LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A federal court in Pakistan on Tuesday (Feb. 3) gave custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a Muslim who kidnapped and forcibly converted and married her, sources said. The parents of Maria Shahbaz were devastated at the ruling after the two-judge bench of the newly constituted Federal […]
Muslim Kidnapper of Christian Girl in Pakistan Given Custody, Sources Say
Court rejects birth certificate, fake marriage finding, attorney says.
February 3, 2026 By -
Family in Somalia Flees Home after Embracing Christ
Mother of three at risk, then husband also converts.
February 2, 2026 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A mother of three in Somalia fled her home after her Muslim husband learned she had accepted Christ, but he later also converted and now the entire family is at risk, they said. Fatuma Juma, a resident of Kismayo, said she experienced a deep personal encounter with Christ in November […]
Pastor in South Sudan Refugee Camp Jailed after Muslim Converts
Christian woman, 18, expelled from home fears returning.
January 30, 2026 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A Sudanese family that expelled an 18-year-old relative from their home in a refugee camp in South Sudan for accepting Christ has dragged a pastor to jail on accusations of kidnapping, sources said. Hassan Ibrahim Kaki, the Muslim brother of recently converted Amona Ibrahim Kaki, on Jan. 20 forcibly […]
Pastor Assaulted in India Felt Police Left Him to Die
Hindu nationalists force him to worship Hindu deity.
January 29, 2026 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – As police looked on, a Hindu nationalist mob in India this month subjected a pastor to dehumanizing brutality, damaging his hearing and trying to force him to worship a Hindu deity, sources said. The mob of 150 villagers led by cow vigilantes garlanded with footwear Pastor Bipin Bihari Naik, 35, […]
Muslim in Pakistan Sets Christian on Fire over Petty Dispute
‘Shockingly disproportionate’ attack indicates religious factor.
January 29, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Catholic suffered severe burn injuries after a Muslim neighbor allegedly doused him with petrol and set him on fire following a minor dispute, his attorney said. Zahid Morris, 36, a father of two and a resident of Bahawalpur city in Punjab Province, was attacked on Jan. 21 […]
Christians in Indonesia Appeal Revocation of Building Permit
Islamist pressure halts construction 80 percent completed.
January 23, 2026 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A Christian organization in Indonesia is appealing a decision to revoke its construction permits, asserting the revocations were unlawful, sources said. The Surakarta Blessed Family Foundation (YKAS), an affiliate of the Bethel Indonesia Church, filed the administrative appeal against the Karanganyar Regency in Central Java on Jan. 7. The regency […]
Mass Kidnapping from Churches in Kaduna State, Nigeria Confirmed
Wife, daughter of slain Anglican priest regain freedom.
January 20, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Residents of a village in Kaduna state have confirmed to news outlet Truth Nigeria that 177 Christians were kidnapped from three churches on Sunday (Jan. 18) following government attempts to impede access and block information about the crime. Interviews with church officials, survivors and community leaders in Kurmin […]
Officials in Nigeria Deny Mass Kidnapping at Churches
Three congregations simultaneously targeted, sources say.
January 20, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani militias in Kaduna state, Nigeria raided three church worship services on Sunday (Jan. 18) in what local leaders said could be the largest mass kidnapping of Christian farmers in the area. The number of those kidnapped varied from 100 to 177, with facts unclear as state authorities […]
Body Exhumed Due to Burial on Christians’ Land in India
Tribal villagers attack home, church buildings.
January 19, 2026 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Officials in India exhumed the body of a tribal man without his sons’ consent after villagers attacked Christians for burying it on land of Christian relatives, arguing that it would insult their deity, sources said. The exhumation of the body in Chhattisgarh state’s Kanker District last month without the consent […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill 12 Christians in Central Nigeria
Ambushes launched across several areas of Plateau state.
January 15, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed at least 12 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria from Jan. 1 to Jan. 9, sources said. In the Gero area of Gyel District in Jos South County, Fulani herders on Friday (Jan. 9) killed one Christian and critically wounded another, said resident Tengwong Yohana Thomas. “Two […]