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 […]
Kidnapping, Abuse Traumatize Christian Girl in Pakistan
16-year-old rescued from forced conversion, sex slavery.
August 25, 2025 By -
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 […]
Prisons in Pakistan Mistreat Christians, other Minorities, Study Says
Abuse and discrimination documented in new report.
August 20, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Prisoners from minority backgrounds, particularly Christians, face systemic bias in Pakistani jails and are subjected to abuse by prison staff and Muslim inmates, a new study shows. They are labeled as “untouchables” and given menial tasks like cleaning toilets, according to the study released on Aug. 15, “Hope […]
Christian Mother, Baby Locked in Room in Somalia
Muslim relatives demand she return to Islam.
August 19, 2025 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Christian mother in Somalia has been locked in a room with her infant daughter since Aug. 6 after Muslim relatives relocated her following an earlier escape, sources said. “My child has grown very thin for lack of enough food,” Fatuma Hassan, 28, told her husband by phone from Afgooye […]
Former Sheikh Beaten, Loses Family after Vision of Christ
Christian in Uganda hospitalized for one week.
August 18, 2025 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim who put his faith in Christ after receiving a vision in a mosque in Uganda was hospitalized after relatives beat him, demolished his home and took in his wife and six children, sources said. Wambuzi Maka Uthman, a 39-year-old former sheikh (Islamic teacher), went to Friday prayers in […]
Justice Elusive 2 Years after Attacks on Christians in Pakistan
Demonstrators call for government to act.
August 18, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Two years after Islamist attacks on Christians in the Jaranwala area in Punjab Province, Pakistan, hopes for justice are dimming amid the sabotaging of prosecution efforts, advocates said. None of the perpetrators have been convicted after they ransacked and damaged more than 25 church buildings and 85 homes […]
Nuns in India Jailed, Christians Assaulted amid Baseless Charges
Hindu extremists fabricate ‘human trafficking’ allegations, victims say.
August 15, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Falsely accusing two nuns and a Christian man of trafficking three women in India, Hindu extremists with threats and assault forced the three tribal Christian women to sign a statement against their companions, sources said. “We will gang rape you if you do not do as we say,” the members […]
Group Calls for Freeing of Christians Imprisoned in Libya
Amnesty International seeks quashing of unjust convictions.
August 14, 2025 By -
(Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Amnesty International this week called for the “quashing” of the convictions of 11 Christians in Libya sentenced to prison under charges that included “insulting Islam.” The trials of the 10 Libyan nationals and one Pakistani man were grossly unfair, marred by egregious violations of due process and international human […]
Minorities in Pakistan Decry Blasphemy Law, Discrimination
Christians participate in National Minorities Day rallies.
August 11, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – On the eve of Pakistan’s annual National Minorities Day, a human rights advocate on Sunday (Aug. 10) called on parliament to address an alarming increase in false blasphemy allegations. With most rallies and seminars for the annual Aug. 11 National Minorities Day taking place on Sunday (Aug. 10) […]