NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman and her young son on Monday (Oct. 18) escaped the bedroom where her Muslim husband had starved them for two weeks, a day before another Christian convert was beaten but escaped being set aflame, sources said. Muslim relatives on Tuesday (Oct. 19) beat Mustafa Obbo with sticks […]
Muslim Relatives Beat, Starve Christians in Eastern Uganda
Convert escapes being set on fire; mother and child locked in room.
October 22, 2021 By -
Hindu Extremists Beat, Rob Worshippers in India
Assailants well-educated, older people with high social standing.
October 18, 2021 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists beat and looted worshippers in northern India on Oct. 3, leaving one man unconscious, another with ruptured eardrums and others with internal and external injuries, sources said. More than 200 members of the Hindu nationalist Vishva Hindu Parishad and the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party intruded […]
Pastor Killed for Proclaiming Christ to Muslims, Sources Say
Evangelist had cut back on outreach due to dangers.
October 14, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two men in eastern Uganda have been charged with murder in the Sept. 12 killing of an evangelist the suspects had harassed and threatened for his role in bringing Muslims to faith in Christ, sources said. Pastor Barnabas Musana’s Church of Christ in Namakoko B village, Nangonde Sub-County had sent […]
Police Beat Christians in Custody in Uttar Pradesh, India
Officer threatens to press serious charges unless he receives payment, victim says.
October 12, 2021 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Police in northern India arrested two Christians on false charges last month and beat them in custody while reviling them for their faith, sources said. Responding to a call on an emergency response number alleging Christians were carrying out forcible conversions, officers in Uttar Pradesh state on the morning of […]
Facing Death Threats, Christian Family Members Flee Afghanistan
Mother, siblings feared revealing their faith even to each other.
October 6, 2021 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Threatened with death even before the Taliban took power in mid-August, a young Christian woman who fled to India could be forced to return to Afghanistan when her visa expires in a few days, she said. Esin (name changed for security reasons), 24, fled Afghanistan just before the Taliban took […]
Kidnapped Christian Killed in Rescue Effort in Nigeria
Four others slain in attacks in Kogi state.
October 4, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A kidnapped Christian in Kogi state, Nigeria was killed in a rescue operation on Saturday (Oct. 2), the same day three other Christians were killed in another attack in the state, sources said. Julius Oshadumo, 78 years old and one of three Christians kidnapped on Sept. 19 from their Evangelical […]
Muslim Mob Kills Pastor in Kano State, Nigeria
Church and school burned down along with ministry leader’s home.
October 1, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A Muslim mob in northern Nigeria agitated over the killing of a woman by a man they believed had converted to Christianity hacked a pastor to death with machetes last week and burned down his home, church and school, sources said. The Rev. Yohanna Shuaibu of New Life Church in […]
Hindu Extremists Beat Pastors at Police Station in India
Officer manhandled in attack in Chhattisgarh state.
September 30, 2021 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Hindu nationalist mob this month beat three pastors and manhandled an officer at a police station in the capital of central India’s Chhattisgarh state, sources said. Police disrupted the worship of New Life Fellowship Ministry in Raipur on Sept. 5 and summoned pastor Harish Sahu to the Purani Basti […]
Christians ‘Under Siege’ in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Area Leaders Say
Pastor killed along with more than 50 other Christians in two months.
September 29, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The killing of the Rev. Silas Yakubu Ali and more than 50 other Christians in an area of Kaduna state, Nigeria in the past two months shows that Christians are under siege from Muslim Fulani herdsmen, community leaders said. Dominic Gambo Yahaya, leader of the predominantly Christian Atyap ethnic group […]
Herdsmen Kill Christian at Worship, 30 Others in One Day
After church attack on Sunday, two villages raided that night.
September 28, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian at a worship service in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Sunday (Sept. 26), and 30 others were slain in attacks later that night, sources said. The herdsmen attacked the worship service of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Gavaciwa, Kachia County, killing one member of […]