LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslims in Pakistan, including a former police officer, on Monday (May 12) tortured a Christian laborer to death over a theft accusation, the victim’s brother said. Riyasat Masih of Mohalla Jamalpur in Jamkay Cheema village, Sialkot District, Punjab Province, said that his brother Kashif Masih, a 35-year-old Catholic, […]
Muslims Torture Christian to Death in Pakistan, Brother Says
Accused former police officer arrested.
May 14, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
Christians Driven from Homes in India Threatened with Death
Tribal religion followers terrify church members.
May 13, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Villagers practicing tribal religion who assaulted Christian families and drove them from their homes in central India for practicing their faith have threatened to kill them if they return, sources said. In Sukma District, Chhattisgarh state, the Christian families were assaulted, threatened and forcibly expelled from their homes for their […]
Christian Father in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges
Case ‘frivolous and fabricated,’ attorney says.
May 13, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan on Saturday (May 10) acquitted a Christian of blasphemy and terrorism charges, noting that prosecutors had “miserably failed” to establish the case against him, his attorney said. Chand Shamaun, father of two minor children, was arrested on June 23, 2024 and charged with insulting […]
Record Number of Blasphemy Cases Recorded in Pakistan
Rights watchdog cites widespread abuse of notorious law.
May 1, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country’s condemned blasphemy laws. Of the 344 new blasphemy cases, 70 percent of the accused were Muslims, 6 percent were Christians, 9 percent Hindus and 14 percent Ahmadis, according […]
Christians in India Charged after Hindu Nationalist Attack
Police again prosecute victims of assault on church.
April 30, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian charged under India’s anti-conversion law after Hindu nationalists attacked a church is seeking anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court of India. Rajesh Sharma said his plea for anticipatory bail was rejected in Chhattisgarh state’s lower and high courts. Sharma and the others were booked after a mob of […]
Killer of Staines and Sons Released as Hero in India
Life sentence set aside on grounds of ‘good behavior.’
April 24, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – One of the Hindu extremists sentenced to life in prison for burning Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons to death in India 25 years ago was given a hero’s welcome after he was released on April 16. Mahendra Hembram walked out of Keonjhar jail last week, freed […]
Christian Sentenced to Death under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
Punishment criticized as excessive.
April 22, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian accused of writing blasphemous content that sparked violent riots in Jaranwala, Pakistan in August 2023 was sentenced to death along with other harsh penalties on Good Friday (April 18). Pervaiz Masih had been arrested and charged under Pakistan’s widely condemned blasphemy statutes, including 295-A against inciting […]
Pastor’s Son Fighting India’s Failure to Create Christian Cemeteries
Officials have taken no action on Supreme Court directive.
April 16, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Ramesh Baghel has become the face of a struggle for securing dignity in death for Christians across Chhattisgarh state, India, as he prepares a new petition to the Supreme Court of India. More than two and a half months after the Supreme Court ordered the Chhattisgarh government to “demarcate exclusive […]
Arson Attempt on Church Building in Pakistan Thwarted
Police fraudulently portray attack as robbery, pastor says.
April 9, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Two unidentified men attempted to set fire to a church building in Pakistan on Saturday night (April 5), but timely intervention by the pastor thwarted the attack, sources said. Pastor Tanveer Boota of the Bethaniya Pentecostal Church in Gulshan Basti, in the Musharraf Colony area of Phoolnagar, Kasur […]
Armed Robbers Gang-Rape Christian’s Wife in Pakistan
Gunmen assault mother of three after learning couple’s faith.
April 2, 2025 By - 1 Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Gunmen robbing a Catholic last week in Pakistan decided to tie him up and gang-rape his wife after learning the couple’s faith, sources said. Adnan Masih, a 34-year-old brick kiln worker in Faisalabad District’s Chak 62-GB Channan village, and his wife were headed home on a motorcycle on […]