Location of Riyom County, Plateau state, Nigeria. (Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors 2026)

Herdsmen Kill Four Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria 

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen Wednesday through Friday (June 10-12) killed four Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. Herdsmen attacked Torok village, Riyom County, on Friday (June 12), said resident Danladi Fom. “Torok village, a predominantly Christian community, was attacked by Fulani herdsmen on June 12,” Fom told Christian Daily International-Morning […]

Hindu nationalists disrupt prayer service at grotto in Kalinjara village, Rajasthan, India. (Morning Star News screenshot from video)

‘Cow Vigilantes’ Get Catholics in Prayer Arrested in India

NEW DELHI, June 4, 2026 (Morning Star News) – Catholics in India arrested in May under Rajasthan’s new “anti-conversion law” are still trying to obtain bail from the state High Court after lower courts denied their petitions, sources said. Their arrests followed a disruption of their Mass by “cow vigilantes” – self-styled protectors of cows […]

Families of victims of false blasphemy cases protest outside National Press Club in Islamabad, Pakistan on Jan. 10, 2025. (CDI-MSN screenshot of video).

Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Redesignation for Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. The independent U.S. federal watchdog in its 2026 Annual Report asserted that religious freedom in […]

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Young Christian Woman in Somalia Recovering from Assault

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A 22-year-old woman is recovering from serious injuries in a hospital in Somalia’s Lower Juba Region after Muslim relatives beat her for putting her faith in Christ, sources said. Sofia Ahmed suffered a broken nose and significant loss of blood after the attack on May 28 in her home on […]

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Islamic Extremists Halt Church Service in Indonesia

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Three Christians Killed at Prayer Vigil in Western Nigeria 

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Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Redesignation for Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. The independent U.S. federal watchdog in its 2026 Annual Report asserted that religious freedom in […]