Chairs smashed in attack on church in Borsi village, Dhamtari District, Chattisgarh, India on June 8, 2025. (Morning Star News)

Church Members in India Fear Attending Worship after Assault

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists in central India on June 8 ransacked a church’s worship building, burned Bibles and assaulted every member, causing one to lose consciousness, sources said. In Chhattisgarh state’s Dhamtari District, the Hindu nationalists attacked during the independent Penial Prayer Fellowship’s worship service in Borsi village, said Pastor Wakish Sahu, […]

Nurul Huda Mosque in Cidahu, Kuningan, West Java Province, Indonesia. (Syam Ciremai, Creative Commons)

Muslim Mob Disrupts Christian Retreat in Indonesia

SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – As police and soldiers looked on, about 200 Muslims on Friday (June 27) stormed a Christian youth retreat at a home in Indonesia, driving out participants and damaging property, sources said. Carrying banners and shouting, “Destroy that house, destroy that house,” the Muslim mob after Friday mosque prayers attacked the home […]

The husband of Jime Kawasi was killed in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state, India on May 4, 2024. (Morning-Star-News)

Report Shows Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC). The 640 incidents compared with 601 cases documented in 2023 and marked nearly a quadrupling of incidents […]

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Fate of Christian Refugees India Cast into Sea Still Unknown

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Relatives of ethnic Rohingya Christian refugees cast into the sea by India’s navy have yet to hear from them nearly two months after the cast-offs swam ashore to their native Myanmar (Burma). “If someone could just tell us if they are alive or dead – this anxiety is killing us,” […]

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Report Shows Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC). The 640 incidents compared with 601 cases documented in 2023 and marked nearly a quadrupling of incidents […]