SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A Christian leader in West Kaliman Province was arrested on Feb. 18 for comments he made about Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, sources said. Police arrested Dedi Saputra as he and his wife were on their way home from buying personal items and supplies for the church he serves in […]
Christian in Indonesia Arrested for Comments on Muhammad
Church leader jailed under ‘religious hate speech’ charges.
February 27, 2026 By -
Christian Boy Forcibly Converted to Islam in Pakistan, Sources Say
Muslim landowner holding him in illegal custody.
February 27, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A Muslim landowner in Pakistan forcibly converted to Islam a 14-year-old Christian employee and is holding him in illegal custody, sources said. Sharif Masih, a daily wage laborer and member of the New Apostolic Church in Pancho Baig Kotla village, Sheikhupura District in Punjab Province, said poverty compelled him […]
Unknown Gunmen Kill Pastor in South Sudan
Church leaders call for justice.
February 26, 2026 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A church pastor near Juba, South Sudan was abducted on Thursday (Feb. 19) and later killed, a relative said. The body of Pastor Lino Pasquale of Hai Baraka Pentecostal Church was found on Wednesday (Feb. 25) after he was abducted while fishing at a river in Gondokoro, 10 kilometers […]
Christian Faces Death Threats in Refugee Camp in South Sudan
Muslims notify family in Darfur of his conversion.
February 24, 2026 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese refugee in South Sudan is facing death threats for converting to Christianity, sources said. Former Muslim Mosab Haroon Ahmed, 31, fled the military conflict in Sudan two years ago, arriving at the Gorom Refugee Settlement 26 kilometers (16 miles) southwest of Juba. He put his faith in […]
Three Christians, including 15-Year-Old Girl, Slain in India
Tribal relatives believed their faith caused illness in family.
February 20, 2026 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Tribal relatives killed three members of a Christian family in India’s Odisha state last month, leaving three children, including a preteen and a teenager, orphaned and forcing them into hiding, sources said. Jitendra Soren, 35, his wife Malati Soren, 32, and their 15-year-old daughter Sasmita were killed on Jan. 25 […]
Police Said to Enable Abuse of Christian Girl in Pakistan
Officers, courts ignore evidence of forced conversion/marriage.
February 20, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan allegedly failed to act after a 14-year-old Christian girl was abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man despite official documents showing she is a minor, her father and legal counsel said. Basharat Masih, a daily wage laborer from Chak 47/12-L village […]
Muslim in Uganda Kills Adult Son for Accepting Christ
Father of four stabbed to death.
February 19, 2026 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Uganda stabbed his son to death with a long knife for converting to Christianity last month, sources said. Hamba Ahammada, 62, of Butaleja District killed his 33-year-old son, Hamba Juma, with a long knife known locally as a panga on Jan. 28 in Iganga District along the Kaliro-Iganga […]
Christian’s Poverty Used to Force Conversion to Islam in Pakistan
Children stuck with Muslim designation on ID cards.
February 18, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A brick kiln worker’s forced conversion to Islam in Pakistan’s national database has left his five children unable to have their Christian faith designated on their national identity cards, his son said. Sufyan Masih, who works at a kiln in Phoolnagar, Kasur District in Punjab Province, said that […]
Blind Christian Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan Denied Bail
Attorney cites discrepancies in false charge.
February 16, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court in Pakistan this month rejected bail for a blind Christian charged with blasphemy despite significant discrepancies in the police report and prosecution testimonies, his attorney said. Attorney Javed Sahotra said Justice Muhammad Jawad Zafar of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Feb. 4 dismissed the […]
Legislation to Combat Child Marriages Signed in Punjab, Pakistan
Landmark ordinance sets minimum age at 18 for both sexes.
February 12, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In a landmark move welcomed by Christian rights advocates, the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab Province on Wednesday (Feb. 11) signed into law an ordinance raising the minimum legal age of marriage to 18 and making child marriage a non-bailable offense punishable by up to seven years in prison. […]