ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian on Thursday (Sept. 26) in one area of Plateau state after the killing of eight others on Sept. 15 in another part of the state, sources said. In the attack on Hwrra village in Miango District, Bassa County on Thursday (Sept. 26), armed […]
Herdsmen Kill Christians in Plateau State, Central Nigeria
Massacres continue in central part of country.
October 1, 2024 By -
Christian Family Pressured to Drop Gang-Rape Charges in Pakistan
Muslim suspects issue threats.
September 30, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslims who abducted a 17-year-old Christian girl and gang-raped her for 10 days are threatening her family to pressure them to withdraw charges, even as police have failed to arrest most of the suspects, her father said. The girl, whose identity is withheld as a rape victim, was […]
Attempt in Indonesia to Ban Church’s Worship Ends in Apology
Civil servant angrily halted service at house church.
September 27, 2024 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A state civil servant’s angry halt to her Christian neighbor’s home worship on Sunday (Sept. 22) near Jakarta, Indonesia led to an uproar that resulted in her apologizing, according to local media. The head of the Tourism Marketing Unit at the Bekasi Municipal Tourism Office, identified as Masriwati, stopped the […]
Muslims Severely Beat Christian for Sharing His Faith
Islamic leader orders house guests to attack evangelists.
September 25, 2024 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslims in eastern Uganda beat an evangelist on Friday (Sept. 20), leaving him hospitalized with head injuries and a broken hand, sources said. Robertson Eriot, 41, and fellow evangelist Kefa Mukisa were visiting homes outside of Busia town, seat of the district of the same name, and stopped at the […]
Christian 16-Year-Old Girl in Pakistan Kidnapped, Converted
Muslims force her to declare conversion and marriage, parents say.
September 24, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 16-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan was forced to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim after he and two accomplices kidnapped her this month, her parents said. Shahida Iftikhar and her husband Iftikhar Joseph were attending a wedding when their daughter, Diya Iftikhar, was abducted from their […]
Police Suspected of Killing another Blasphemy Suspect in Pakistan
Second accused Muslim in one week shot dead.
September 23, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A week after police in Pakistan allegedly killed a Muslim accused of blasphemy, Muslims celebrated the murder of another blasphemy suspect by bestowing garlands on police suspected of killing him, sources said. The killing of a Muslim doctor in Sindh Province on Thursday (Sept. 19) after he was […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Christians at Church Services in Nigeria
Pastor and 30 others kidnapped.
September 23, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in central Nigeria killed two Christians on Thursday and three others at church services the prior Sunday, when they also kidnapped a pastor and 30 congregation members, sources said. A band of armed herdsmen on Thursday (Sept. 19) attacked Kurmin-Kare village, a predominantly Christian community in […]
Christian Mother Sentenced to Death in Pakistan for Blasphemy
Verdict made under Islamist pressure to be appealed.
September 19, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday (Sept. 18) received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said. Shagufta Kiran, 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s widely condemned blasphemy laws for insulting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, […]
Killing of Muslim Accused of Blasphemy Shocks Christians in Pakistan
Policeman allegedly shoots suspect dead in custody.
September 16, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Church leaders and rights activists in Pakistan condemned the killing on Thursday (Sept. 12) of a Muslim in custody on charges of blasphemy. The alleged assassination of Abdul Ali by a constable identified in news reports as Saad (or Syed) Khan Sarhadi at the Cantonment police station in […]
Court Orders Recovery of Sisters Forcibly Converted, Married
Bogus marriage certificate lists 13-year-old’s age as 19.
September 13, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court in Pakistan has ordered police to recover two Christian sisters, ages 13 and 18, who were forcibly converted to Islam and married to their abductors, the family’s attorney said. After police had refused to make efforts to recover Neha Javed and her older sister Saneha […]