building on the island of Zanzibar since Muslim extremists set their house on fire in August. Pastor Damson Maonesho has seen his 9-month-old baby contract pneumonia since his family had to […]
Authorities in Turkey Arrest Killers in Malatya Slayings
Five nationalists had been freed after conviction, sentencing.
September 30, 2016 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Turkey last night arrested the five Muslim nationalists convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the torture and murder of three Christians in southeast Turkey in 2007. A source told Morning Star News of the arrests last evening, and advocacy group Middle East Concern (MEC) confirmed it […]
Arrest of Christian Workers in Sudan Serves Islamist Regime as Warning to Others
International community takes note of repressive measures.
September 29, 2016 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Christian workers imprisoned under charges related to tarnishing Sudan’s image are innocent, but their arrests serve the Sudanese government as a warning to others against criticizing the Islamist regime, sources said. Foreign diplomats and international rights activists have taken notice of the case since Morning Star News in December […]
After Nine Years, Killers in Malatya, Turkey Slayings Are Convicted, Sentenced
Five nationalists remain free while life sentences are appealed.
September 28, 2016 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – After a nine-year legal saga, a Turkish criminal court today sentenced five men to life in prison for the torture and murder of three Christians in southeast Turkey in 2007. The Malatya First Heavy Penal Court found Salih Gurler, Cuma Ozdemir, Abuzer Yildirim, Hamit Ceker and Emre Gunaydin guilty on […]
Woman in Uganda Beaten Unconscious for Attending Church Service
Neighbors restrain Muslim husband.
September 26, 2016 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Uganda beat his wife unconscious for attending a church service on Sept. 18, sources said. Hussein Kasolo had recently married Fatuma Baluka, 21-year-old daughter of an Islamic leader in a predominantly Muslim village, undisclosed for security reasons, in Eastern Uganda’s Budaka District. “When I arrived home, my […]
Muslim in Ethiopia Attacks Wife for Leaving Islam
Mother of three hospitalized for three days.
September 21, 2016 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A woman in Ethiopia had been a Christian for six weeks when her husband found out and beat her for leaving Islam, sources said. Habiba Ibrahim, a 34-year-old mother of three in Bokulu Boma, Ethiopia, received hospital treatment for three days after the assault earlier this month by her husband, […]