TOROK, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The Nigerian mother of three, wounded from the same gunshot that killed her 9-month-old baby, asked her bleeding 7-year-old daughter to pray for their survival. The Christian mother’s second daughter, 5-year-old Nancy, also lay dead in the extended family compound in central Nigeria from the shooting by a soldier […]
Rogue Soldier in Nigeria Allegedly Kills Infant, 5-year-old
Member of Special Task Force shoots family he was supposed to protect, relatives say.
March 25, 2013 By -
Five Lives Lost in Attack on Christian Area of Northern Nigeria
Suspected Muslim Fulani gunmen target funeral where Christians were gathered.
March 19, 2013 By -
ADUWAN, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Christian children fleeing from gunmen saved their lives by hiding among the rock formations towering over the eastern side of this northern village, but a 6-month-old baby and a 13-year-old girl never got the chance. The infant, Alexander Blessed, and the girl, Happiness Adamu, were the youngest of five […]
Torture Likely Led to Death of Egyptian Christian in Libya, Sources Say
Beatings, electrical shock exacerbated serious heart condition.
March 14, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Repeated electrical shock torture of an Egyptian Christian accused of “proselytizing” in Libya likely exacerbated his heart ailment, leading to his death in custody, according to sources close to the deceased. Ezzat Hakim Atallah died on Sunday (March 10) in a Tripoli jail while in the custody of an […]
Islamic Mobs Destroy Christian Area of Lahore, Pakistan
Authorities order police to allow rampage, but arrest 150 Christians for protesting.
March 11, 2013 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Muslim mobs upset over an alleged derogatory comment about the prophet of Islam burned down more than 180 Christian-owned houses and shops and at least two church buildings here on Saturday (March 9) after authorities told police to “let them vent their grief and anger,” officials said. Lahore’s impoverished […]
Six Children Killed in Slaughter of Families in Plateau State, Nigeria
Islamic extremists suspected in murder of 10 Christians in village near Jos.
March 8, 2013 By -
KOGOM TAH, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Regina Luka does not know whether it was rogue soldiers or Islamic terrorists who invaded her dual-family dwelling here and killed 10 Christians; she only knows her husband and two young children are dead. The 20-year-old Luka was recovering from gunshot and machete wounds on her legs and […]
Two Egyptian Boys Convicted of Desecrating Koran, but Released
Judge quietly sends Coptic Christian children home; appeal denied.
March 6, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A court in Egypt has quietly found two Coptic Christian boys guilty of “showing contempt for Islam” but only remanded them to the custody of their parents, an attorney for one of the children said. In a case of alleged blasphemy that inflamed passions in provincial Egypt, a judge […]
Christian Shot Dead near Kismayo, Somalia
Suspected Islamic extremists kill father of four who dared to hint at his faith.
February 28, 2013 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Suspected Islamic extremists in Somalia shot a Christian to death this month on the outskirts of the coastal city of Kismayo, sources said. Two masked men killed Ahmed Ali Jimale, a 42-year-old father of four, on Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. as he stood outside his house in Alanley […]
Nigerian Town’s Christians Paralyzed amid Islamic Extremist Attacks
Killings by suspected Islamic extremists make going to church – or buying groceries – difficult.
February 28, 2013 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – In Mubi in northeastern Nigeria, Christians do not dare step out of their homes after 8 p.m., church leaders say. And many Christians are too afraid of Islamic extremist attacks to attend church services. This month suspected members of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram killed eight members of […]
Ethnic Families in Vietnam Ransacked, Beaten for their New Faith
Recently converted Christians in Central Highlands suffer nights of terror, beating by day.
February 26, 2013 By -
DANANG, Vietnam (Morning Star News) – Newly converted Christians of the Sedang ethnic minority in Vietnam’s Central Highlands were terrorized last week – their homes and personal property badly damaged or destroyed in four consecutive night raids, and some of the faithful seriously injured from beatings in broad daylight, sources said. Since becoming Christians in […]
Pastor in Pakistan Released on Bail after Mistaken Blasphemy Accusation
Complainant withdraws statement, but accused still faces charge, threat of violence.
February 25, 2013 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – In a rare instance in Pakistan, a judge granted bail to a pastor accused of blaspheming Islam because the complainant admitted that he had mistakenly accused him, attorneys said. Karma Patras, a 55-year-old pastor of Bado Malhi, Sangla Hill, had been languishing in Sheikhupura District Jail since October after […]