LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A 70-year-old Christian in Pakistan was jailed on blasphemy charges on the same day 106 Muslims accused in a 2013 attack on a Christian colony were acquitted. A mosque leader in the Lambanwali area north of Gujranwala, Punjab Province, on Jan. 28 accused Mukhtar Masih of writing two letters containing […]
Christian, 70, Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan as 106 Muslims Are Acquitted
Separately, Christian on death row freed on bail.
February 6, 2017 By -
Pastor in India Assaulted by Hindu Extremists
Police remove reference to Hindu nationalist group from his statement.
February 3, 2017 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A week after a Christian fell into a coma following harassment by hard-line Hindus in southern India, a gang of Hindu extremists in the same state beat a pastor after he prayed for healing at the home of an elderly church member, family members said. Police altered the statement of […]
Pastor in India in Hiding after Police, Hindu Extremists Assault Him
Once-thriving church shuttered.
January 26, 2017 By -
NEW DELHI, January 26, 2017 (Morning Star News) – Months after Hindu extremists and police attacked a revival meeting in northern India and shut down a church, one pastor is in hiding, and officers prohibit another from praying with members of the scattered congregation in their homes. Members of the once-thriving church, where evangelistic events […]
Christian in India Suffers Hemorrhage from Hypertension after Bullying, Sources Say
Doctor, police suspect high blood pressure led to bleeding in brain.
January 24, 2017 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A doctor who treated a Christian who suffered a brain hemorrhage here after Hindu extremists badgered him and took him to a police station on Saturday (Jan. 21) told Morning Star News that hypertension may have caused the bleeding. K.A. Swamy, 47, fell into a coma hours after the Hindu […]
Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2016
Jihadists fight under the radar in Africa.
January 6, 2017 By -
(Morning Star News) – While war in the Middle East dominated international headlines, Islamic extremists in the shadows were taking jihad to Christian civilians in Africa with unprecedented intensity in 2016. In Nigeria, Muslim ethnic Fulanis looked less like nomadic herdsmen and more like well-armed, well-funded jihadist militants. Close Muslim relatives and Islamist village mobs […]
Christian in Pakistan Jailed under Vindictive Blasphemy Charge, Sources Say
Separately, son of slain Punjab governor threatened.
January 4, 2017 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Pakistan have filed a blasphemy charge against a Christian in retaliation for refusing their demand that he and others cede church land to them, sources said.
Crack-Down on Christians in Nepal Hits Snag as Eight Are Acquitted
Court drops proselytism case against grief counselors.
December 7, 2016 By -
(Morning Star News) – A court in Nepal yesterday acquitted eight Christians accused of attempting to convert children by means of a comic book, according to advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). The seven men and one woman were arrested in Charikot, Dolakha District in June as part of a crack-down on Christian activities in […]
Five Muslims Sentenced to Death in Pakistan for Brick Kiln Murders
Eight others receive two years in prsion.Impoverished couple accused of burning Koran.
November 26, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A court in Lahore has handed the death sentence to five Muslims for torturing and killing an impoverished Christian couple over allegations of burning the Koran, sources said. Eight others charged in the attack were sentenced to two years in prison, sources said. Hundreds of villagers in Kot Radha Kishan, […]
Anti-Christian Motives for Pastor’s Death in Andhra Pradesh, India Surface
Killers had long threatened slain Christian’s brother for thriving ministry.
November 2, 2016 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Contrary to the reasons communist guerrillas in India gave for murdering a pastor in July, area church leaders said he was killed for carrying out his Christian calling. Communist Party of India (Maoist) guerrillas known as Naxalites killed Pastor Yohan Marayya in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh state on July […]
Pastor’s Faith Steadfast as Hindu Extremists Abuse Him in Maharashtra, India
Assailants beat, urinate on and threaten to kill church leader.
October 28, 2016 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists in Maharashtra state had severely beaten a pastor, pointed a gun at his head and were sprinkling gasoline on him to burn him to death when he began praying and praising Jesus. Pastor Prashant Bhatnager, 45, is still recovering from broken hand, arm and leg bones, as well […]