ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (Sept. 1) killed six Christians in central Nigeria, and the next day animists attacked a night prayer service in the country’s southwest, area residents and officials said. The herdsmen attacked the predominantly Christian village of Umella, in Benue state’s Guma County, at about 3 p.m. and […]
Christians Slain in Central Nigeria, Animists Attack in South
Church building burned during night vigil, injuring members.
September 7, 2022 By -
Somali Pastor of Underground Church in Kenya Wounded
Wife and son injured in separate assaults.
September 5, 2022 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Somali pastor of a secret fellowship in Kenya is still recovering from an infected wound after attacks on him, his wife and child for leaving Islam, he said. The 33-year-old pastor, who was still in pain this week as he received medical treatment for wounds on his hand and […]
Two More Christians Accused of Blasphemy Receive Bail
Those accused on spurious grounds spend years in jail.
August 30, 2022 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Two Christians accused of blasphemy, including one who has spent four years in jail, have obtained bail from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, sources said. Following the release on bail earlier last week of another Christian accused of blasphemy, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (Aug. 24) […]
Christian Woman Killed at Church Site in Central Nigeria
Suspected Fulani shoot her as she cleans building for Sunday service.
August 29, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen in Plateau state, Nigeria on Saturday (Aug. 27) shot and killed a Christian woman as she cleaned her church building, sources said. Lyop Dalyop was sweeping and cleaning the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) building in Bangai village, Riyom County, when she was ambushed by “armed […]
China ‘Liquidates’ House Church as Part of Crackdown
Pastors and other workers arrested.
August 26, 2022 By -
(Morning Star News) – Authorities in China on Aug. 19 officially “liquidated” an historical house church in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, as part of a crackdown on churches that refuse to join the state-controlled Three-Self Church, rights advocates said. The Church of Abundance, which began about 30 years ago, had been targeted as a “cult” that […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan Grants Bail in Blasphemy Case
Justice expresses concern over abuses of law.
August 24, 2022 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A two-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday (Aug. 23) granted bail to a Christian in a blasphemy case, with one of the justices expressing concern over blatant misuse of the law, the attorney of the accused said. Attorney Rana Abdul Hameed said this was the first […]
Christian Parents in Pakistan Denied Custody of Kidnapped Girl
Separately, 14-year-old Nayab Gill escapes captors, sources say.
August 23, 2022 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Refusing to review evidence from a Christian couple trying to recover their 12-year-old daughter after she was allegedly kidnapped and forced to convert and marry, a judge in Pakistan last week denied them custody, sources said. Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan of the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday […]
Terrorists Kill More than 20 Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria
Catholic catechist kidnapped.
August 17, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – After more than 20 Christians lost their lives to terrorist attacks in two areas of Taraba state, Nigeria in the first half of August, a Catholic teacher on Sunday (Aug. 14) was kidnapped from a church site, sources said. Suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) shot […]
Muslim Extremists Cut Off Hand of Christian Convert
Father in Uganda tried to flee with his family.
August 16, 2022 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda last month cut off the hand of a 42-year-old father who left Islam to become a Christian in June, sources said. Musa John Kasadah of Maumo village, Luuka District was ambushed on July 26 as he tried to flee to safety with his family, who […]
Terrorists Kill, Kidnap Christians in Northern Nigeria
Islamic militants threaten to forcibly marry kidnapped women.
August 10, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Muslim terrorists in northern Nigeria killed an 86-year-old Christian in his home on Aug. 2 and kidnapped two others who were later released, likely after ransom payments, sources said. The gunmen killed Daniel Yatai at his home in predominantly Christian Manchok village, Kaduna state, shortly after 11 p.m., according […]