LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim vigilante groups are working with federal authorities to lure young people into sharing blasphemous content on social media in order to put them behind bars, according to an investigation by Pakistan’s National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR). A steep increase in blasphemy cases this year, many of […]
Christians, Others Entrapped in Blasphemy Charges, Report Says
Muslim vigilante groups colluding with federal authorities.
November 5, 2024 By -
Another Christian Accused of Blasphemy Released on Bail
Once again, judges can find no evidence.
November 1, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian falsely charged with blasphemy in three cases was released on bail this week after prosecutors failed to produce evidence against him, his attorney said. Zimran Asim, 35, was released on Wednesday (Oct. 30) after he won bail from the Lahore High Court on Sept. 24 in […]
Christian Jailed on Blasphemy Charge Released on Bail
Judges cite no witnesses or evidence.
October 29, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian jailed since June on blasphemy and terrorism charges in Pakistan was released on bail on Oct. 23 after a high court noted glaring loopholes in the police case against him, his attorney said. Chand Shamaun was arrested on June 23 and charged with insulting Islam under […]
UN Body Slams Pakistan for Human Rights Violations
Blasphemy law, abductions and forced conversions/marriages cited.
October 28, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Authorities in Pakistan have failed to curb a range of human rights violations, including a sharp increase in blasphemy-related violence, the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) noted last week. Abductions of girls who are then forced to convert to Islam, arbitrary detentions, disappearances and crackdown on political dissent […]
Pastor, Family Killed in One of Two Islamist Attacks
Church leader threatened after leading Muslims to Christ.
October 25, 2024 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamist villagers in eastern Uganda burned a pastor and his family to death after he led three Muslims to faith in Christ, the pastor’s brother said. Pastor Weere Mukisa, his 25-year-old wife Annet Namugaya and their two daughters, 7-year-old Judith Banirye and 4-year-old Sylvia Bamukisa, died when the assailants set […]
Rare Bail Granted to Christian Woman Accused of Blasphemy
Lives of two falsely accused sisters remain in danger.
October 23, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A trial court in Pakistan has granted rare bail to a Christian arrested on blasphemy charges, her attorney said. Additional Sessions Judge Gojra Waseem Mubarak granted post-arrest bail to Saima Masih, widow of Farhad Masih, on Sept. 10, though for security reasons it was not revealed until this […]
Christian Arrested on Blasphemy Charge in Indonesia
Muslim mob besieges apologist’s home.
October 22, 2024 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Police on Thursday (Oct. 17) arrested a Christian for comments he made about Islam on social media that had led hundreds of angry Muslims to besiege his home, according to local reports. The Muslim mob surrounded the home of florist Rudi Simamora in Sunggal, near Medan city, Deli Serdang Regency, […]
Christian Convert in Somalia Suffers Third Attack
Muslim relatives suspect him of leading Christian worship.
October 21, 2024 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A convert from Islam in Somalia who was attacked in May and July was again assaulted on Oct. 5 after Muslim relatives suspected him of leading Christian prayer meetings, he said. Mohammad Abdul was leading worship behind locked doors at his home in an undisclosed town in Lower Juba Region […]
UK Christian Found Guilty for Praying Near Abortion Clinic
Army veteran breached ‘buffer zone.’
October 16, 2024 By -
LONDON – A British army veteran who served in Afghanistan was found guilty today (Oct. 16) for praying silently near an abortion clinic in England. Adam Smith-Connor breached a Public Spaces Protection Order by this action, according to the ruling at Poole Magistrates Court in the town of Poole near Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The court gave […]
Christians Caught between Warring Islamist Factions in Sudan
Militants force some to convert to Islam.
October 16, 2024 By -
(Christian Daily International) – Christians in Sudan are caught between two fighting factions, with each military group accusing them of siding with the other, an advocacy group said. In Gezira state southeast of Khartoum, where rebel militants of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are forcing Christians in Al Thora Mobe village to convert to Islam, […]