LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In what attorneys in Pakistan termed a “huge ray of hope,” a federal high court on Tuesday (July 15) directed the government to form an inquiry commission within 30 days to investigate blatant abuse of blasphemy laws. Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) […]
Panel Ordered for Investigating Blasphemy Law Abuse in Pakistan
Government given 30 days to form commission.
July 17, 2025 By -
Protests over Church Construction in Indonesia despite Permits
Residents were informed and consulted, Christians say.
July 17, 2025 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Hundreds of Muslims in Indonesia on July 5 protested the construction of a church building in West Java Province, local media reported. In Kalibaru village, Depok City, Cilodong District, local residents shouting for construction to be halted displayed two large banners on a wall and a house reading, “We strongly reject the […]
Sudan Destroys Church Building in Khartoum North
Demolition came without prior warning.
July 16, 2025 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Sudan on July 8 demolished a church complex in Khartoum North, sources said. With no prior warning, bulldozers and trucked accompanied by police and armed forces personnel arrived at the compound of the Pentecostal Church in the El-Haj Yousif area of East Nile District at noon and […]
Raped Christian Mother in Pakistan Says Police Block Justice
Officer pressures her to withdraw case.
July 15, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan delayed registering a complaint by a Catholic woman gang-raped by three Muslims in front of her 3-year-old daughter and are pressuring her to withdraw the case, she said. Sheeza Intikhab, a 20-year-old Catholic in Chak No. 42 village, Sangla Hill, Nankana Sahib District in Punjab […]
Fulanis Kill Five Christians, Kidnap 110 Others in Northwest Nigeria
Attacks take place in one county.
July 14, 2025 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Friday (July 11) killed five Christians and wounded three others in an area of northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state where at least 110 others have been kidnapped in the past six months, sources said. In Kajuru County, “Fulani bandits” on Friday attacked an Evangelical Church Winning […]
Muslim Who Raped Christian Girl Receives Life Sentence
But judge ignores forced conversion/marriage accusations.
July 14, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge on Wednesday (July 9) handed a life sentence to a Muslim found guilty of abducting and raping a Christian girl but ignored accusations of forcible conversion and fraudulent marriage, the victim’s attorney said. Toba Tek Singh District Additional Sessions Judge Jamshed Mubarik sentenced Ahmed Raza to […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill, Kidnap Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Series of attacks terrorize villagers.
July 11, 2025 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Monday (July 7), killing two Christians and wounding three others, after terrorizing villagers in another area in June, local residents said. In Jema’a County, herdsmen attacked Dogon Fili and Attang villages after 9 p.m., said area resident Sandra […]
Pastor, Worshipper Gunned Down in Northwest Nigeria
In central part of country, 100 Christians killed since May.
July 10, 2025 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – During an evening worship service on Monday (July 7), suspected Islamic extremists gunned down a Baptist pastor and another worshipper and kidnapped a woman in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria. About 15 to 20 gunmen with Fulani accents stormed Bege Baptist Church in Yaribori (also known as Yari Bori) […]
Muslims Who Disrupted Christian Retreat in Indonesia Prosecuted
Governor of West Java pursues legal action.
July 9, 2025 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Despite an agreement Christians in Indonesia signed to refrain from taking legal action against a Muslim group that attacked their retreat site, the West Java governor has urged legal action against the assailants, sources said. As police and soldiers looked on, about 200 Muslims on June 27 stormed a Christian […]
Two Christians Acquitted of Blasphemy in Pakistan
Youths were 18 and 14 years old when charged two years ago.
July 9, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court on Tuesday (July 8) acquitted two Christian youths of a false blasphemy charge rooted in a minor dispute, their lawyer said. Adil Babar and Simon Nadeem were 18 and 14 years old respectively when they were charged in 2023. Sohail Rafique, Magistrate Section 30 Cantt Courts, […]