LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Presbyterian pastor who survived an attack in September was gunned down by an unidentified assailant outside his home in front of his daughter last week in Pakistan, his family said. The Rev. Kamran Salamat of Gujranwala was about to take his 16-year-old daughter to college on Friday […]
Unknown Assailant Shoots Pastor Dead in Pakistan
Motive for attack on effective evangelist unclear.
December 9, 2025 By -
Christian Woman Jailed in India Treated for Cancer
Hindu extremists file false charge against her and others.
December 2, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in India jailed for 86 days on false accusations of fraudulent conversion was diagnosed with cancer in October, sources said. Sheela Devi, 45, of Dubey ka Purva village, Uttar Pradesh state, was released on bail on Oct. 14 and has been hospitalized at Kachhwa Christian Hospital since […]
Christian Convert from Sudan Expelled from Home in Uganda
Vandalism in church in Port Sudan shocks Christians.
November 30, 2025 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Life seemed to be looking better for a refugee from Sudan who had fled to Ethiopia and South Sudan, put his faith in Christ, and then found a job at his uncle’s business in Uganda. After fleeing war-torn Khartoum, Essam Juma Abdelkreem had first attended Sunday worship twice in […]
Kidnapped Anglican Priest Dies in Captivity in Nigeria
Wife, daughter remain with captors amid rash of abductions.
November 28, 2025 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Amid a rash of mass kidnappings in Nigeria, an Anglican priest in Nigeria abducted along with his wife and daughter has died in captivity, leaders of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion announced on Wednesday (Nov. 26). The Rev. Edwin Achi was kidnapped on Oct. 28 along with […]
Christian Woman in Pakistan Forcibly Converted, Married, Brother Says
‘Spirit-filled’ 21-year-old disappeared on Nov. 17.
November 26, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Relatives of a 21-year-old Christian woman in Pakistan who disappeared from her home on Nov. 17 said they are heartbroken and fearful after she resurfaced in court claiming she had converted to Islam and married her Muslim neighbor. Monica Jennifer’s brother said he believes she was blackmailed and […]
Sudanese Christian Family Threatened with Death in Uganda
Muslim extremists from Sudan and Somalia pursue converts.
November 25, 2025 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese Christian family in Uganda is living in fear after Muslim extremists from Sudan and Somalia threatened to kill them. Safaa Abdalla Yousif, who fled her native Sudan to Uganda due to conflict and religious persecution in 2016, on Tuesday (Nov. 19) received a text message from an […]
Legality of Rajasthan, India’s ‘Anti-Conversion’ Law Challenged
Petitions aim to stop ‘tyranny against minorities.’
November 18, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – India’s Supreme Court on Monday (Nov. 17) issued notice to the Rajasthan government regarding a petition challenging the state’s “anti-conversion” law, which allows officials to demolish homes and seize property based on mere allegations of forcible conversion. While petitions earlier this month challenged the proviions allowing officials to demolish homes […]
Anti-Child Marriage Bill Passed in Province in Pakistan
Islamists rail against legislation in Balochistan.
November 17, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In a landmark move to protect children, especially girls, from forced marriages, a provincial assembly in Pakistan on Friday (Nov. 14) passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill. The Balochistan Child Marriages Restraint Act 2025 sets 18 as the legal age for marriage in Balochistan Province and introduces stern […]
Pastor in Nigeria Facing Death Threats for Pleas for Protection
Church leaders in northeast present evidence of ‘genocide.’
November 13, 2025 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A pastor in Nigeria is facing death threats for speaking out on Islamic extremist attacks on Christians and calling for protection against “genocide.” The Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, based in Plateau state as regional chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi, told reporters in […]
Islamist Protest in Yumbe, Uganda Leaves Five Christians Dead
Church buildings, businesses destroyed over pork sales near mosque.
November 12, 2025 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Five Christians were killed and 44 others injured on Nov. 4 after an Islamist leader incited Muslims to attack Christians over pork sales near a mosque in Yumbe, northern Uganda, sources said. The violence erupted after reports spread that Christian merchants were openly selling pork near Munir Mosque, a move […]