NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – About two weeks after a 22-year-old Muslim in eastern Uganda put his faith in Christ, villagers on Saturday (July 8) killed him for leaving Islam, sources said. Abudu Amisi of Kasanvu village, Pallisa District was stabbed multiple times while returning from a market in Kasasira West village, Kasasira Town Council, […]
New Christian in Uganda Slain for Leaving Islam
Father of 3-year-old boy converted two weeks prior.
July 13, 2023 By -
Arrested Christian in Pakistan Denies Sharing Facebook Post
Muslim leader advised complainant that content was not derogatory.
July 12, 2023 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Saturday (July 8) arrested a Christian for allegedly sharing a post on Facebook even though his village’s Islamic cleric and other Muslims denied that it amounted to blasphemy, his brother said. Wasim Masih told Morning Star News that Sargodha police registered a blasphemy case against his 35-year-old brother, […]
Churches in Indonesia Fight to Regain Worship Venues
Seal removed, but congregation cannot yet use building.
July 6, 2023 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Christians broke into joyful celebration when local officials in East Jakarta, Indonesia removed the seal on their church building on June 26, three months after it was closed. Citing lack of a permit, the East Jakarta City Planning Office on March 20 had sealed with a banner the building of […]
Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy for Bible Post
Dozens of families flee potential Islamist backlash.
July 4, 2023 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan charged a Christian with blasphemy on Friday (June 30) after he posted Bible verses on Facebook that infuriated Muslims, causing dozens of Christian families in a village near Sargodha city to flee their homes. Tensions flared in Chak 49 Shumaali village, Punjab Province, after 45-year-old Haroon Shahzad […]
11 Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria, 20 in Taraba
Slaughters continue unchecked in country’s Middle Belt.
July 3, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed 11 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria last week, while 20 others were slain in neighboring Taraba state, sources said. Continuing a recent spate of attacks on predominantly Christian villages in Plateau state, “Muslim terrorists and herdsmen” on Tuesday (June 27) shot and killed a […]
Muslim in Pakistan Confesses to Killing Christian Woman
Widow was threatened for refusing to marry him and convert, relative says.
July 3, 2023 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A Christian family in Lahore, Pakistan is seeking justice and protection after four Muslims abducted, gang-raped and killed a widow for refusing to convert to Islam and marry the primary suspect, sources said. In the killing of 40-year-old Shazia Imran Masih last month, the assailants slashed her neck and doused […]
Pakistan Aims to Try Blasphemy Cases under Anti-Terror Law
Government bows to Muslim extremist party’s demand.
June 28, 2023 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A government concession to demands by a Muslim extremist political party to allow blasphemy charges under Pakistan’s anti-terrorism laws has raised fears of more injustice for those accused under the harsh statutes, sources said. Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Economic Affairs Minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on June 17 signed […]
More than 150 Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria
Terrorists set fire to church building.
June 27, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani terrorists in Plateau state, Nigeria killed more than 150 Christians in the first three weeks of June, including a church pastor, sources said. The killing of the Rev. Nichodemus Kim of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Gana-Ropp, Barkin Ladi County on June 11 brought to three […]
Muslims Block Worship at Two Churches in Indonesia
Home fellowship told to obtain permit.
June 23, 2023 By -
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A local official and other Muslims on Sunday (June 18) stopped worship at a house church outside Jakarta, Indonesia, and a church site in Central Java Province was temporarily blocked, according to local reports. In West Java Province, a group of Muslims said to be led by a neighborhood official […]
New Christians Hospitalized after Relatives Beat Them
Family in Uganda attacks two brothers for leaving Islam.
June 20, 2023 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Relatives of two brothers who accepted Christ in May beat them for leaving Islam earlier this month in eastern Uganda, sources said. Janati Tisuubira, 22, and his 33-year-old brother Ibrahim Musa Kakembo, received hospital care for nearly week after family members attacked them on June 3 following a burial service […]