NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Delhi police manhandled nuns, priests, lay leaders and human rights activists in temporarily detaining nearly 300 Christian protestors on Thursday (Feb. 5), sources said. More than 1,500 Christians had assembled peacefully at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi as part of a protest march against the targeting of churches […]
Police in India Manhandle, Detain Protestors against Anti-Christian Attacks
Free speech muffled as officers quickly force demonstrators onto buses.
February 7, 2015 By -
Muslim Uncle of Two Girls in Uganda Beats, Locks Them Up without Food
Sisters who became Christians on Sunday deprived of food until escape on Tuesday.
February 6, 2015 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The uncle of two Muslim girls in eastern Uganda who put their faith in Christ on Sunday (Feb. 1) beat them and locked them in a room without food for nearly three days, sources said. Nabagabana Fatuma, 14, and her 16-year-old sister, Namwase Aisha, need trauma counseling and medical […]
Slain Ministry Leader in Nigeria Mourned as Dedicated Servant to the Poor
Father of two brought school, health and clothing to thousands.
January 27, 2015 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Friday (Jan. 23) killed a father of two in Taraba state whose pastoral ministry had brought education, medicine and clothing to thousands of impoverished people, sources said. Pastor Joshua Adah was returning to his mission station in Bantaje, a village near Jalingo, from an evangelistic outreach […]
Faith of Christians in Niger Grows Stronger in Face of Unprecedented Violence
Churches could see further attacks as task of rebuilding begins.
January 23, 2015 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Christians in Niger are joyfully meeting in homes under police protection as they plan to rebuild church buildings and houses after attacks last weekend (Jan. 16-18) that were unprecedented in scale. “Nothing of this magnitude has ever happened in this nation,” wrote one missionary couple in the capital, Niamey. “Nearly […]
Imam in Uganda Allegedly Beats Daughter to Death for Converting to Christ
Father also seeks to kill her traumatized 12-year-old sister, sources say.
January 21, 2015 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A 12-year-old girl who was hospitalized for two weeks after her Muslim father beat her and her sister for converting to Christ last month is traumatized after learning that her sister died from the assault, sources said. Naigaga Saidah’s father, Imam Abudalah Ali of Bwita mosque in Kaliro […]
Prison Time Withdrawn for Pastor in Bhutan Sentenced to Nearly Four Years
Sentence effectively reduced to a fine -- a bailable two years, four months.
January 20, 2015 By -
THIMPHU, Bhutan (Morning Star News) – A court in Bhutan yesterday reduced a sentence of nearly four years in prison to a bailable 28 months for pastor Tandin Wangyal, resulting in the father of three remaining free to attend to his family and ministry. More than 10 months after Pastor Wangyal was arrested for […]
ISIS-Related Group Claims Responsibility for Egyptians Still Held in Libya
Photos confirm identity of 13 Copts kidnapped on Jan. 3 and seven others.
January 14, 2015 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Contrary to published reports, 13 Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya by Islamic terrorists have not been freed, relatives said. A Libyan group affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the Jan. 3 kidnapping of the 13 Copts from a housing complex in Sirte, Libya, […]
Controversy over ‘Reconversions’ in India Leads to Proposal to Outlaw Conversions
Government also proposes alternative holiday to Christmas.
January 6, 2015 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Hindu nationalist drive to “reconvert” non-Hindus over the Christmas season foundered, but protests against the campaign led to an unexpected consequence: a proposal to ban on all conversions except “reconversions” to Hinduism. During an Advent season that saw the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi propose a “Good […]
Suspected Islamic Extremists in Libya Abduct 13 Egyptian Christians
Third attack on area Christians in two weeks.
January 5, 2015 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – In the most recent of a series of kidnappings and killings targeting Egyptian Christians in Libya, 13 Christians in the country were abducted on Saturday (Jan. 3). A group of armed men thought to be members of an Islamic militia group burst into a housing complex in Sirte, Libya […]
Noted Convert from Islam in Egypt Wins Partial Appeal but Remains in Jail
Two of three charges dropped against Bishoy Armia Boulous, formerly Mohammed Hegazy.
December 31, 2014 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – A noted convert in Egypt who was sentenced to five years in prison for documenting attacks on Christians has won a partial victory on appeal, but he remains in jail because of prior blasphemy charges. An appeals judge on Sunday (Dec. 28) found Bishoy Armia Boulous, 31, previously known as […]