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 […]
Christian’s Poverty Used to Force Conversion to Islam in Pakistan
Children stuck with Muslim designation on ID cards.
February 18, 2026 By -
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. […]
Muslim Extremists Beat Two Pastors in Eastern Uganda
Assailants accuse them of blasphemy and trying to convert Muslims.
February 11, 2026 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two pastors were discharged from a hospital in eastern Uganda on Sunday (Feb. 8) after a group of Muslim extremists beat them more than a week before, sources said. Pastor John Michael Okoel and Assistant Pastor Abraham Omoding of New Life Church in Pallisa, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) northeast […]
Christians in Nigeria Live in Fear amid Kidnappings, Killings
Abducted Catholic priest regains freedom after two month in captivity.
February 10, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Christians in a village in Nigeria remain traumatized by violence even as a priest held hostage for 61 days was released last month, sources said. The Rev. Bobbo Paschal of St. Stephen Catholic Parish in Kushe Gugdu village, Kagarko County, Kaduna state was released on Jan. 17 after terrorists […]
Pastor, Daughter and Son-in-Law Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria
3-month-old granddaughter left with severe machete wound.
February 6, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria. The Christian family was ambushed as they traveled on the Jos-Barkin Ladi highway to a village in Barkin Ladi County on Jan. 16, the […]
Two Christian Nurses in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy
Verdict comes after nearly four years in hiding.
February 5, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan has acquitted two Catholic nurses who have been in hiding for nearly four years after they were charged with blasphemy in 2021, rights advocates said. Nurse Mariam Lal and student nurse Navish Arooj were arrested on April 9, 2021, and charged under Section […]
Muslim Kidnapper of Christian Girl in Pakistan Given Custody, Sources Say
Court rejects birth certificate, fake marriage finding, attorney says.
February 3, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A federal court in Pakistan on Tuesday (Feb. 3) gave custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a Muslim who kidnapped and forcibly converted and married her, sources said. The parents of Maria Shahbaz were devastated at the ruling after the two-judge bench of the newly constituted Federal […]
Family in Somalia Flees Home after Embracing Christ
Mother of three at risk, then husband also converts.
February 2, 2026 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A mother of three in Somalia fled her home after her Muslim husband learned she had accepted Christ, but he later also converted and now the entire family is at risk, they said. Fatuma Juma, a resident of Kismayo, said she experienced a deep personal encounter with Christ in November […]
Pastor in South Sudan Refugee Camp Jailed after Muslim Converts
Christian woman, 18, expelled from home fears returning.
January 30, 2026 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese family that expelled an 18-year-old relative from their home in a refugee camp in South Sudan for accepting Christ has dragged a pastor to jail on accusations of kidnapping, sources said. Hassan Ibrahim Kaki, the Muslim brother of recently converted Amona Ibrahim Kaki, on Jan. 20 forcibly […]