JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Two Christians were killed in an attack on a church service in southern Kaduna state on Sunday (Oct. 31), with eight others slain in earlier assaults on predominantly Christian villages, sources said. The lethal attack on Baptist worshippers in Kakau Daji village, Chikun County, also resulted in the kidnapping of […]
Two Christians Killed, Dozens Abducted in Attack on Church
At least eight others slain in prior attacks in Kaduna state, Nigeria.
November 2, 2021 By -
Pastor Who Lost Wife to COVID-19 Forced to Stop Worship
Hindu extremists in eastern India attack father of three.
November 1, 2021 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Pastor Raj Masih and his three children have not been able to return home to their village in eastern India since Sept. 28, when Hindu extremists attacked him. “I returned home bruised that night. My children saw me and were frightened,” Pastor Masih told Morning Star News. “Since we lost […]
Herdsmen Suspected in Killing of Ministry Leader in Nigeria
Dr. Habila Solomon brought hope to the poor, colleagues say.
October 25, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A medical doctor and pastor who headed a wholistic Christian ministry in northeast Nigeria was shot to death on Oct. 14, sources said. Dr. Habila Solomon, president of Charity and Hope Ministry based in Jauro Yinu village, Taraba state, was killed at his home in the village by Muslim […]
Muslim Relatives Beat, Starve Christians in Eastern Uganda
Convert escapes being set on fire; mother and child locked in room.
October 22, 2021 By -
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 […]
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 […]