JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria on Saturday (July 24) killed a Christian pastor they had kidnapped two weeks before, a church source said. The Rev. Danlami Yakwoi of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) was kidnapped on July 12 along with two of his sons and a nephew in Tawari, […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Pastor in North-Central Nigeria
Cleric kidnapped along with sons and nephew.
July 28, 2021 By -
Pastor in India Driven from Home after Police Torture, Threats
Officers arrive with news reporter, reviling him and Christianity.
July 22, 2021 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A pastor in northern India was forced to leave his village and flee with his family more than 600 miles away after police last month tortured and threatened him, he said. Officers in Uttarakhand state on June 13 arrested pastor Sanjay Kumar Bharati, his wife, children and several members of […]
Christians Suffer Court Setback in Child Marriages/Conversions
Supreme Court declines petition for protection from Muslim kidnappers.
July 20, 2021 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Efforts to end the abduction and forced conversion/marriage of minor Christian girls suffered a setback when the Supreme Court of Pakistan last week declined to intervene in the issue, sources said. Supreme Court Justice Mushir Alam on Wednesday (July 14) rejected an appeal by a senior church leader for a […]
Christian Father Charged after Hindus Attack Daughter in India
Church member apparently pressured into giving false statement.
July 16, 2021 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Hard-line Hindus in northern India who attacked a young Christian woman have filed fabricated charges against her father – basing their case on testimony from a Christian relative apparently pressured into giving a false statement, sources said. The father, Shriram Gautam, was charged with outraging the modesty of a woman […]
Muslim Brother of Christian Attacks Him with Machete
Recent convert refuses to renounce Christ.
July 14, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A 39-year-old man in eastern Uganda who recently put his faith in Christ is still recovering from a machete blow to his head by a Muslim relative in late June, sources said. Abudlawali Kijwalo, who comes from family of devoted sheikhs and hajjis (pilgrims to Mecca), was grazing his cattle […]
School in Pakistan Covers Up Rape of Christian Girl, Family Says
Administrators accuse Christian boy who was not even on campus.
July 11, 2021 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Shahzad Masih told the school principal in Lahore, Pakistan that he refused to leave her office until the official admitted Masih’s daughter had been raped at the school that day, but soon security guards arrived and pushed him and his wife out of the building, he said. His 8-year-old daughter […]
Christian in Algeria Sentenced to Prison, Heavy Fine
Convert denies charges related to “shaking faith of a Muslim.”
July 9, 2021 By -
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A judge in Algeria on Thursday (July 8) sentenced a Christian to six months in prison and fine of 100,000 dinars (US$740) for allegedly accepting unauthorized donations to spread Christianity, the convert from Islam said. Ahmed Beghal (name changed for security reasons) received the sentence at a court hearing in […]
High Court in Pakistan Upholds Girl’s Forced Marriage, Conversion
Custody of 13-year-old ‘wife’ granted to Muslim father of four.
July 7, 2021 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – The Lahore High Court has upheld a ruling in Pakistan granting custody of a 13-year Christian girl to a Muslim accused of kidnapping her, forcibly marrying her and converting her to Islam. Setting aside her parents’ pleas that Nayab Gill was underage and hence could not legally marry or change […]
First Christians Sentenced to Prison under New Law in Iran
Harsher punishments meted out under amendments.
July 6, 2021 By -
(Morning Star News) – The first Christians to be punished under a newly amended law in Iran aimed at halting the growth of Christianity and other religious groups were sentenced to five years in prison for spreading “propaganda” against Islam after they refused to renounce Christ, sources said. Amin Khaki, Milad Goudarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi, […]
Islamic Extremists Burn Pastor to Death in Uganda
Villagers set house on fire.
July 6, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda set a pastor’s home on fire on Wednesday (June 30), burning him to death, sources said. Pastor Isima Kimbugwe’s body was burned beyond recognition after the assailants set his home on fire in Buseta village, Kibuku District at about 10:30 p.m., local Christians said. Leaving […]