JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 12 Christians and kidnapped another in attacks in Benue state earlier this month, sources said. Four Christians were killed in Tse-Haaga village on May 12, area residents said. “The herdsmen invaded our village riding four motorbikes around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, and attacked […]
Herdsmen Kill 12 Christians, Kidnap One in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria
Several others injured in series of assaults.
May 20, 2020 By -
Police Arrest, Assault Christians Preparing Relief Aid in India
Officers pressured to accuse pastor, others of worship amid lockdown.
May 19, 2020 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A pastor and seven others putting relief packets together for the poor were assaulted by police who arrested them on a baseless allegation of gathering too many for worship amid the coronavirus lockdown in India, sources said. Pastor Ramesh Kumar, 32, along with Christians Shri Chand, Rakesh Kumar and […]
Pastor in Nepal Re-Arrested on New Series of Charges to Keep Him in Jail, Sources Say
Church leader transferred to remote facility known for rights violations.
May 15, 2020 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A pastor arrested in Nepal in March on charges of giving false information for saying prayer could heal COVID-19 was released last month – and then immediately re-arrested on new charges, sources said. Moments after releasing pastor Keshab Raj Acharya on bail on April 8, police re-arrested him on charges […]
Christian Families Slain in Their Homes in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Pastor, missionary kidnapped.
May 14, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen slaughtered families in Christian areas of Nigeria on Monday (May 11), killing 17 men, women and children in Kaduna state days after a pastor and missionary were abducted, sources said. “Armed Fulani militia” struck predominantly Christian Gonan Rogo village, Kajuru County, less than 40 miles from […]
Christian Mother, Mother-in-Law Shot in North-Central Nigeria
Children ages 2 to 12 unhurt; father escapes.
May 13, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Lami David was in her kitchen preparing dinner for her family in north-central Nigeria on Thursday evening (May 7) when two Muslim Fulani herdsmen broke into her home and shot her and her mother-in-law, sources said. The 32-year-old mother of four had her 2-year-old wrapped on her back in […]
Christian Families Summoned, Beaten and Threatened with Death in Chhattisgarh, India
Christ-followers in various villages refuse to renounce faith.
May 11, 2020 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Animists in central India last week told five Christian families they would lose their harvest lands unless they returned to their tribal religion and beat them when they refused, sources said. When the families answered a summons to a meeting with Salhephal village leaders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state […]
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 -
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 […]
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, […]