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 […]
Islamic Mobs Destroy Christian Area of Lahore, Pakistan
Authorities order police to allow rampage, but arrest 150 Christians for protesting.
March 11, 2013 By -
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 […]
Iranian-American Pastor Abedini Writes of Torture, Pressure to Renounce Faith
Letter from Evin Prison in Iran reveals abuse by officials, inmates.
February 25, 2013 By -
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – An Iranian-American pastor imprisoned for planting house churches in Iran years ago writes that he is undergoing torture, death threats, and pressure to renounce his faith from prison officials and inmates. Saeed Abedini, 32, described his ordeal in a letter to family members that was released by his U.S.-based attorneys. […]
More Arrests in Libya after Detention of Foreign Christians
Egyptian accused of distributing Christian books allegedly tortured.
February 23, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Arrests continue of Christians accused of proselytizing in Libya, with a total of seven now known to be in custody including one reported to have been tortured, sources said. Four expatriate Christians in the eastern coastal town of Benghazi were arrested on Feb. 10, accused of proselytizing. Libya’s Preventative […]
Christians in Syria Targeted for Kidnapping
Criminal gangs collude with Islamic extremist mercenaries, refugees say.
February 19, 2013 By -
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – In a poor gypsy neighborhood of Istanbul, a Syrian Orthodox refugee from Syria says he worked as a dentist in Aleppo as long as he could after fighting broke out in 2011; he finally fled when lack of food, electricity, water, and constant fear of sniper-fire and kidnapping of Christians made […]