HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Five families in eastern India were at a worship service last month when they received a phone call telling them to return to their homes immediately. The Christians rushed nearly four miles from their church in Lisiya village to their homes in Durula, West Singhbhum District in Jharkhand state, where […]
Tribal Leaders Join Hands with Hindu Extremists to Persecute Christians in Jharkhand, India
Police harm more than help victims.
November 13, 2018 By -
Church Leaders in Nigeria Not Giving Up on Rescue of Leah Sharibu
Government fears paying high ransom could hurt national security, report says.
November 9, 2018 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Following the announcement by Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram that it will keep a Christian high school girl as a slave, church leaders in Nigeria said they are not giving up on pressing for her rescue. Leaders of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) have intensified discussions with government officials […]
Persecution of Christians Radiates Outward from Hub in Northern India, Sources Say
Fear spreads throughout churches in Uttar Pradesh.
November 7, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Attacks on Christians that began in one area of Uttar Pradesh in July have spiked and spread, instilling fear in congregations throughout the state, sources said. After several attacks in Jaunpur District in July, by the end of October persecution of Christians had spread to 32 of Uttar Pradesh’s 75 […]
Outbreak of Violence against Christians in Assam, India Sparks Concern
Hindu extremist attacks reach northeastern state.
November 2, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Three acts of aggression against Christians in Assam state, India in one month have raised concerns among Christian leaders. “We have seen sporadic incidents happen in Assam in the past – but three incidents of violence within a month against the Christian community has built a sense of insecurity among […]
Christian Boy in Uganda Strangled, Threatened with Death for Refusing to Convert to Islam
Muslim extremists ambush him, leave him unconscious.
October 31, 2018 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Radical Muslims in eastern Uganda left a 12-year-old Christian boy unconscious on Thursday (Oct. 25) after threatening to strangle him to death unless he converted to Islam, sources said. Emmanuel Nyaiti was on his way to pick up some plates from his grandmother’s house 200 meters from his home in […]
Police Attack, Threaten Christians in Tamil Nadu State, India
Officers of the law beat or harass various congregations.
October 27, 2018 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – Police officers rushed into a praise service at a house in Tamil Nadu state and began hitting worshippers in another violent month for Christians, sources said. A female police inspector identified only as Jeyalakshmi and five police officers on Oct. 6 entered the house where Christians were spending the […]
Acid Attack Survivor Umar Mulinde Targeted again in Uganda
Government has allowed Islamic extremism to grow, he says.
October 25, 2018 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 25, 2018 (Morning Star News) – Pastor Umar Mulinde, a highly effective evangelist in Uganda who survived a horrific acid attack in 2011, said he recently escaped another attempted assault by Islamic extremists. Following a one-week evangelistic event in Mubende, Pastor Mulinde on Sept. 25 was driving the 90 miles back to […]
Sudan Releases 13 Christians Arrested in Darfur after Torture, Threats
One church member said to be in critical condition.
October 23, 2018 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – After torturing them and threatening to charge them with serious crimes, authorities in Sudan have released 13 Christians arrested in the Darfur Region, sources said. Personnel from Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) released 12 of the Christians by Sunday (Oct. 21) and freed church leader Tajaldin Idriss […]
Beaten, Kidnapped, Arrested – and Forced to Stop Evangelizing
In Rajasthan, India, pastor faces one injustice after another.
October 21, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – When Pastor Mathai Varghese was beaten and abducted by Hindu extremists in Rajasthan state, India, police gave chase and arrested the kidnappers – as well as the pastor. His car ruined and his body bloodied, he spent a night and the next day in jail with serious injuries unattended before […]
Another Church Building Sealed Shut in Algeria
Compliance with building codes not enough to prevent closure.
October 18, 2018 By -
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Algeria sealed shut a church site on Tuesday (Oct. 16) even after Christian leaders complied with orders to meet building codes, sources said. In Azaghar village near Akbou, about 185 kilometers (114 miles) east of Algiers in Bejaia Province, Kabylie Region, eight policemen sealed shut the doors of […]