LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Medical staff and security guards at a major government hospital in Lahore, Pakistan on Monday (March 26) killed a Christian father of four and injured five members of his family, including the pregnant sister he had brought because she was in labor, sources said. Anil Saleem said that he, his […]
Staff Members at Emergency Maternity Ward in Pakistan Kill Christian, Relatives Say
Muslim doctors upset that Catholic woman in labor asked for immediate attention, brother says.
March 28, 2018 By -
Kidnapped Girl’s Church Calls on Buhari to Win Her Release from Boko Haram in Nigeria
Leah Nathan Sharibu remains hostage for refusing to renounce Christ.
March 26, 2018 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria retained the only Christian among more than 100 kidnapped girls who were freed last week, prompting the head of her church denomination to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to obtain her release. Boko Haram refused to release Leah Nathan Sharibu, 15, because she would not […]
Court in Pakistan Acquits 20 Muslims Suspected in Brick-Kiln Killing of Christian Couple
Separately, Christian on death row wins appeal.
March 25, 2018 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – An anti-terrorism court in Lahore, Pakistan on Saturday (March 24) acquitted 20 Muslims suspected of involvement in the killing and burning in a brick kiln of a Christian couple in 2014, sources said. A frenzied Muslim mob of hundreds, incited by announcements made over a mosque loudspeaker, tortured and killed […]
Muslim Relatives of New Christian in Eastern Uganda Attack Him with Hot Oil
Assault comes a week after converting.
March 23, 2018 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A week after a young Muslim in eastern Uganda put his faith in Christ, relatives attacked him with hot cooking oil, sources said. Gobera Bashir, 27, is still in pain with burns on 40 percent of his body after the assailants attacked him the night of March 10. Bashir, from […]
Christians Wounded in Muslim Attack on Church Service in Pakistan
Assailants beat worshippers with bricks, open fire on them.
March 20, 2018 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – At least seven Christian worshippers were injured in an armed attack by local Muslims on a church service on Sunday (March 18) in southern Punjab Province, Pakistan, the church pastor told Morning Star News. Pastor Haleem Feroze Masih of the King Jesus Church in Burewala, 155 miles (251 kilometers) southwest of […]
Sentencing of Pastor Adds to Uptick in Persecution in Algeria
Rights advocates fear coordinated campaign against Christianity.
March 12, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – In the latest of a rash of persecution incidents in Algeria, a judge on Thursday (March 8) sentenced a pastor to a fine and a suspended prison sentence under a law that prohibits causing Muslims to doubt their religion, sources said. In Frenda, Tiaret Province, pastor Nordine B. was ordered to […]
Christians in Malaysia to Fight for Rights after Court Ruling on Conversion
Legal clarity remains elusive.
February 28, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – In the wake of the highest court in Malaysia refusing to hear an appeal by four Christians wanting to officially convert out of Islam, Christian leaders continued to hold hope for change. In a country where there is no legal way to leave Islam, the four people were asking the Federal […]
Kidnapping of Christian Girls in Kaduna, Nigeria Leads to Casualties, Area Christians Say
Attempt to rescue teenage girls prompts Muslim rampage, they say.
February 27, 2018 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim residents of Kasuwan Magani in northern Nigeria yesterday killed 12 Christians after an attempt to rescue two Christian teenage girls from Muslims who had kidnapped them and coerced them to convert, area residents told Morning Star News. James Madaki, a 50-year-old member of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), said […]
Highest Court in Malaysia to Hear Appeal of Christian Converts from Islam
Four people seek to have their faith legally recognized.
February 23, 2018 By -
(Morning Star News) – On Monday (Feb. 26) the highest court in Malaysia is scheduled to hear the appeal of four people who wish to have their conversions from Islam to Christianity legally recognized. In a country where there is no legal way to leave Islam, the four people are asking the Federal Court to […]
Church Building Demolished in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Local government, university give no prior notice.
February 22, 2018 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A congregation on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar has been without a place to worship this year after local authorities demolished their church building, the pastor said. Local government officials gave no prior warning to church leaders before a bulldozer arrived on Jan. 7 and razed the building in Zanzibar […]