LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Javed Masih heaved a sigh of relief last week when he saw his 18-year-old daughter for the first time since she went missing for five months in Pakistan and was forcibly converted and married to a Muslim. Sana Javed, at 18 the youngest of his seven children, had […]
Young Christian Woman Rescued from Forced Conversion/Marriage
Catholic 18-year-old lured to another province in Pakistan.
November 20, 2024 By -
Young Christian Woman Seeks Justice after Rape in Pakistan
Police refuse to arrest suspect, family says.
November 14, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An 18-year-old Catholic woman in Pakistan said police have refused to arrest a Muslim who abducted and raped her at gunpoint last week. Imaan Khurrum of the Kot Ranjeet Singh area of Sheikhupura District, Punjab Province, told a Christian news channel on YouTube that Ansar Shah abducted her […]
General in Nigeria Recounts Death Sentences of Sham Trial
Former army chief releases account of ‘judicial terrorism.’
November 13, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A former Army general in Nigeria said his death sentence following riots more than 30 years ago was the result of Muslim military leaders controlling a sham tribunal. Maj.-Gen. Zamani Lekwot, a Christian, spoke at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja on Nov. 5 for the release […]
Christian Slain after Helping to Lead 18 Muslims to Christ
Evangelist and friend refused to convert to Islam.
November 11, 2024 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A local group of Muslim extremists on Oct. 30 killed an evangelist in eastern Uganda after he and another Christian refused to convert to Islam, the other Christian said. After three days of a scheduled six-day evangelistic event at Nawaikoke trading center in Kaliro District at which 18 Muslims put […]
UN Body Urges Pakistan to End or Amend Blasphemy Laws
Human Rights Committee issues concluding recommendations.
November 11, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Expressing alarm over an increase in false blasphemy accusations in Pakistan, the UN Human Rights Committee last week urged repeal or amending of the country’s harsh blasphemy laws. The committee noted that false blasphemy accusations led to Islamist mob violence and recommended amending the laws in accordance with […]
Christian in Pakistan Jailed under Controversial Blasphemy Law
Father of three children may be mentally unfit to stand trial, attorney says.
November 11, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fearing Islamist rage, residents in an area of Lahore on Nov. 3 fled their homes after a Christian was arrested under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, sources said. Panic spread in Ward No. 12 of Kahna in Lahore, Punjab Province, after area Muslims accused Zafar Iqbal of setting fire to […]
Herdsmen Kill Three Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Spike in violence in central part of country continues.
November 8, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Nov. 3) ambushed and killed a Christian in Plateau state, Nigeria, a week after a Christian and his mother in the Jos North area were slain, sources said. In Daika village, Mangu County south of Jos, 30-year-old Fwangshak Lesun was ambushed and shot death […]
Christians Appeal for Help amid Slaughters in Central Nigeria
Priests kidnapped in southern part of country.
November 7, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed six Christians on Friday and Saturday (Nov. 1-2) in Benue state, Nigeria after slaughtering 15 Christians in a nearby village two days prior, sources said. In Ayilomo, a predominantly Christian village in Logo County, Fulani herdsmen attacked at about 6 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 1), […]
Women, Children among Christians Kidnapped in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen attack villages in Kachia area of Kaduna state.
November 6, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Friday (Nov. 1) kidnapped four Christians in an attack on villages in north-central Nigeria, sources said. One woman was among the four Christians abducted from two predominantly Christian villages, Mai-Iddo and Arikon, in Kachia County, Kaduna state, said area resident Festus Audu. He identified the […]
Displaced Christians in Sudan Driven from Homes
Muslim residents expel more than 30 people for their faith.
November 5, 2024 By -
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Sudan’s River Nile state on Oct. 19 drove 34 displaced Christians from their homes, sources said. The Muslim residents of the El Matamah area of Al-Makniya told the Christians of Nuba Mountains ancestry who had fled military conflict in Omdurman, near Khartoum, that they did not want […]