NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian in Jharkhand state, India last month succumbed to illnesses incurred when villagers immersed him and his wife in frigid water because they refused to deny Christ, relatives said. Upset that his family had left their indigenous religion, tribal residents of Kubuaa village, Palamu District immersed Bartu Urawn and […]
Christian in India Dies after Tribal Villagers Immerse Him, Wife in Cold Pond, Son Says
Head of family refused to deny Christ.
February 10, 2017 By - Leave a Comment
Pastor in India Assaulted by Hindu Extremists
Police remove reference to Hindu nationalist group from his statement.
February 3, 2017 By - Leave a Comment
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 […]
Two Assistant Pastors in Burma Charged with Unlawful Association
Kachin Baptist Convention church leaders deny charges.
January 27, 2017 By - Leave a Comment
MAE SOT, Thailand (Morning Star News) – The Burma (Myanmar) military on Wednesday (Jan. 25) charged two assistant pastors (not Catholic priests as previously reported) with unlawful association with an armed ethnic group, an accusation the Kachin Baptist Convention church leaders deny. Pastors Dom Dawng Nawng Latt, 65, and 35-year-old La Jaw Gam Hseng could face […]
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 - 4 Comments
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 […]
Burma Army Admits Detaining Two Church Leaders
Pastors accused of aiding armed ethnic groups.
January 23, 2017 By - Leave a Comment
YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – Burma (Myanmar) army officials have confirmed that they arrested two pastors missing since Dec. 24 and accused them of aiding ethnic separatists. The Burma army accused Dom Dawng Nawng Latt and La Jaw Gam Hseng of serving as “informers and spreading false news on behalf of the armed insurgents” in […]
Sudan Deports South Sudanese Pastor for Evangelistic Activities, Sources Say
Church leader who planted three congregations given 72 hours to leave.
January 17, 2017 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Sudanese authorities ordered a South Sudanese pastor to leave the country last month for evangelizing and church activities, sources said. Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on Dec. 6 ordered pastor Koat Akot of the Sudan Pentecostal Church to leave within 72 hours after an official told him […]
Pastor in Uganda Attacked after Sheikh Sent to Kill Him Becomes Christian
Church, former Islamic extremist fear another assault.
January 12, 2017 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists ambushed a church leader in eastern Uganda last week after a sheikh they had sent to assassinate him at a church service instead became a Christian, sources said. In Amuria, about 170 miles (280 kilometers) northeast of Kampala, Bishop George Edweu of the Pentecostal Upright Church had arrived […]
Clergymen Missing after Helping Reporters Cover Bombing of Church Building in Burma
Area Christians suspect government forces arrested them.
December 29, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – Two assistant priests in Burma (also called Myanmar) are missing after informing journalists about the bombing of a Catholic church building in Shan state, sources said. Dom Dawng Nawng and La Jaw Gam Hseng went missing on Saturday evening (Dec. 24) after helping journalists cover the bombing of their church […]
Sudan Delaying Case against Pastors to Avoid Releasing Them, Sources Say
Evidence remains flimsy, attorney says.
December 20, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Officials in Sudan are delaying a verdict in the trial of two pastors and two others because evidence is insufficient for conviction and they do not want to release them, sources told Morning Star News. The Rev. Kwa (also transliterated Kuwa) Shamaal, head of Missions of the Sudanese Church of […]
Emotions Swirl as Blasphemy Trial Begins in Indonesia against Ahok
Jakarta governor in tears inside courtroom as protestors chant outside.
December 13, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
VICTORIA, Australia (Morning Star News) – The blasphemy trial of Jakarta Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama began this morning, with the ethnic Chinese Christian breaking into tears inside the courtroom while hundreds of people protested outside. Some 2,000 police officers kept anti-Ahok and pro-Ahok protestors apart outside the heavily guarded court. Those opposing Ahok chanted, “Jail […]