NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda are suspected in the May 3 killing of a Christian pastor hours after he engaged in a public debate about Christianity and Islam, sources said. Pastor Thomas Chikooma, a resident of Komolo village, Pallisa town, was killed after he was invited to an open-air debate […]
Pastor Slain after Leading Muslims to Christ at Religious Debate
Father of 11 planted 50 churches in eastern Uganda.
May 12, 2021 By -
Kidnappings Terrorize Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Nurses, pastor’s wife taken, plus mass abduction from one village.
May 9, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria kidnapped a pastor’s wife from her home and two nurses from a hospital, while other Islamic extremists may have joined herdsmen in abducting more than 70 people from one village, sources said. Fulaki Ozigi was kidnapped along with her husband, Mercy Place Ministry Church pastor […]
Herdsmen Kill Christians in Nigeria’s Nasarawa, Plateau States
Muslim Fulani attack homes, funeral.
May 6, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 12 Christians in Nasarawa state and three others in Plateau state the last part of April, sources said. In north-central Nigeria’s Nasarawa state, herdsmen killed 12 Christian farmers in Ajimaka, Doma County, in attacks there and in 13 other villages from April 24 until April 29, […]
Another Christian Nurse Falsely Accused of Blasphemy
She goes into hiding after threats to maim and kill her.
May 5, 2021 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Nurse Sakina Mehtab said she was stunned to see videos of her Muslim colleagues marching on hospital premises in Lahore, Pakistan last week, shouting Islamist slogans and accusing her of blasphemy. She has since gone into hiding after receiving anonymous calls threatening to “maim and kill” her over the false […]
Police Rescue – then Jail – Christian Family Attacked in India
Authorities again succumb to pressure by Hindu extremists.
May 4, 2021 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Police in India who initially took a pastor and his family into custody to protect them from an attack by a 300-member Hindu extremist mob were pressured into jailing them under a baseless charge of forcible conversion, sources said. Pastor Manu Damor, 35, remains in Depalpur jail a month after […]
Muslims Allegedly Poison Pastor over Plans for Church Building
Church leader in Uganda refused to sell land for proposed mosque.
May 2, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslims in eastern Uganda upset with a pastor’s plans to build a church on land they sought to buy are suspected in his death by poisoning, sources said. Pastor Yolonim Oduchu was poisoned on April 5 in Raraka village, Oloki Sub-County, Pallisa District after he declined to sell a five-acre […]
Students Kidnapped in Attack on Christian School in Nigeria
One of four still captive.
April 30, 2021 By -
(Update: Military spokesman Maj. Ibrahim Shittu said in a statement on Sunday (May 2) that the kidnapped Kelvin Eze of King’s School was rescued by troops on Saturday night (May 1) without payment of ransom. Below is the original story from April 30:) JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – One Christian student remains captive after three others […]
Police in Pakistan Torture Christian into False Confession
Young man held illegally in custody for more than two months, attorney says.
April 29, 2021 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan tortured a Christian man into confessing to a false allegation of blaspheming Islam and illegally kept him in custody for more than two months, his attorney said. Salamat Mansha Masih’s attorney, Aneeqa Maria of The Voice Society, said police were required to present the 26-year-old Christian before […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill 33 Christians in One Week in Benue, Nigeria
Camp for the displaced and five villages attacked.
April 28, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Monday night (April 26) killed 10 Christians who had taken refuge in a camp for the displaced in north-central Nigeria, bringing to 33 the number of Christians slain in Benue state the past week, sources said. A survivor of the attack in Abagena, Benue state, David […]
Campaign Launched to Discredit Christian Groups in Nepal
Hard-line Hindus seek to revoke registration of Christian charities.
April 28, 2021 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – In a ploy to revoke registration of Christian organizations and shrink their influence, Hindu extremists in Nepal have forged a document as if from Christian groups portraying them as seeking ethnic divisions to gain converts, sources said. The document falsely attributed to the Nepal Christian Society and the National Churches Fellowship […]