JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – As farmers lamented policies designating land for cattlemen in northern Nigeria, suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed a pastor and four other Christians in Kaduna state on Aug. 19. Pastor Luka Ubangari of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) at Angwan Anjo village, near Godogodo in the Jema’a Local Government […]
Herdsmen in Nigeria Kill Pastor, Others, as Policy to Settle Cattlemen Decried
Farmers protest violence, Kaduna government land plans.
September 1, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
Student Counters Official Version of Eight Christians Killed in Zamfara State, Nigeria
Muslim students had long sought to kill Christian student, he says.
August 30, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Contrary to the state government version of an attack in northwestern Nigeria last week, a Christian at the school where Muslim students killed eight people said all the victims were Christians. The Christian student told Morning Star News by phone that the Christian student at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, in Talata […]
Persecution of Christians in India Increases Dramatically in First Half of 2016
Violence on track to far exceed cases in 2014 and 2015.
August 21, 2016 By - 1 Comment
UDAIPUR, India (Morning Star News) – At least 134 incidents of violence against Christians in India were carried out in the first half of 2016 alone, compared with 147 incidents in all of 2014 and 177 in 2015, according to an independent report. The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC) notes that cases chronicled […]
Seven Christians Killed in North-Central Nigeria by Muslim Fulani Cattle Herders
Faction of Boko Haram, said to be arming herdsmen, releases Chibok girls video.
August 17, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a predominantly Christian village in north-central Nigeria on Saturday (Aug. 13), killing seven Christians, sources said. Two weeks after herdsmen attacked a nearby area in Kaduna state, the assailants attacked Golkofa village in the same state’s Jema’a Local Government Area on Saturday night, they said. “The […]
At least 13 Christians Killed in Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Three churches scattered as hundreds flee violence.
August 10, 2016 By - 3 Comments
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a cluster of predominantly Christian villages in Kaduna state last week, killing at least 13 Christians and scattering members of three churches, area sources said. A survivor of the attacks told Morning Star News that the herdsmen killed two Christian women in Ninte village in the […]
House-Church Leader among Four Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced in China
Hu Shigen given seven and a half years in prison.
August 8, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
(Morning Star News) – Two Christians were among four activists convicted under fabricated charges of “subverting state power” in China last week. The Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court sentenced house-church leader Hu Shigen, 61, on Wednesday (Aug. 3) to seven and a half years in prison on charges of “subverting state power” for his […]
Youths in Eastern Uganda Pay Heavy Price for Turning to Christ
Children lose families; high school student suffers serious head injury.
August 5, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Eight children from four families have taken refuge with Christians in eastern Uganda after their parents beat and disowned them for leaving Islam or animism, sources said. In another village in eastern Uganda, a high school student is recovering from a serious head injury inflicted by the Muslim father of […]
Key Figure in Fight for Religious Freedom in Egypt Freed, Declares Return to Islam
Mohammed Hegazy endured abuse in prison for more than two and a half years.
August 3, 2016 By - 1 Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – After more than two and a half years of unlawful detention and abuse at the hands of the Egyptian government, a prominent convert from Islam to Christianity has issued a public statement declaring he has returned to Islam. Mohammed Hegazy, also known by his Christian name, Bishoy Armia Hegazy, […]
Jihadists Swearing Allegiance to Islamic State Kill Priest in Northern France
Attacker slits clergyman’s throat with knife.
July 26, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
(Morning Star News) – Two men swearing allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) killed a priest by slitting his throat during a morning Mass in a village in northern France today, according to press reports. The attackers took the Rev. Jacques Hamel, 86 (other reports said 84 and 85), hostage along with others in a […]
Islamist Militants Kill Nine Christians in Democratic Republic of Congo
Armed assailants suspected of belonging to Ugandan militant group.
July 25, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
(Morning Star News) – Uniformed men suspected of belonging to the Muslim Defense International (MDI) Islamist militant group have killed five women and four men near a predominantly Christian town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two months after a massacre in the same area. Armed with guns and machetes, the suspected militants from the […]