JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The Sudanese Air Force bombed more civilians in South Kordofan state this week, killing a Christian man and injuring a 13-year-old girl, an area source said. As part of what area Christians believe is President Omar al-Bashir’s campaign to rid the country of Christianity and the ethnic Nuba people, […]
Christians Killed in Sudan Bombings
Government ramps up bombardment of civilians in rebel-supported areas.
February 13, 2014 By -
Convert in Algeria Risks Losing Wife, Daughter
Judge in divorce case suggests he recant in order to reconcile.
January 23, 2014 By -
TIZI OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A Muslim woman in this northern Algerian city seeks to divorce a convert from Islam because of his new faith, while her brother and lawyer suggest he should be killed for apostasy. At a session for the purpose of reconciling the couple yesterday, the judge suggested the first option […]
Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2013
In Nigeria, terrorists weren’t the only ones terrorizing Christians.
January 10, 2014 By -
(Morning Star News) – Last year Egypt saw its greatest level of attacks on Christians; more Christians were killed in Syria’s civil war than anywhere else; and an Islamist rebel take-over in the Central African Republic brought new atrocities to the historically unstable country. But where political instability and civil war were not contributing factors, […]
Verdict for Moroccan Convert from Islam Sentenced for ‘Proselytism’ Expected Feb. 6
Hastily convicted Mohamed El Baladi received 30-month prison term.
December 27, 2013 By -
TIZI OZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A Moroccan appeals court on Thursday (Dec. 26) heard arguments for a Christian convert from Islam hastily sentenced to prison for alleged “proselytizing,” sources said. The Court of Appeal in Fez is expected to deliver a ruling on Feb. 6. Mohamed El Baladi was sentenced to 30 months in prison […]
Sudan Revokes Citizenship of Christian, Jails Him for Failing to Leave Country
Deacon of Eritrean descent targeted for Christian activities.
December 9, 2013 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Christian has been jailed in Khartoum, Sudan for declining to leave the country after authorities revoked his Sudanese citizenship, sources said. Early this year National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) personnel had required Zawengel Abraham Mikael, a 41-year-old deacon of Eritrean descent, to frequently report to their offices […]
Bombing of Civilians in Sudan Seen as Ethnic, Religious ‘Cleansing’
Two children killed.
November 25, 2013 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – In what Christians see as a government effort to rid the country of Christianity and ethnic Nuba people, the Sudanese Air Force has stepped up bombings of civilians in South Kordofan in the past two months, including an attack on Nov. 17 that killed two children. Sudan dropped two […]
Sudan Accused of Helping Muslim Businessman Seize Property from Church
Police, security personnel aid investor's claim.
October 30, 2013 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – After months of bulldozing or taking over church buildings on the pretext that they belong to South Sudanese who are no longer citizens of the country, authorities are aiding a Muslim businessman’s effort to take over church property in Khartoum North, sources said. Sudan’s police and security forces broke […]
Appeal Postponed for Moroccan Convert from Islam Sentenced for ‘Proselytizing’
Court hoping publicity over Christian convicted without due process will subside, sources say.
October 11, 2013 By -
TIZI OZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A Moroccan court yesterday postponed until Dec. 31 an appeals hearing for a convert hastily sentenced to prison for alleged “proselytizing,” in hopes that international publicity over his conviction will subside by then, Christian sources said. Mohamed El Baladi was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Sept. 3, […]
Two Egyptian Christians Slain in Libya
Orthodox Copts refused Muslims’ demand to convert to Islam, relatives say.
September 30, 2013 By -
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – A group of Muslims robbed two Egyptian Christians living in Libya, then tied up and shot them to death after the two Copts refused their demand to convert to Islam, relatives said. On a rural road in Derna District in northeastern Libya on Wednesday (Sept. 25), a group of Muslims […]
Sudanese Woman Faces Ordeal as Convert from Islam
Long before current crackdown in Sudan, Muslim society punished ‘apostates.’
September 20, 2013 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – After her family in Khartoum, Sudan nearly buried her alive for leaving Islam and authorities imprisoned her for six months, a Sudanese Christian thought she might find refuge in Ethiopia. She had fled to Ethiopia in 2010, five years after putting her faith in Christ. By the following year, […]