NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a convert from Islam in a village in eastern Uganda last week tried to poison him to death, the Christian told Morning Star News. Hassan Muwanguzi, who lost his wife and job as a schoolteacher shortly after his conversion in 2003, was hospitalized on March 31 in […]
Convert from Islam in Uganda, Former Sheikh, Says Muslim Relatives Poisoned Him
Doctors provide antidote for substance used in insecticide; more treatment sought.
April 8, 2014 By -
Syrian Christians Mourn Murdered Priest
Dutch clergyman refused to leave embattled country’s people in spite of dangers.
April 8, 2014 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Christians across Syria are mourning the loss of a Dutch priest who, despite grave personal danger, refused to leave the civilian population stranded in Homs. The Rev. Frans Van der Lugt, 75, a Jesuit priest, was killed Monday morning (April 7) in Homs, according to the Jesuit Curia of the […]
Christian Couple in Pakistan Sentenced to Death for ‘Blasphemy’
Sentence comes eight days after second Christian handed death penalty.
April 4, 2014 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A Christian couple in Punjab Province incapable of writing proper Urdu was sentenced to death today for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages, bringing the number of Christians on death row in Pakistan to four. In a country reeling from increasing religious intolerance, the death knell for Shafqat Emmanuel Masih and […]
Christian Prisoner in Iran Protests Harsh Treatment with Hunger Strike
Convert from Islam, others imprisoned for practicing their faith.
April 2, 2014 By -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – A convert from Islam in Iran sentenced to serve almost four years in prison for Christian activities has gone on a hunger strike to protest the government’s refusal to grant his request for release, religious freedom advocates said. Vahid Hakkani began his hunger strike on March 20 after authorities denied […]
Upcoming Election in India Brings Fear, Insecurity for Christians amid Unrelenting Persecution
Report shows uptick in attacks last year compared with 2012.
April 1, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – With a report showing Christians in India faced at least 151 attacks last year, predictions that a Hindu nationalist party will win a general election beginning in April are stoking fears of more violence. The New Delhi-based Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI), which released its “Partial List of Atrocities on […]
Attorneys, Rights Groups Blast Death Sentence for Christian in Pakistan
Sawan Masih becomes second Christian on death row for alleged remarks.
March 28, 2014 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Rights groups and attorneys slammed the death sentence handed down to a Christian yesterday, saying the case for his blasphemy conviction was weak while Muslims who destroyed houses and shops in his neighborhood have been freed on bail. Sawan Masih, now the second Christian on death row on blasphemy charges […]
Young Woman in Uganda Hospitalized after Father Beats Her; Mulinde’s Sight Saved
Elsewhere in country, church buildings, pastor’s home razed.
March 27, 2014 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A dream of praying in a church frightened a recent college graduate in Uganda, the Muslim daughter of sheikh; she knew he was capable of seriously hurting her for such a religious switch. Wenene Nuru, 23, of Iki-Iki township in Pallisa District, had been listening to a Christian-Muslim dialogue on […]
Police in India Rebuke, File Case against Christians Fleeing Hindu Extremist Attack
Assailants threaten to kill church members who refuse to convert to Hinduism.
March 26, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A police station official in India’s Jharkhand state this month reviled Christians who sought protection after Hindu extremists beat and threatened to kill them for refusing to convert to Hinduism, area church leaders said. Accusing Christian leaders of forcible conversion, the Hindu extremists earlier this month attempted to forcibly convert […]
Gunmen Open Fire on Church in Mombasa, Kenya
At least seven dead in attack by suspected Islamic extremists.
March 24, 2014 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Gunmen entered a Sunday morning worship service in Kenya’s coastal Mombasa County yesterday and sprayed the congregation with bullets, killing at least seven Christians and leaving several others in critical condition. Two heavily-armed men wounded more than a dozen of the 200-member Joy in Jesus Church in the Likoni area […]
Christian Converts in Laos Told to Leave Faith or Face Expulsion
Eight families under threat of being expelled from village.
March 20, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – More than two dozen Christian converts in a village in southern Laos could be expelled for their faith if government officials fail to keep local authorities from violating their constitutional rights, according to an advocacy group. The Christians from eight families in Natahall village, in Savannakhet Province’s Phin District, were […]