LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Church leaders and rights activists in Pakistan condemned the killing on Thursday (Sept. 12) of a Muslim in custody on charges of blasphemy. The alleged assassination of Abdul Ali by a constable identified in news reports as Saad (or Syed) Khan Sarhadi at the Cantonment police station in […]
Killing of Muslim Accused of Blasphemy Shocks Christians in Pakistan
Policeman allegedly shoots suspect dead in custody.
September 16, 2024 By -
Court Orders Recovery of Sisters Forcibly Converted, Married
Bogus marriage certificate lists 13-year-old’s age as 19.
September 13, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court in Pakistan has ordered police to recover two Christian sisters, ages 13 and 18, who were forcibly converted to Islam and married to their abductors, the family’s attorney said. After police had refused to make efforts to recover Neha Javed and her older sister Saneha […]
Seven Arrested in Indonesia for Terrorist Threats against Pope
Bombings and burnings threatened.
September 10, 2024 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Counter-terrorism forces in Indonesia arrested seven suspects on terrorism charges before and during Pope Francis’ visit to the country Sept. 3-6, local media outlets reported. Special Detachment Densus 88, an elite counter-terrorism force, arrested the seven suspects from different parts of the country following their social media posts threatening to […]
Church Sealed, Pastor Dragged and Threatened in Indonesia
Shop-house worship site among other businesses ‘secured’ by authorities.
September 3, 2024 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – About 50 officials from Jombang Regency, Indonesia on Aug. 18 dragged a pastor from his worship site and sealed the shop where his church met, sources said. The sealing of the worship site was part of a Jombang government effort to recover dozens of shops the government says it owns […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Six Christians in Central Nigeria
Another 31 Christians in the same area were slain in August and July.
September 2, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 23 killed six villagers in Benue state, Nigeria, the latest of 38 Christians slain in the same county in July and August, sources said. The group of armed herdsmen attacked Iwari and Olegagbane villages in Agatu County, killing the six Christians and injuring many […]
Officials in Pakistan Attempt to Ban Rights March Organizers
Sindh Province Home Department alleges march, not Islamists, incited unrest.
August 29, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Sindh Province officials are trying to impose a ban on organizers of a minority rights march under pressure from an extremist Islamist party opposed to any changes in Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, sources said. In an official letter to the Commissioner of Karachi Division on Friday (Aug. 23), […]
Christian Girl, 12, Forcibly Converted/Married in Pakistan
Police slow to undertake efforts to recover kidnapped child.
August 28, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan abducted and forcibly converted and married a 12-year-old Christian girl as police delayed efforts to recover her, family members said. Parveen Shaukat, a Catholic widow and mother to eight children, said that Muhammad Asad abducted her youngest daughter, Fairy Shaukat, from the Habibabad Mandi […]
Poor Christian Brothers Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan
Two illiterate 18-year-olds accused of desecrating the Quran.
August 28, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Two Christian brothers in Pakistan were arrested and charged with blasphemy on Tuesday (Aug. 27) after they were accused of desecrating pages of the Quran, sources said. Tabish Shahid and Kalu Shahid, 18-year-old sons of Shahid Masih of Kalay Wala Tehsil, Kasur District, Punjab Province, were arrested on […]
Christian Slain with Swords by Muslim Extremists in Uganda
Evangelist worked in heavily Islamic areas.
August 23, 2024 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists with swords in eastern Uganda on Monday (Aug. 19) killed a Christian for leading Muslims to Christ, sources said. The assailants attacked Yowabu Sebakaki as he was returning home by bicycle to his native Nyanza village, Nyanza North Zone, Nyanza Parish, Mugiti Sub-County in Budaka District, Uganda. He […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan Bows to Islamist Threats
Religious freedom takes a hard blow, sources say.
August 23, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Islamist death threats compelled the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday (Aug. 22) to remove part of a ruling recognizing an Ahmadi’s religious freedom, a move that will lead to more persecution of religious minorities, sources said. The court’s surrender to Islamist demands came in an appeal by […]