Military Emergency Sought as Herdsmen Kill 86 Christians in Benue State, Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A prominent attorney petitioned Nigeria’s president to declare a military emergency as Fulani herdsmen killed at least 86 people in predominantly Christian areas of Benue state in the past two weeks, including 46 on Sunday (June 1), sources said. Sebastine Hon, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), a prestigious […]
Churches Targeted on Easter in India Remain Closed
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – More than a month after Hindu nationalist groups in India targeted two Christian congregations on Easter, the churches remain shut while awaiting police action, sources said. The Hindu extremists intimidated congregation members and leaders at both churches in the western coastal state of Gujarat, and one of the churches was […]
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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Herdsmen Kill 70-Year-Old Pastor, 35 other Christians in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen this week killed at least nine Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, following the slaughter of 27 others days before, sources said. The attacks took place in Bokkos County in the predominantly Christian communities of Hokk, Pangkap, Fokoldep, Kopmur, Margif, Horop, Mbor, Mushere and Kwahas, residents said. […]
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Order for Church to Leave Worship Site Overturned in Indonesia
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Bill to Curb Child Marriages Signed into Law in Pakistan
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One of Two Kidnapped Christian Workers Freed in NW Nigeria
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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 […]