LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police here tortured a Christian to death on Saturday (Nov. 22) while the father of five was in custody on drug and alcohol charges fabricated without evidence, relatives said. Four policemen led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Muhammad Rauf raided the home of Allah Rakha Shahzad, 35, on Friday night (Nov. 21) […]
Christian Tortured to Death in Pakistan on False Charges, Relatives Say
Roman Catholic father of five dies in police custody.
November 26, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
Muslim Extremists Kill 31 Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria
Boko Haram insurgents collaborate with Fulani herdsmen, church leader says.
October 24, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Armed Muslim extremists stormed two churches in Taraba state on Sunday (Oct. 19) and killed 31 people as they worshipped, a church leader said. Two pastors, one pastor’s son, and 28 other Christians were slain in the attacks in the villages of Gindin Waya and Sondi, said the Rev. Caleb […]
Christian Blasphemy Suspect Misreported as Slain in Pakistani Jail Is Alive and Well
Police prison guard’s attack raises questions about security.
October 3, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Contrary to published reports, a Christian on trial for alleged “blasphemy” in Rawalpindi, Pakistan is alive and well following a Sept. 25 gun attack by a guard ranting against defamers of the prophet of Islam, sources said. Prison officials and the wife of the accused Christian, Zafar Bhatti, told Morning […]
Christian, Hindu in Custody in Pakistan on Accusation of Defiling Koran
Family of convert from Hinduism says Muslims retaliating for refusal to convert to Islam.
September 9, 2014 By - 1 Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have taken into custody a Christian convert from Hinduism and his Hindu co-worker for allegedly burning a Koran and a chart of Koranic verses. The Christian’s family and attorney, however, said Islamist extremist groups have falsely accused the two men in response to an increasing number of […]
Palestinian Church Forced Out of Building in East Jerusalem, Israel
Pastor has lost other worship sites to Islamist antagonists.
August 28, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – Seven years of harassment and attacks by hard-line Muslims have finally forced a Palestinian church in East Jerusalem out of their building, church leaders said. The congregation of Calvary Baptist Church, under Holy Land Missions, moved out of their building in the Shofat area of Jerusalem in July after Islamists threatened […]
Main Suspect in Bhatti Murder in Pakistan Released as Death Threats Stall Prosecution
Islamic extremist intimidation silences witnesses.
July 18, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – More than three years after the assassination of Pakistan’s first Christian cabinet-level minister, Islamist extremists have silenced prosecution witnesses and the prime suspect was released on bail on July 11, the prosecutor said. With prosecution witnesses unwilling to record their statements in court due to Islamic extremist death threats, there […]
Second Woman in Jail for Alleged ‘Apostasy’ as Meriam Ibrahim Gives Birth in Prison
Like young mother on death row, her marriage is ruled illegitimate.
May 27, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – As Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, sentenced to death for leaving Islam, gave birth early this morning in prison, another Christian woman in Sudan has been jailed for “apostasy,” sources said. Ibrahim’s second child was born at about 3:30 a.m. in the Health Center Clinic of Omdurman Federal Prison for […]
Lawyers Press for ‘Insanity Defense’ in Killing of Christian Woman in Egypt
Attorneys undeterred by psychiatric evaluation saying confessed killer is mentally fit.
May 26, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Lawyers for a Muslim accused of stabbing a Coptic woman to death in Egypt are persisting with a claim of innocence by reason of insanity, in spite of a psychiatric evaluation that found he was fit to stand trial. Confirming fears of human rights activists who said attorneys for Mahmoud […]
Bombs Explode in Mainly Christian Area of Jos, Nigeria
Boko Haram suspected in massive destruction of lives, property.
May 20, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Islamic extremists set off two bombs in a mainly Christian area of the central Nigerian city of Jos today, causing massive destruction of human lives and property, sources said. Two days after a suicide bombing in northern Nigeria killed an estimated 20 people, Islamic extremist Boko Haram rebels were […]
Suicide Bombing Hits Christian Pocket of Kano, Nigeria
An estimated 20 people are killed.
May 19, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Christian sources said an apparent suicide bombing in a Christian area of northern Nigeria’s city of Kano Sunday night (May 18) killed about 20 people, more than the police tally of five. The police death toll for the bombing at about 10 p.m. includes the bomber. The Rev. Murtala Marti […]