JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News)– Security officials in Sudan last week arrested 13 Christians during a worship service in the Darfur Region, sources said. Personnel from Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) interrupted the worship service the afternoon of Oct. 10 in Nyala, capital of South Darfur state in western Sudan’s Darfur Region and […]
Christians in Darfur, Sudan Arrested during Combined Worship of House Churches
Whereabouts of converts from Islam unknown.
October 17, 2018 By -
Fear Grips Churches in Northeastern Kenya as Muslim Extremists Kill Two Christian Teachers
In coastal Kenya, economic persecution, residents say.
October 15, 2018 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists suspected to be Al Shabaab militants on Wednesday at 1 a.m. (Oct. 10) killed two Christians in northern Kenya, sources said. In Mandera East, in Mandera County on Kenya’s border with Somalia, more than 20 suspected Somali Al Shabaab rebels detonated an Improvised Explosive Device at the block […]
Authorities Seal Shut Three Church Buildings in Indonesia
Islamists pressure local officials, Christian leaders say.
October 4, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – Police in Jambi, on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, last week escorted members of a Methodist church congregation out of their building and sealed the door shut. While church members wept, the Jambi Civil Service Police pasted a notice declaring the building was sealed due lack of a permit, as seen in […]
Rebels in Burma Detain More than 90 Christian Leaders, Shut Down More Churches
Some students forced to serve in UWSA forces, sources say.
October 1, 2018 By -
YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – After shutting down at least 10 churches in early September, ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Burma (Myanmar) have closed dozens of other churches and detained 92 Christian leaders and 42 students in a bid to curtail Christian activities, sources said. The United Wa State Army (UWSA) in late September detained […]
Four Children, Grandmother among 17 Christians Slain in Attack by Muslim Herdsmen in Nigeria
Armed soldiers accompanied herdsmen, residents say.
October 1, 2018 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Armed Fulani herdsmen accompanied by militants in Nigerian army uniforms killed 17 Christians in their homes in the heart of Jos, north-central Nigeria, on Thursday (Sept. 27), including four children, area sources said. At about 7:30 p.m. in an area known as Rukuba Road, the assailants broke into one home […]
Rebel Force Attacks Churches in Burma
Extremist militants aim to restrict missionary activity, sources say.
September 24, 2018 By -
YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – Ethnic Wa rebels this month shut down churches or destroyed their buildings and temporarily detained several clergymen in eastern Burma (Myanmar), sources said. On the border with China, soldiers of Myanmar’s largest ethnic rebel group, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), attacked the churches in the rebel’s autonomous region in […]
Christian Teenager Jailed on Baseless Rape Charge in India, Sources Say
Church members fear expulsion from village.
September 21, 2018 By -
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A 16-year-old Christian and three others in eastern India have been in jail for more than a month on a baseless rape charge, sources said. Tarai Beda village leaders in Kondagaon District, Chhattisgarh state who worship tribal and Hindu deities had Piso Ram arrested days after a 16-year-old girl accompanied […]
Hindu Extremists Accelerate Clampdown on Christians in Uttar Pradesh, India
Pastors in hiding after police, media deployed against them.
September 17, 2018 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Under the influence of Hindu extremists, police and media campaigns against Christians in Uttar Pradesh state, India have mushroomed since one such attack sent a pastor into hiding last month, sources said. After false media reports of large-scale, fraudulent conversions of Hindus by pastor Durga Prasad Yadav in Jaunpur District […]
Parents of Kidnapped Leah Sharibu Awaiting Government Action amid Groundswell of Support
Father thankful for Christians’ prayer, advocacy.
September 13, 2018 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The father of a high school girl kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria is pleased by Christians’ support but said he has yet to hear from government officials. Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, told Morning Star News by phone that no one from the government has called the […]
Closure of Large Church in Beijing Deepens Shadow on Religious Freedom in China
Crack-down escalates significantly, advocate says.
September 12, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – The growing crack-down on unofficial churches in China deepened on Sunday (Sept. 9) when authorities closed one of the largest churches in Beijing, according to reports. The Beijing Chaoyang District Civil Affairs Bureau informed Zion Church that it was “legally banned” for organizing events without registering as an official Three-Self Patriotic […]