JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen shot and wounded a Christian leader and his family in one part of Plateau state on Tuesday (May 5), two days after herdsmen killed four Christians in another part of the state, sources said. Herdsmen shot the Rev. Bayo Famonure, head of Christian high school Messiah […]
Four Christians Killed, Head of High School and Family Shot in North-Central Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen hit two areas of Plateau state.
May 7, 2020 By -
False Allegations in Lynching in Western India Pose Threat to Christians
Hindu nationalists stir up anti-Christian sentiment.
May 5, 2020 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – An attempt by Hindu nationalists and media in western India to blame Christians for the mob killing of three Hindus threatens to provoke violence against Christians, sources said. A tribal mob on April 16 killed the three men, two of them Hindu ascetics, in Gadchinchale village, Palghar District in […]
Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 13 Christians, Kidnap 13 Others in Kaduna State, Nigeria
More than 1,000 people flee their homes.
May 4, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians and kidnapped 13 others in attacks on April 23-25 in north-central Nigeria, sources said. The attacks on five villages in the counties of Kajuru and Chikun in Kaduna state displaced more than 1,000 people from their homes. The sources said those killed were […]
Herdsmen Ambush Christian Couple with Machetes in Plateau State, Nigeria
Activist detained and mistreated for speaking out, he says.
May 1, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a Christian couple in Plateau state, Nigeria with machetes on Sunday (April 26), leaving the husband with serious injuries, sources said. Yusuf Pam, 40, was recovering from deep cuts to his head at Nerat Hospital, Barkin Ladi, in Barkin Ladi County. He and his wife, […]
Expectations of Justice Low for Grieving Family of Street Sweeper in Pakistan
Christian sanitation workers face dangers from roads and coronavirus.
May 1, 2020 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – When a Christian sanitation worker died after a police car struck him last week in Gujranwala, Pakistan, officers compensated his impoverished family with the equivalent of US$620. Rights advocates fear the Christian family likely will be forced to pardon the driver. The case typifies the discrimination and dangers that […]
Couple Abducted from Wedding in Attacks in Northwest Nigeria that Kill 12 Christians
In north-central part of country, church elder kidnapped.
April 29, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen in northwest Nigeria killed 12 Christians and kidnapped a couple from their church wedding ceremony in attacks this month, sources said. In Tegina Kabata village in Niger state’s Shiroro County, herdsmen attacked a church site where a wedding was taking place on April 12, abducting the […]
Two Slain, Church Building Burned in Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria
Armed terrorists kill, kidnap several others in one month.
April 28, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday and Thursday (April 22-23) killed two people, kidnapped another and burned down a church building that included the pastor’s home in attacks on predominantly Christian areas in north-central Nigeria, sources said. Two people were also wounded in the attacks in southern Kaduna state that […]
Police Arrest Pastor on Fabricated Charges in Pakistan, Sources Say
Presbyterian minister upset officer by complaining of police wrong-doing.
April 27, 2020 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Presbyterian assistant pastor Sarfaraz Raja was preparing to deliver a Good Friday sermon in Pakistan on April 10 when his brother informed him by phone that police had intruded into his house and were harassing his mother and other family members. Upset that the pastor had complained of police […]
Pastor in Central India Attacked for Police Report on Prior Assault, Expulsion
Family still living in open air after tribal animists drove them from home.
April 24, 2020 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Tribal animists in central India who demolished a pastor’s house and drove him and his family out of their village in March seriously injured him in an assault this month, he said. After beating, choking and pelting pastor Lalu Kirade with a stone in the April 3 attack, the tribal […]
Four Christians Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Sources Say
Muslim Fulani herdsmen destroy at least 36 houses.
April 22, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed four Christians in Kaduna state on Sunday (April 19), a day after an Anglican priest was kidnapped in southern Nigeria, sources said. Herdsmen attacked Angwan Magaji Kamaru village, near Kamaru in Kauru County, shortly after 6:30 p.m. for two and a half hours without resistance […]