JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria decapitated two Christians in Benue state on Monday (April 13), and another group of herdsmen in Plateau state on Saturday (April 11) shot a Christian farmer dead, sources said. In Benue state, residents of Ologba village, Agatu County told Morning Star News that herdsmen […]
Christians Killed in Ambushes in Two North-Central States in Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen decapitate two Christians in Benue state, sources say.
April 14, 2020 By -
His Exile Extended 11 Months, Christian in Iran Finds Warm Welcome
Ebrahim Firoozi’s term of forcible relocation now nearly three years.
April 13, 2020 By -
(Morning Star News) – When a convert from Islam in Iran was sentenced to two years in exile in Sarbaz last year, the judge warned him that religious extremists in the remote desert town would treat him harshly. When Ebrahim Firoozi arrived in November to southwest Iran near the border with Pakistan, though, he discovered […]
Intelligence Officers in Cuba Ratchet Up Harassment of Christian Journalist
Officials increase threats in interrogations of Yoe Suárez.
April 10, 2020 By -
MIAMI (Morning Star News) – Intelligence officials in Cuba have increased harassment of an independent journalist, summoning the Christian and his mother twice in the past two weeks to threaten harsh consequences if he continues reporting on human rights issues, sources said. As part of his Christian calling, Yoe Suárez has reported for non-state media […]
Pastor, 10-Year-Old Boy and Two Other Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen continue onslaught, sources say.
April 9, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria on Tuesday (April 7) killed a pastor and three members of his congregation, including a 10-year-old boy, sources said. In an attack on Ngbra Zongo village, near Miango in Plateau State’s Bassa County, the herdsmen shot and killed Matthew Tagwai, pastor of an […]
Humanitarian Crisis in Kaduna State, Nigeria as Herdsmen Attack Unchecked
At least 60 Christians killed in March, community leader says.
April 8, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – People displaced by Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacks in Kaduna state, Nigeria that killed 60 Christians in March are in dire need of relief aid, a community leader said. “We have a chronicle of the humongous losses suffered by these law-abiding Christians in the hands of herdsmen trying to forcefully […]
Christian Beaten into Coma by Tribal Animists in Odisha State, India
Shunned, impoverished family threatened with starvation.
April 7, 2020 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A young mother and her two children were staring at her husband as he lay unconscious after a mob of 60 villagers in eastern India had stormed their home and beaten him with wooden sticks. “The children and I tried to wake him up – we thought he had […]
Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria Kill More than 60 Christians in Five Weeks, Sources say
Muslim militants attack in Plateau, Benue and Kaduna states.
April 5, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Weeks after human rights group Christian Solidarity International warned of impending genocide in Nigeria, Muslim Fulani herdsmen since March 1 have killed more than 60 Christians, including at least 13 Christians last week in Plateau state, sources said. Following a rash of attacks by herdsmen and Islamic extremist groups […]
Police in Nepal Falsely Charge Pastors with Violating Coronavirus Lockdown, Sources Say
Cases of using COVID-19 as pretext for arresting church leaders rises to three.
April 3, 2020 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Police arrested two pastors in Nepal on Saturday (March 28), falsely charging them with holding worship services amid the Himalayan country’s lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, sources said. Police jumped over a locked gate and intruded into the Nissi Church building in Surkhet District, Karnali Province as […]
Police Detain Christians Providing Aid to the Poor in Tamil Nadu, India
Hindu nationalist beats church members, officer slaps them, pastor says.
March 30, 2020 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Police in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state rushed to a slum where Christians were providing food and other aid earlier this month and detained them on false charges of forcible conversion, sources said. Marakkanam police in Viluppuram District humiliated the Christians, including the presbyter of the Viluppuram Church of […]
Baptist Church Recovers Truck Confiscated Eight Years Ago in Sudan
Christian leaders awaiting return of properties.
March 27, 2020 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Christian leaders in Sudan rejoiced when the new transitional government on Wednesday (March 25) released a truck confiscated eight years ago from a Baptist church. The Rev. Philemon Hassan Kharata, a well-known gospel music composer and singer and senior pastor of the church, confirmed the release of the […]